Writespace Board Announces Pause
The Board of Writespace has announced its decision to pause all Writespace programming and operations after March 31 through the second quarter of 2021.
The board will use this time to evaluate options for how to provide programs at a time when fewer people are signing up for virtual classes, how to structure the organization in a continuing COVID environment, as well as evaluate how Writespace can best operate in a post-COVID environment.
The decision was reached after receiving the resignation of Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Clarke, acting executive director, who has accepted a new position she describes as her “dream job.” The board of Writespace is happy for Cassie and wishes her the best in her new position.
With Cassie’s departure, the board realized Writespace is at a crossroad and the board members unanimously decided this is the right time to evaluate the Writespace structure and carefully plan the organization's next steps.
The board deeply values your support of Writespace as a member, instructor or volunteer, especially through these past 12 months as the pandemic turned our world upside down. We know that many of you have experienced incredible losses and our hearts go out to you and your family.
Thanks to your support, Writespace embraced one of the most idealistic missions of our times. It offered the instruction that helped aspiring writers hone their craft and offered the encouragement and ‘space’ that allowed everyone to tell their story. We beg your patience as we determine next steps. Suggestions and ideas from the Writespace family are welcomed to help us find the answers.
We hope and ask that you can provide critical feedback as to what you would like to see from Writespace as we evaluate the future of Writespace. Please send comments to write@writespacehouston.org.
The Board hopes to have a ‘Go Forward’ plan by summer, but now we pause.
Sincerely
The Writespace Board of Directors
The board will use this time to evaluate options for how to provide programs at a time when fewer people are signing up for virtual classes, how to structure the organization in a continuing COVID environment, as well as evaluate how Writespace can best operate in a post-COVID environment.
The decision was reached after receiving the resignation of Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Clarke, acting executive director, who has accepted a new position she describes as her “dream job.” The board of Writespace is happy for Cassie and wishes her the best in her new position.
With Cassie’s departure, the board realized Writespace is at a crossroad and the board members unanimously decided this is the right time to evaluate the Writespace structure and carefully plan the organization's next steps.
The board deeply values your support of Writespace as a member, instructor or volunteer, especially through these past 12 months as the pandemic turned our world upside down. We know that many of you have experienced incredible losses and our hearts go out to you and your family.
Thanks to your support, Writespace embraced one of the most idealistic missions of our times. It offered the instruction that helped aspiring writers hone their craft and offered the encouragement and ‘space’ that allowed everyone to tell their story. We beg your patience as we determine next steps. Suggestions and ideas from the Writespace family are welcomed to help us find the answers.
We hope and ask that you can provide critical feedback as to what you would like to see from Writespace as we evaluate the future of Writespace. Please send comments to write@writespacehouston.org.
The Board hopes to have a ‘Go Forward’ plan by summer, but now we pause.
Sincerely
The Writespace Board of Directors
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Writespace is a Houston grassroots literary arts nonprofit whose mission is to embrace and celebrate our city’s diversity by providing the type of high-quality training available through Master of Fine Arts creative writing programs at a fraction of the cost to writers of all genres, with a focus on providing programming for underserved communities and scholarships for low-income writers. All donations made to Writespace are entirely tax-deductible. |