Young Author Project
Project Added: November 23, 2021
Participants gathered around a table working
John Alexander, Linneah Anders, Anna Brody, Leif Carlson, William Glaser, Maggie Harney, Casey Hauser, Molly Hayden, Brad Michael, Laura Mulder, Emaia Rise, Angie Stong, and Jody Wise.
Arts-and Intersections:
Education & Youth DevelopmentCollaborators:
Location:
Savannah, GeorgiaRegion:
Genre/Discipline:
Writing and literaturePopulation Density:
UrbanLarge Intended Impact Area:
County/Multi-County RegionFoundations:
Project Website:
https://www.deepcenter.org/programs/young-author-project/OVERVIEW
The Young Author Project, Deep’s introductory program, engages public middle school students with language and their stories to help them grow as learners, celebrate their lives and communities, and express themselves with skill, confidence, and courage.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Youth are selected by a teacher at their school based on demonstrated need, enthusiasm, and dedication. With four key elements, our award-winning program provides a challenging and fun approach to creative writing:
- Our writing fellows: enthusiastic, experienced writer-mentors with expertise in and a passion for creative writing.
- A project-based learning curriculum with one compelling reason to write—and write well: to become a published author.
- A workshop atmosphere that inspires lots of personal mentorships, trust, and sharing.
- A pedagogy that encourages young authors to use their lives, families, neighborhoods, and current events as their primary source of inspiration.
PROJECT EVALUATION
Select young authors are chosen by their peers to read their published works at Deep Speaks, the Youth Author Project’s end-of-semester book launch and live reading before 550 family members, peers, and community members.