Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from generic writing. The lack of specificity of the term is partly intentional, designed to make the process of writing accessible to everyone (of all ages) and to ensure that non-traditional, or traditionally low-status writing (for example, writing by marginalized social groups, experimental writing, genre fiction) is not excluded from academic consideration or dismissed as trivial or insignificant. This distinction is helpful in separating the writing from more technical writing, professional writing or journalistic writing.
Thus, creative writing includes but is not limited to:

National Association for Poetry Therapy - Information on poetry, conferences, membership, training and development, committees, publications, NAPT foundation, government affairs, regional events, books, and links.
Meta Description: [ The official web site for NAPT, the National Association for Poetry Therapy ]
Center - A center that provides seminars, training, peer groups, and individual therapy in poetry. Links to the facilitator, Sherry Reiter, at Hofstra University.
Poetry as Therapy - History of poetry therapy and explanation of the healing components.
Meta Description: [ mental health, poetry, consumer empowerment ]
Poetry Therapy - The act of writing and reading poetry creates a sacred space in which people can grieve, heal, rejoice, play, rest, plan, reconsider. Explores the frontiers of Poetry Therapy.
Meta Description: [ The act of writing and reading poetry creates a sacred space in which we can grieve, heal, rejoice, play, rest, plan, reconsider. We explore the frontiers of Poetry Therapy. - dewey decimal 615.8515 ]
Pongo Publishing - Seattle - Writing therapy and poetry publishing with teens in jail, street youth, adolescent psychiatric patients, and other teens leading difficult lives. Includes grief therapy. A volunteer, non-profit program. Information on collections of writing, writing methods, about Pongo, and purchasing collections.
The Center for Creativity - Maryland - Expressive arts in self-development, creativity, and psychotherapy. Includes information on art therapy, poetry circles, fairy tale circles, and workshops.
The Center for Journal Therapy - Colorado - Includes bookstore, library, training, workshops, consultation, an article on the power of writing, the poem of the month, links, resources, and information on the founder, Kathleen Adams.
Meta Description: [ The Center for Journal Therapy is the premier resource center for training and education on the power of writing to heal. ]
Women In Therapy - California - Founder Phyllis Klein, LCSW. Information on services, location, about the founder, about women and writing, writing as therapy, about eating disorders, and related links.
Meta Description: [ I work with women on a range of issues including relationships, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders; recovery from trauma and child abuse, recovery from alcohol and drug addictions and more.
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