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YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP HELD
AT CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Carnegie Public Library and Jane's Stories Press Foundation, with support from Steuben County (Indiana) Community Foundation,
offered a writing workshop for middle school students, led by local children's author, Linda Mowry. Students selected for
the workshop met weekly for an hour and a half at the Library between June 26th and July 31, 2007. Participants learned about
successful authors and the publishing process. They wrote, edited and published a joint chapbook of their own works, entitled
Of Pups and Pixies, Fear and Friendship, Wolves and Wild Horses.
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| LINDA MOWRY |
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| Civil Rights Poster Workshop |
In June, 2007, the St. Johns County (Florida) Cultural Council, Jane's Stories Press Foundation, and the St. Augustine
Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project co-sponsored a poster workshop for middle-school students. Workshop participants viewed
a film entitled Somebody Started Singing, which was funded by Jane's Stories in 2005 to help middle school students
write, edit, and produce a film on African-American history in St. Augustine. Participants then drew posters depicting the
film's portrayal of the City's civil rights history, which will be entered into a contest sponsored by the Foot Soldiers Project.
Jane Board President Glenda Bailey-Mershon assisted in the workshop, along with Foot Soldiers Chair Barbara Vickers, who is
writing her memoir, and volunteer Barbara Allen. Bailey-Mershon also produced and directed the film.
NOT YOUR AVERAGE JANE (NYAJ)
JSPF organizes writing groups and workshops for girls aged 12-18 years of age, which we all "Not Your Average Jane." We also
offer public workshops for young people of all genders and ages.
Below
are some of our recent activities with young people.
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