High School Juniors, Adult Mentors Wanted for Award-Winning ‘Salt Lake Teens Write’ Program
Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) July 26, 2013 -- The Salt Lake City Public Library and the SLCC Community Writing Center are seeking 11th grade students and adult community mentors for the award-winning Salt Lake Teens Write Program. This program pairs an high school junior with a mentor, of the same gender and similar background, who uses writing in their life and profession. Together, each teen and their mentor explore how writing opens different pathways to education and successful careers. Any teen entering the 11th Grade this coming fall is eligible; there is no cost to participate.
Mentoring teams meet once a week for an hour to produce a portfolio of written work based on the teen’s interests. They also attend quarterly writing workshops with the other SLTW mentoring teams. At the end of the year, all of the mentoring teams come together to collaborate on an anthology publication. A public reading celebrating the pieces the anthology will be held. The application deadline is July 30, 2013. For more information, or to download an application, please visit: http://www.slcc.edu/cwc or call: (801) 957-2192.
About the SLCC Community Writing Center: The Community Writing Center (CWC) supports, motivates and educates people of all abilities and educational backgrounds who want to use writing for practical needs, civic engagement and personal expression. In addition to an open space available for writing, it provides opportunities to enhance writing abilities through such programs as Writing Coaching, Writing Workshops, the Diverse City Writing Series and Writing Partners. These services are open to all Salt Lake area residents. For more information on the CWC and its programs, go to: http://www.slcc.edu/cwc, or contact Andrea Malouf or Elisa Stone at: (801) 957-2192.
dave jones, Salt Lake Community College, http://www.slcc.edu, (801) 957-4509, [email protected]
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