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Innovative Write A House Expands Into Detroit's North End

I’m a fan of the nonprofit Write A House. They have done some remarkable work on the border of Detroit and Hamtramck, putting people in formerly blighted homes and adding to our literary scene at the same time. So when I heard that they are now expanding into the North End of Detroit I figured I’d pass along the information. If you’ve never heard of Write a House, they purchase blighted homes from the Detroit Land Bank, and then they renovate them with the help of Detroiters Working for Envi...

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Write A House Announces 10 Finalists for 2015 Residency

We all know that there’s no shortage of vacant homes in Detroit. Instead of seeing these sadly empty homes as hopeless, Write A House has renovated two of them as a larger project that intends to strengthen Detroit’s literary scene. The second Write A House home will soon house a writer, one of the 10 finalists announced today. The Write A House program is the only one of its kind in the U.S. The organization buys a vacant home and renovates it. After the home is habitable, Write A House gives...

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Are You A Writer? Want A House? Detroit May Have Just The Place For You

Write A House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing Detroit’s literary scene, is now accepting applications for its writer-in-residence program. This is definitely a unique writer-in-residence program. The writer whose application is selected will be given a newly renovated home. This year, the home is about 1,100 square feet and has a nice little porch that’s perfect for relaxing during sunny summer afternoons. Pictures of the house in progress are available here. The 2015 Write A...

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Look Inside Write A House, Now Home To Poet Casey Rocheteau

Write A House, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Detroit’s emerging literary scene, has given Brooklyn poet Casey Rocheteau a new home. The organization purchases vacant houses in the No Ham/Banglatown neighborhood of Detroit and awards them to writers after renovating them. Rocheteau was recently announced as the winner of the Write A House residency, and she moved to Detroit on November 1, 2014. Casey and her cat, Omar, moved to Detroit and have transitioned seamlessly to life in the city....

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Innovative Write A House Expands Into Detroit's North End

Write A House Announces 10 Finalists for 2015 Residency

Are You A Writer? Want A House? Detroit May Have Just The Place For You

Look Inside Write A House, Now Home To Poet Casey Rocheteau