Vicki Pinkerton on Writing in the Arctic Circle
AWA Affiliate Vicki Pinkerton shared the following account with us. We are grateful to her for offering this writing and for helping us expand the communities into which the AWA Method has reached. "I facilitate writing groups near my home in Southern Ontario. When...
Mary Kim Kaylor Writes in a Psychiatric Hospital
Mary Kim Kaylor, AWA Affiliate, leads an AWA workshop at Oregon State Hospital, a high–security psychiatric hospital with the vision to provide hope, promote safety and support recovery for all. As an Occupational Therapist and AWA Affiliate, she provides writing...
Margaret O’Brien on Ireland’s The Story House
The Story House Ireland was founded in 2014 by AWA Affiliate Margaret O'Brien with Nollaig Brennan. Unique in Ireland, it provides residential writing courses open to anyone who wishes to write. TSH is a fusion of the work of Pat Schneider (USA), founder of AWA, and...
Eilís Coe Writing Against Trafficking
On November 4 of this year, Eilís Coe, a Sister of Charity and AWI Affiliate, traveled to Rome where she spent six days with the European Religious Network Against Trafficking and Exploitation. From Albania to Ireland, Sisters and their collaborators engaged in the...
Madge O’Callaghan Wins Radio Award
AWA Affiliate Madge O’Callaghan’s documentary, My Uncle Jack, has won a Gold Medal at the New York Festivals World Radio Awards. On June 20 2016, Madge accepted the award at the prestigious New York Festivals World’s Best Radio Programs Ceremony. In Madge’s own words:...
VoiceFlame Brings AWA to Malawi
VoiceFlame, a non-profit organization established by Mary Tuchscherer, teaches literacy development in girls and women in Malawi as a way to empower women and eliminate discrimination. From July 24 — August 19, 2016, Mary traveled again to Malawi for cross-country and...