A new book, Fostering Young Writers in Sierra Leone, edited by Jacqueline Leigh, makes it possible for you to read the writing of SELI's Young Writers clubs. Click the link here, or buy it on Amazon.com!
Fostering Young Writers in Sierra Leone is a collection of personal experiences of students in process-writing clubs in six schools in Freetown. After carrying out the writing process repeatedly on their chosen topics these students have come to see themselves, collectively, as authors. Readers gain insight into the society in which these children are growing up, and into the courage with which the students' voices leap from the pages. A foreword by the editor provides detail about the clubs, and the postscript explains where these writers might go from here, drawing on insights from James Moffett's work at the National Writing Project. All profits from the sale of this book support the writing programs of the Sentinel English Language Institute, the public charity conducting Young Writers clubs in Sierra Leone.
Fostering Young Writers in Sierra Leone is available now at https://www.createspace.com/3458058. We're also sending out complimentary copies in appreciation and recognition of donations of $50 or more to the Sentinel English Language Institute. Do let us know if you'd like to contribute at writing.SELI@yahoo.com.!
Fostering Young Writers in Sierra Leone is a collection of personal experiences of students in process-writing clubs in six schools in Freetown. After carrying out the writing process repeatedly on their chosen topics these students have come to see themselves, collectively, as authors. Readers gain insight into the society in which these children are growing up, and into the courage with which the students' voices leap from the pages. A foreword by the editor provides detail about the clubs, and the postscript explains where these writers might go from here, drawing on insights from James Moffett's work at the National Writing Project. All profits from the sale of this book support the writing programs of the Sentinel English Language Institute, the public charity conducting Young Writers clubs in Sierra Leone.
Fostering Young Writers in Sierra Leone is available now at https://www.createspace.com/3458058. We're also sending out complimentary copies in appreciation and recognition of donations of $50 or more to the Sentinel English Language Institute. Do let us know if you'd like to contribute at writing.SELI@yahoo.com.!
IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR THE VOICES OF THESE CHILDREN! MY THANKS TO YOU (AND THEM) FOR SHARING THEIR STORIES.
ReplyDeleteThanks for opening this window on the country. I'd like to read more about ways the children found to move on in their school life and writing - both in Freetown and upcountry.
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