The project is supported by a partial grant through the Illinois Arts Council and the Department of Cultural Affairs.
The editor is Pam Osbey, CEO of Osbey Books, Inc., a small press publisher.
The collection will feature over 35 youth writers and will be published in Late 2007. Expect a deluge of activities in Chicago, New York, and other cities where the poets reside beginning in early 2008.
Featured Writers on June 5th's show:
Mary Williams is 16-years-old, attends Ossining High School in New York. She enjoys all kinds of writing from screenplays to stories to poems. She has studied writing with magazine TeenInk in London and conducted an interview with Alicia Keys with TeenInk. She also studies at the Hudson Valley's Writer's Center with acclaimed poet Brenda Conner-Bey.
Sayre Mingan lives in Berkeley, California. He is a student of San Francisco School Of The Art's Creative Writing Program. This the first time his fiction is being published. His poetry had been published in the Cacaphony and The Advocate. He believes that all words are important and should be heard because everyone has a story to tell.
Jeanette Anderson finds herself most inspired by the city she lives in, New York City. She is 18 years old and hopes to major in Creative Writing. She has been published in the british publication, Magma.
Gabriel C. Tyler is a student at Walter Payton College Prep is 16-Years-Old and resides in Chicago, Illinois. His personal life motto in words: "Pro Education, Fighting Injustices, Compliance, and Ignorance, and Promoting Expression." He describes himself as an African American young male who is inspired by the environment around him. He is inspired by the earth, neo soul music, Christianity, Lauryn Hill, and most importantly he believes that the edification of one's mental being is their key to success. Writing is not only his life, but his passion and his peace of mind.
Log on to Blog Talk Radio with host Pam Osbey, author of several titles including Musings of a Mocha Sistah, and the highly acclaimed "Smoke Signals" www.blogtalkradio.com/literarypizzazz
Air time: June 5, 2007 at 4pm, CST time!
Call in to the show at Dial In Number (646) 478-5460
We look forward to any and all callers, but particularly any youth writers or poets with words to share. Thanks again, Literary Pizzazz
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