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About YWA
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Community Opportunities UpStarts: YWA publication authored by Lane County young people Mixed Voices: Read on the radio! YWA spoken word publishing on KLCC, 89.7 Creative Writing Contest: YWAs annual challenge to young writers Glitterary Word Festival: a family celebration of the writing art Let Them Eat Cake: contest winners reading & reception Writing Workshops: age appropriate creative writing explorations Stories From Here: interviewing and creative writing across generations Poetry Posts: broadsides of student poetry sent to Lane County Schools Interdisciplinary Programs Literature Camps: active summer day camps based on great books Young Escapades in the Arts,YEA!: a storyteller inspires a day in the arts Young Escapades in Science, YES!: integrates science, creative writing, art ArtsParties: playing with a story and its theme, families write, interact, and eat Eat Your Words: relax into literacy! Inspired by a read aloud, write, cook and eat Folk tales to Your Tales: write, illustrate, act, imagine Let your words out! Shape creative writing into performance material Play-Up the Arts: active teacher workshops engage in literacy through the arts What is YWA? Young Writers Association provides elementary through high school students with interactive literature based experiences and is open to all interested school-aged students. A nonprofit organization, funded through tuition, grants, donations, and fund raising activities, scholarships are available. YWA provides an unhurried place for language play, and in the arts and sciences inspired by that play. Through workshops, publications, camps, and other literature-based explorations, YWA contributes to the cultural literacy of Lane County youth. P.O. Box 51538, Eugene, OR 97405 541/485-2259 E-mail: ywalouisa@aol.com WEB: ywalane.org, director: Louisa Lindsay-Sprouse |
