{"id":302,"date":"2025-06-11T02:06:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T02:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingwizards.org\/?page_id=302"},"modified":"2025-11-25T21:30:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T21:30:04","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/writingwizards.org\/?page_id=302","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-30px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Writing Wizards is a student-run organization based in Union County, New Jersey. <span>We are dedicated to honing writing skills and teaching upper elementary students (grades 3-8) fundamentals of writing. 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He has been published in Blue Marble Review, and is a 2024 National TSA Children\u2019s Stories finalist. He is now a freshman studying Psychology at McGill University, and plans to continue writing in his free time. Additionally, he enjoys singing and hiking. 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