writing collaborative

writing circle

mynweb — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:05:04 -0700

Start: Jul 5 2007 - 2:00pm

End: Jul 5 2007 - 4:15pm

Our first writing circle will take place at Dias y Flore Community Garden, located on 13th Street between Ave A and B. Bring examples of writing, ideas, and enthusiasm!

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youth rights essay contest

mynweb — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:05:20 -0700

Check it out:

Topic: Any youth rights issue you choose to write about.
Deadline: August 15th, 2007
Prize: $500 (if and only if your entry is selected for 1st place).
Cost to enter: None. If you want to pay us anyway, donate or buy a button.
Age to enter: None. Anyone can enter, except contest judges.

Haven’t heard about it yet? Check out the first flyer:

http://www.oblivion.net/contests/essaycontestflyer1.pdf

If you want to help spread the word then print up a bunch of copies and pass them out at school, in public, to your friendly neighborhood stray cat, whatever. You can also go around the interwebs talking about the contest and posting the link to the pdf wherever appropriate.

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getting started

kid_prototype — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:32:38 -0700

there are so many questions...
what kind of writing do we want to do? why is writing important to us? how does it tie in with other aspects of our lives? when we talked about doing a writing circle, poeple wanted to do things from songwriting and poetry to journalism to academic writing, from performance to publication. I believe writing is a tool of thought and expression. It clarifies our intentions. It helps us understand things inside and outside of us. I used to really consider myself a writer, and the role seemed to fit me. I wrote and performed poetry, i kept a journal, i did a zine, i was constantly composing in my head. Metaphors and descriptions came easily to me. But i feel i've been losing that. Nowadays I only really really write to-do lists and stuff for misled youth or other more work-related purposes. Occasionally my longing for creative expression will manifest as a sort of desperate stream of thought rant about how far away i am from living the way i should.

Perhaps we should start by introducing ourselves as the writers we are or wish we were. i would be happy to share some old pieces if anyone was interested. maybe once we see where we are, we'll have a better idea of where to go.

--sarah