The Collaborative Work of Creating a Community Writing Center

In October of 2020, YpsiWrites, a collaborative community writing center, celebrated a full year of programming with a virtual, multigenerational writing workshop. The celebration began with adults and young people writing and then discussing why writing mattered to them, first as individuals and, then, for the community as a whole. Eight writers in the community–nominated by local organizational partners of YpsiWrites–were then honored as “Writers of Ypsilanti” as they shared their own stories as people who use writing in their daily lives to make change.