Description
LGBTQ Writers in Schools provides a safe, necessary space for LGBTQ+ high school students to express themselves through creative writing. In our 8-week writing workshops, young LGBTQ+ writers learn the craft of writing from queer teaching artists, read illustrative texts by contemporary LGBTQ+ authors, and explore themes of liberation, connection, and queerness today.
This year, our anthology also features poems by LGBTQ+ students who participated in our first LGBTQ+ Youth Poet Laureate Residency, led by Poet-in-Residence Chrysanthemum. Over 4 months, students from high schools across NYC learned about various elements of poetry and wrote towards change.
Through fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and personal narratives, students navigate the complexities of transcending the expectations placed on young people. Their words are used as a stepping stone to thrive creatively and authentically.
Featuring introductions from teaching artists Chrysanthemum, Michael Broder, Roya Marsh, Zeli Miceli, and Amelia Possanza.
Publication Date: June 20, 2024
This is the print edition.
