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Badgerdog Literary Publishing is an education and literary arts nonprofit based in Austin that seeks to foster excellence in writing through its programming. It launches and sustains writers in grades 3-12 in its writers-in-the-schools programs; it serves senior citizens through a series of community-based creative writing workshops; and it publishes American Short Fiction (ASF), a nationally distributed literary journal dedicated to supporting emerging writers; ASF also offers ongoing university-caliber classes and hosts innovative literary events. Started in 2004, Badgerdog’s writers-in-the-schools initiative has evolved to a best-in-class program, serving nearly 1,000 students annually in four Central Texas school districts. These programs are TEKS-aligned and help close the academic achievement gap. Through creative writing workshops, readings, podcasts, cultural field trips, and the production of a library-quality anthology of student work, professional writers teach students the power of writing and how to access their own voices. The number of students served each year has grown more than 1,500% since the pilot program, demonstrating the demand in Central Texas for high-quality, effective literary arts programming. Thanks to a startup grant from the Glimmer of Hope Foundation, in 2010, Badgerdog launched Silver Voices in Ink to bring arts programming to another underserved population–senior citizens. Through SVI, writers lead older adults to learn new skills while th ... view more »

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