Writing Our Hope is an online project committed to publishing works of creative nonfiction written by teenagers on the themes of hope, tolerance, and equality. The web project follows the August 2007 publication of Our Hope: Writings and Photographs on Tolerance and Equality by students at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in Montgomery, Alabama.

FIRST ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST
Announcing the first annual Writing Our Hope poetry contest! Click here for rules and how to enter.

Thank you, Senator Quinton Ross, for supporting Writing Our Hope! Sen. Ross has been a strong supporter of this project by helping us reach more and more people.

Call for submissions to Writing Our Hope web-zine
On September 1, 2007, Writing Our Hope began accepting creative nonfiction submissions on the themes of hope, tolerance, and equality from any high school student, grades 9-12, in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. We are also accepting submissions of lesson plans and activity guides on literary-based and writing-based tolerance or diversity lessons from educators.

THE DEADLINES FOR ISSUE #1 AND ISSUE #2 HAVE PASSED.The spring issue is available now, and the poetry contest results are already available by clicking the "Poetry Contest" link. See the "For Students" link on the right side of this page for instruction on how to submit in the fall of 2008.

      

Send questions or inquiries to BTW Creative Writing teacher Foster Dickson by e-mail: foster.dickson[at]mps.k12.al.us.

Please consider assisting us in widening the scope of this project by committing financial support.