Awards

Honors and Publications

The students and staff of the D.C. Creative Writing Workshop have earned numerous awards and accolades since the organization was founded in 1995. These include the following:

Parkmont Poetry Contest winners
Larry Neal Award winners
Junior League Teen Poetry Contest winners
Washington Post KidsPost poetry competition winner
American University Poetry Slam winner
District Lines Poetry on Metro Contest winners
National Teen Poetry Slam participant
Student poetry published in "Potomac Review"
Program graduates accepted into Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Founder and former Executive Director, Nancy Schwalb received 2002 “Shayne” Non-Profit Leadership Award
Program featured on National Public Radio’s Weekend "All Things Considered"

We've also received praise from the following publications:

New York Times
Washington Post
Washington Post Magazine
American University’s The Eagle
Washington Times
American Weekly
East of the River News
2006 Poet’s Market

For more information on our accomplishments, take a look at the About Us section of our website.