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Be it for public purpose, professional success, or personal growth, no matter the form or the platform, clear and compelling writing is a universal value. For 50 years, the Poynter Institute has ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (June 16, 2025) – For more than 40 years, Roy Peter Clark, writing teacher to thousands, author or editor of 21 books and ambassador for public writing, has been synonymous ...

High school English teachers have a term of art: the “mentor text.” It refers to a story given to students for two purposes: to experience the content as the author intended and to learn certain ...

In June, Poynter announced the creation of the Roy Peter Clark Chair in Writing and Editing to build on the legacy of Roy Peter Clark and train the next generation of great writers. You can support ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Roy Peter Clark is a Vice President and Senior Scholar for the Poynter Institute for Media Studies with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a ...