Who Understands Me But Me? II a high school writers’ conference, is being held May 10 at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Wayne State University. Terry Blackhawk, InsideOut’s director, has this to say about it, “Who Understands Me But Me? is going to give them the same experience as adult writers, to…

Produced as an Undergraduate Research Project through Wayne State’s Honors College by WSU instructor Joel Silvers and Department of Film Studies student Erik Daniel,  ”A Poet in Every Classroom” explores the unique dynamic between instructors and students.  The 17-minute film has been selected as a prime time feature  by Detroit…

IO is still grateful to the more than 200 people who flocked into The Peacock Room in Midtown Detroit recently in support of our race to capture $25,000 challenge grant from Hollywood movie producer, Bob Shaye. The event, Sonnets, Shopping and Champagne, was co-sponsored by The Peacock Room and Detroit…

At InsideOut Literary Arts Project, we pride ourselves on bringing the best in verse and literary vision to Detroit’s youngest writers. Our roster of writers-in-residence is just one example. Another is Scratch The Page (STP), an annual free workshop/reading series that taps nationally recognized writers to fire up the pens…

Detroit Public Television takes an in-depth look at one teenager’s use of poetry to battle depression. The half-hour episode of Vital Signs features IO’s Dr. Suzanne Scarfone’s working as a mentor to Ranequa Kelley-Boyd. Vital Signs uses first person stories to humanize health struggles in Southeastern Michigan. “Using the arts as a form of therapy…

InsideOut founder and Director, Terry Blackhawk, was invited to write an editorial for Huffington Post’s Detroit branch this past week. To read what Terry had to say click here. Read more of Terry’s posts for HuffPo:Detroit here: Detroit Snob Appeal Congratulations, Naomi Long Madgett No Song Left Unsung Echoing Art…

InsideOut Literary Arts is beyond thrilled to be chosen by  Charter One and WXYZ-TV Channel 7 as the first 2012 Champion in Action® in the category of youth initiatives. InsideOut will receive a $35,000 unrestricted grant, media coverage, and extensive promotional and volunteer support for its outstanding work. “We’re basking in…

InsideOut Literary Arts Project proudly presents Scratch the Page, a one-of-a-kind workshop and reading series for high school poets, ages 13 to 18, daring enough to riff and rhyme alongside a group of highly acclaimed national writers, each selected to teach youth the elements of elevating their skills into art….

What an amazing year of words we’ve created and witnessed together, and just when it seemed things were beginning to return to normal, another burst of unexpected good news has landed in our laps. I’m excited to announce that IO’s founding donor, Hollywood film producer, Bob Shaye, has just pledged…