You are invited to participate in a collective publication about the CWC: Everyone Can Write: Remembering the SLCC Community Writing Center.
We invite memories, letters, documents, fiction, poetry, commentary, images, (images of) paraphernalia, or anything else that are inspired by the question:
What should be remembered about the SLCC Community Writing Center?
Anticipated publication date: May 2026 to correspond with celebratory farewell to the CWC.
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The SLCC Community Writing Center opened on October 22, 2001 in the Artspace Bridge Projects just west of downtown Salt Lake City, merging two idealistic notions: “everyone can write” and “education is for everyone.” Since then, the Community Writing Center has become a fixture in the Salt Lake valley and a model for other higher education-community partnerships across the nation.
- Provided more than 10,000 writing coaching sessions to community members.
- Offered more than 625 workshops to more than 5000 people across the Salt Lake valley.
- Published 28 volumes (4000+ pages) of community anthologies of writing from three dozen writing groups and countless community members.
- Published 15 volumes (1000+ pages) of youth writing and facilitated more than 60 workshops for young writers.
- Partnered with hundreds of local non-profit, educational, and government organizations to provide writing and learning opportunities for all Salt Lake community members.
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Submission Criteria
- Multiple submissions are permitted.
- Each submitter will have at least one submission included in the publication, presuming the subject matter responds to the invitation.
- Written submissions should not exceed 1000 words. Revisions for length may be requested.
- Images should be .png or .jpg (300dpi), or PDF files.
- If preferred, you may request that your contribution be anonymous, but should include your relationship with the CWC (e.g., staff, volunteer, advisory committee member, partner, intern, writer, etc.)
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Questions?
Please submit questions to cwc@slcc.edu.