Category Archives: Education

Spring 2023 Writing Program for DC Area High School Girls

Day Eight is pleased to announce details and signup for our spring 2023 writing program for DC-area high school girls. The program meets one weekend per month, directed by R.E.I.L with an advisory leadership team including Arlington County poet laureate Holly Karapetkova, Dr. Casey Catherine Moore, Dine Watson, Thea Joselow, Norah Vawter, Liana Conyers, and […]

Register for Middle School Winter Writing Camp

Day Eight is pleased to open registration for two free Writing Camps for youth in Washington D.C. this winter, to occur December 27-30, and January 16 (Martin Luther King, Jr. day.) Based out of the Shepherd Park/Juanita Thornton DC Public Library, the camp enrolls 5th through 9th graders and supports youth development and writing skills. […]

Youth Poetry Celebration and Book Launch Sunday Sept 18

Celebrate the voices of young poets and adult mentors curated by Day Eight,  DC’s premiere literary organization providing innovative creative writing workshops for youth.  This reading will celebrate the poets of Write Now: A Writing Circle for Women and Girls led by Kim B. Miller and R.E.I.L. as well as students from Kipp Public Charter School and poetry writing […]