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Last Writers

Interest Meeting

Welcome writers!

← Attendance!

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Who are we?

President: Alexia Schwartz

Vice President: Arnav Patil

Secretary: Sraavani Poluri

Communications: Vicky Nguyen

Treasurer: Yashica Sadam

Hospice Liaison: Geetika Polavarapu

Socials: Neelanjana Chakrabarty

Fall 2025 Leadership Team:

Fall 2025 Officer team^

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Who are you?

Let’s go around the room, sharing the following:

  1. Name
  2. Year
  3. Major
  4. One fun thing you did this week / over break

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What is Last Writers?

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LW is a writing organization that works with patients in the death and dying process

Everyone's story deserves to be told and not everyone has someone to talk to

We operate on a cohort system. 1 semester time commitment to write a memoir for these patients

The memoirs are printed a published and you will be a published author!

Overview

Why do we do this?

How it works

End result

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FAQs

Nope! LW is free for students and patients!

Last class day of the semester (Apr 27th)

A few months after the memoir (editing, publishing, etc)

The application is linked on our instagram @last_writers_at_ut

Patients in hospice, nursing homes, palliative care, etc.

Yes! In their nursing/hospice home or wherever else they reside

Do I pay to be in LW?

When are the memoir drafts due?

When do I get my memoir?

How can I apply?

What patients do we work with?

Do I meet the patients in person?

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We know, it’s a lot

Don’t stress!! We provide a template for the memoirs to make the writing process WAY easier and the officers are all here to help you!!

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When is the application due?

The application is due January 26th at 11:59 PM

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Fall 2025 Cohort ^

Writers interviewing/enjoying their patients’ company :)

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You can also ask lastwritersatut@gmail.com!

Any questions?

← Application Link!

(can also get off our instagram)

← Link to our Google Calendar!

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Let’s get to know each other!

(And the Last Writers program too)