Chapter Overview
The Young Writers Initiative (TYWI) Chapters Program seeks a world where everyone is a storyteller. Members will develop the creator within them by enhancing writing techniques and developing ideas. We aim to foster a community between young writers across the world.
From URL to IRL, we will give you the resources, ideas, and opportunities to impact writers in your community in the ways they need most. The Chapters Program allows TYWI members to make TYWI chapters/clubs at their respective high schools. There, you will create writing and art driven service projects, workshops, events, camps, and a big project at the end of the year. We hope TYWI chapters will help our members find friends in local writing communities, collaborate, and exercise important leadership skills that will help them succeed in their future.
In order to start, a chapter must have a minimum of six students and one advisor. Membership is free, although this is subject to change in the future. All chapters are a branch of the main organization. Chapters represent the organization, and therefore, they must uphold its values. Failure to do so may result in termination.
Step 1: Apply using this form: https://forms.gle/E9EcW9wA8LuUJ8u17
Step 2: A Chapters Coordinator will reach out to you to schedule a meeting. During the meeting, you will be given the necessary documents to start a TYWI chapter.
Step 3: Inform your school. Take any actions necessary to start a club at your school, such as applying for club initiation and finding a teacher advisor.
Step 4: Spread the word! Let the student body know about the TYWI chapter, and find members that share your love for writing. There must be at least six members to be recognized as an official chapter.
Step 5: Host your first meeting. Create a chapter constitution using the template provided during the meeting with a Chapters Coordinator, and make sure all members sign it. Elect leaders. (For future years, leaders will be elected on the second-to-last-meeting).
Step 6: Congratulations, you are now an official TYWI chapter! Be sure to keep in contact with a Chapters Coordinator for future information and deadlines.
Feel free to contact chapters@tywi.org with any questions, and keep writing.
Step 2: A Chapters Coordinator will reach out to you to schedule a meeting. During the meeting, you will be given the necessary documents to start a TYWI chapter.
Step 3: Inform your school. Take any actions necessary to start a club at your school, such as applying for club initiation and finding a teacher advisor.
Step 4: Spread the word! Let the student body know about the TYWI chapter, and find members that share your love for writing. There must be at least six members to be recognized as an official chapter.
Step 5: Host your first meeting. Create a chapter constitution using the template provided during the meeting with a Chapters Coordinator, and make sure all members sign it. Elect leaders. (For future years, leaders will be elected on the second-to-last-meeting).
Step 6: Congratulations, you are now an official TYWI chapter! Be sure to keep in contact with a Chapters Coordinator for future information and deadlines.
Feel free to contact chapters@tywi.org with any questions, and keep writing.
