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Writing Our Lives: A History of Hosting Writing Conferences for Youth
Date: January 26, 2017
Summary: Since 2009, youth in central New York have had opportunities to participate in Writing Our Lives conferences and afterschool programs in support of the writing they do. Dr. Marcelle Haddix, originator of Writing Our Lives, and Dr. Bryan Ripley Crandall, director of Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield, have collaborated to provide locations and opportunities for young people to 'speak their truth' during community events in a celebration of writing.
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Dr. Marcelle Haddix on the results of offering youth writing opportunities:
I started off by just offering writing workshops in the local libraries and community spaces, and students were showing up. There's always this misrepresentation around young people as not liking or wanting to write, and that was far from the truth. And I had a number of black boys who were coming to the space as well, so again, another myth around who is writing, who is engaging in literacy and writing practices."
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Related Resources Discussed on the Show
- Haddix, M. and Mardhani-Bayne, A. (2016). Writing Our Lives: The power of youth literacies and
community engagement. In S. Greene, K. Burke, & M. McKenna (ed.) Youth Voices, Public Spaces
- Writing Our Lives Inspires Young Writers at Nottingham in Syracuse
- Aspiring Teen Writers Find Day of Inspiration at Fairfield University
- Writing Our Lives Sample Conference Program
- Writing Our Lives Digital Ubuntu Conference Program
- A Day of Unarmed Truths (from WOL Syracuse)
- Summary of Writing Our Lives Events through CWP-Fairfield
- PAL Project (Photography and Literacy) at Syracuse University
- Giving Voice to City Students
- Verbal Blend Poets at Syracuse University
- Writing Our Lives: Writing Outside School Walls (2010)
