Mighty Writers
Liz Spikol is currently the Director of Communications and Director of Social Media at Mighty Writers. Previously, Liz held roles such as Editorial Director and Senior Editor at MID-ATLANTIC MEDIA, as well as Senior Writer and Real Estate Editor at Philadelphia magazine. Liz also has experience as the Editor of Curbed Philly, Content Curator at Tek-Lado.com, and various editorial positions at publications like Philadelphia Weekly. Liz achieved their B.A. in Creative Writing, Spanish from Oberlin College and their M.A. in Comparative Literature, Translation Studies from The University of Texas at Austin.
Mighty Writers
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Our free programs for kids seven to 17 combat the literacy crisis head on in Philadelphia, where some 40% of high school students drop out and some 50% of working-age adults do not have adequate literacy skills. Mighty Writers was founded in 2009 by Philadelphia writer and editor Tim Whitaker with a mission to teach Philadelphia kids to think and write with clarity. We offer free year-round writing programs for nearly 3,000 Philadelphia kids at six sites throughout the city (and one in Camden, NJ) with help from 400 volunteers. Programs include daily after-school academies, themed writing workshops, mentorships, a teen scholars program, college essay writing courses and toddler programs across all sites. Mighty Writers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in PA. and NJ.