The 2026 Homecoming celebration will include a poetry reading by Hana Tsai, the New York State Youth Poet Laureate, and award presentations to two renown authors for their contributions to Teachers & Writers Collaborative and for inspiring young writers: essayist, film critic, fiction writer, and poet Phillip Lopate and novelist Ibi Zoboi. Following the program guests will enjoy a reception which will include a silent action, cocktails, and refreshments catered by Eataly NYC.

Early Bird Tickets are available through June 30, 2026.

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About Teachers & Writers Collaborative

Teachers & Writers Collaborative is one of the first writers-in-the-schools programs, with a 50+ year history of delivering innovative creative writing programs that increase access to the arts, build community, and amplify youth voices. Founded in 1967 by a group of writers and educators who believed that professional writers could make a unique contribution to the teaching of writing and literature. Those responsible for shaping T&W’s program and philosophy in the organization’s early years included June Jordan, Rosellen Brown, Victor Hernández Cruz, Kenneth Koch, Herbert Kohl, Phillip Lopate, Grace Paley, Muriel Rukeyser, and Anne Sexton, among others.

T&W programs include: writing workshops for youth, art workshops for seniors, and training for teachers. In addition, T&W hosts the NY Poetry Out Loud recitation competition and the NY Youth Poet Laureate program for teens in New York State. To support the teaching of creative writing, we publish Teachers & Writers Magazine and an assortment of books for educators. Learn more about our programs at twc.org.

Since its founding, T&W has published more than 80 books about teaching writing. T&W writers have brought writing residencies and professional development workshops to hundreds of thousands of students and tens of thousands of teachers in New York City schools. This depth of experience led the National Endowment for the Arts to call T&W the arts education group that is “most familiar with creative writing/literature in primary and secondary schools.”

Youth Programs

Creative Aging Programs

New York State Poetry Out Loud & Youth Poet Laureate Programs