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Room to Write 2010 |
THURS., JUNE 3, 2010
LEARNING LEADERS
ROOM TO WRITE CELEBRATORY READING AT BECA
Bronx Early College Academy (BECA)
250 E. 164 St., Bronx, NY
Room to Write at Learning Leaders is a New York City based volunteer group of publishing professionals. In conjunction with Learning Leaders, literary agent Elizabeth Evans created the group in May 2009 as a way to use the unique resources of the publishing community to inspire local students to read and to embrace writing as a creative outlet. Fellow agents Caren Estesen, Michelle Brower, and Brandi Bowles came on shortly thereafter to help shape and implement the program. Inviting friends within publishing, Room to Write quickly grew to 25 members, comprised mainly of book editors and agents.
Room to Write focuses its efforts by working closely with two schools: the Bronx Early College Academy (BECA), and the Secondary School for Journalism in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Evans and Estesen oversee weekly creative writing classes for eighth and ninth graders at BECA. Brower and Bowles lead a series of career-building publishing workshops in Park Slope.
The mission of Room to Write is to help kids become more confident in their writing skills and to encourage them to think critically about writing. And of course, to help them form a fun, supportive community that is passionate about books.
The editors of Slice Magazine asked students to submit short stories of two to four pages on the theme Villains—theme of the Fall 2010/Winter 2011 issue. Of the entries submitted, the editors have selected four stories to appear in the print version of the Fall/Winter issue. All other entries will be posted on the magazine’s website: www.slicemagazine.org.
www.learningleaders.org/news/roomtowrite /
LEARNING LEADERS
ROOM TO WRITE CELEBRATORY READING AT BECA
Bronx Early College Academy (BECA)
250 E. 164 St., Bronx, NY
Room to Write at Learning Leaders is a New York City based volunteer group of publishing professionals. In conjunction with Learning Leaders, literary agent Elizabeth Evans created the group in May 2009 as a way to use the unique resources of the publishing community to inspire local students to read and to embrace writing as a creative outlet. Fellow agents Caren Estesen, Michelle Brower, and Brandi Bowles came on shortly thereafter to help shape and implement the program. Inviting friends within publishing, Room to Write quickly grew to 25 members, comprised mainly of book editors and agents.
Room to Write focuses its efforts by working closely with two schools: the Bronx Early College Academy (BECA), and the Secondary School for Journalism in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Evans and Estesen oversee weekly creative writing classes for eighth and ninth graders at BECA. Brower and Bowles lead a series of career-building publishing workshops in Park Slope.
The mission of Room to Write is to help kids become more confident in their writing skills and to encourage them to think critically about writing. And of course, to help them form a fun, supportive community that is passionate about books.
The editors of Slice Magazine asked students to submit short stories of two to four pages on the theme Villains—theme of the Fall 2010/Winter 2011 issue. Of the entries submitted, the editors have selected four stories to appear in the print version of the Fall/Winter issue. All other entries will be posted on the magazine’s website: www.slicemagazine.org.
www.learningleaders.org/news/roomtowrite /
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