We’re pleased to invite the Day Eight community for an afternoon of celebration as we launch Day Eight’s 2024 youth and faculty book, Sunday, September 22nd, from 1:30-3:00pm, 2024, at the Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Avenue NW. This event will showcase the creative talents of young writers published in the book, including participants in Day Eight’s summer writing camp and year-round pre-professional writing program for women and girls.
Day Eight’s 2024 youth and faculty book features an array of poetry–80 poems by 55 poets–highlighting the voices of youth participants alongside writing by the faculty who guided them. Each child with writing in the book will have the opportunity to share a poem with the audience. This is an opportunity for young writers to celebrate their achievements and for families and the community to support their creative journeys. The book will be available for purchase at the event.
Youth book contributors: Jeremiah Bien-Aime, Iremide Stephen, Marianne Sy Pagan, Tristan Evans, Alana Postell, Abdulay Sy Pagan, Jade Bullock, Max Feinberg, Terralyn Jones, Nadia Foster, Maya Freedman, Jekiya Lynch, Mithran “Mitt” Mathvan, Yassah Morgan, Suah Morgan, Juliana Jefferson, Steeley Ross, Shaun Edwards, Kira Lilly, Anya Lilly, Hunter Wells, Eva Gillespie, Abdulay Sy Pagan, Marianne Sy Pagan, Jwahir ‘JJ’ Taylor, Hannah Liburd, Xavier Alexander, Maevyn Farrell, Carter Menkiti, Evan Ansah, Elise Ansah, Hannah Liburd, Max Batista, Deja Lewis, Nina Melrose, Kayla Nelson, Andreas Jackson, Justus Brooks, Sivan Eisenberg, Ashtin Carter, Kynay Magruder, Kennedy Lewis, Nina Melrose, Evangeline Whittington, Sofia Vasquez, Alexandra Bayard, Ava Rogers, Asha Sitzmann Julianna Flores Romero, Daisy Maxwell, and Naila Masterson-Caton.
Faculty contributors: Holly Karapetkova, Gregory Luce, Maritza Rivera, Jessica Simon, Brandon Douglas, Rebecca Bishophall, Regie Cabico, Asha Hardnett, Liana Castro.
Please RSVP to Admin <at> Day Eight.org to confirm your attendance, along with the total number of guests in your group. We’re excited to celebrate this exceptional book of writing by Day Eight youth and faculty!
Day Eight’s 2024 youth and faculty book was made possible by individual donors to Day Eight and support from Learn 24, the Kyeema Foundation, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.