The Neighborhood Writing Alliance provokes dialogue, builds community, and promotes change by creating opportunities for Chicago residents to share their stories. Our writers' words, published in the Journal of Ordinary Thought, challenge preconceptions, generate new ideas, and spark dreams.

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The Neighborhood Writing Alliance (NWA) provokes dialogue and promotes change by creating opportunities for adults in low-income Chicago neighborhoods to write, publish, and perform works about their lives. These works are published in the award-winning Journal of Ordinary Thought.