Maity Schrecengost

Maity Schrecengost is an educator and author known for her practical resources on teaching writing, particularly elaboration and writer’s craft for children and adolescents. She is the author of Writing Whizardry: 70 Mini-lessons to Teach Elaborative Writing Skills (also issued in earlier editions as Writing Whizardry: 60 Mini-Lessons to Teach Elaboration and Writer’s Craft), a classroom-focused resource that offers short, explicit lessons to help students develop more detailed, engaging narrative and expository writing.

In addition to Writing Whizardry, Schrecengost has written Voice Whizardry: 36 Discovery Activities to Develop Personal Writing Voice, which provides activities to help students cultivate a distinctive written voice. Her work is frequently cited in articles and teaching materials on student writing, elaboration, and the use of colloquial language, reflecting her influence on contemporary writing instruction practice.