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Banned Books: Some Background
By Naomi Sedwick '26, Sidwell Friends School Across the United States, conservative groups are leading a renewed charge to restrict books...
Tara Prakash
May 162 min read
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Maira Zaidi Reviews R.F. Kuang's "Yellowface"
By Maira Zaidi '27, Sidwell Friends School I recently finished reading Yellowface  by R.F. Kuang, a satirical novel published in 2023...
Tara Prakash
Feb 242 min read
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Genevieve Alexander Reviews 'The Tatami Time Machine Blues' Book
Genevieve Alexander ‘28, Sidwell Friends School Tomihiko Morimi’s The Tatami Time Machine Blues, translated by Emily Balistrieri, is a...
Tara Prakash
Feb 172 min read
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Blair Chapter Hosts Valentine's Day Creative Event
On February 13, Write to Right's Montgomery Blair High School chapter (led by Lily Scheckner) hosted an event that combined creative...
Tara Prakash
Feb 161 min read
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Quotes and What they Mean to Me by Naomi Sedwick
Naomi Sedwick '26, Sidwell Friends I am easily influenced and inspired, so many inspirational quotes I find on the internet stand out to...
Tara Prakash
Jul 2, 20243 min read
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What Writing Means to Me by Naomi Sedwick
Naomi Sedwick '26, Sidwell Friends School For me, writing is more than just words on a paper. Writing is a never-ending gift which speaks...
Tara Prakash
Aug 6, 20232 min read
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Review on "Chasing the Boogeyman" by Lilah Baez
Lilah Baez '26, Sidwell Friends School I recently read the novel Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar. The book is categorized as...
Tara Prakash
Jul 9, 20232 min read
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Write to Right Visits Eastern State Penitentiary by Dakota Cameron and Tara Prakash
Dakota Cameron '25, John Jay High School Tara Prakash '25, Sidwell Friends School Eastern State Penitentiary located in Philadelphia,...
Tara Prakash
Jun 24, 20233 min read
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Write to Right Launches Writing Workshops by Alex Fagell
Alex Fagell '26, Sidwell Friends On Feb. 1, Write to Right held its first student-led writing workshop with third-grade students from...
Tara Prakash
Mar 12, 20232 min read
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Write to Right Starts Teaching Garrison Elementary by Krish Batra
Krish Batra '25, Sidwell Friends Being a Write to Right tutor was a marvelous experience. Despite being previously inexperienced in...
Tara Prakash
Mar 6, 20231 min read
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The Power of Writing: Poetry's Role in Prisons and Beyond in Inspiring Hope and Change by Izzy Fandl
Izzy Fandl '25, Sidwell Friends On December 4th, 2022, Write to Right held an event at Sidwell Friends. The event invited students and...
Tara Prakash
Jan 16, 20232 min read
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Inaugural Write to Right event - Poetry as an Outlet for Incarcerated Persons by Nora Tsai
By Nora Tsai '25, Sidwell Friends On Thursday, November 17th I had the opportunity to attend the Write to Right event at Sidwell Friends...
Tara Prakash
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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Resources by Tara Prakash
Book: Rip the Page! Adventures in Creative Writing by Karen Benke Book: The Elements of Structure by William Strunk Jr Book: Bird by Bird...
Tara Prakash
Aug 31, 20221 min read
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5 Writing Tips! by Tara Prakash
Find a way to take notes and record your observations of the world around you! This may be through a set of notebooks. I've kept a set of...
Tara Prakash
Aug 31, 20221 min read
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Pilot Program: Hearst Elementary School by Tara Prakash
Write to Right held its pilot program in May of 2022, where we organized and led creative writing workshops for elementary school...
Tara Prakash
Aug 28, 20221 min read
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