Project Grant
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education
The women will learn to use creative writing in reflecting on their lives for understanding and healing, and the resulting professionally published chapbooks for library collections will encourage writing and validate improved skills and self-worth. The project will cultivate greater awareness of writing styles and techniques; improved skills; risk-taking and constructive criticism; and comfort in reading before an audience. Pre- and post-session surveys will compare knowledge, skill level, risk-taking; self-critiquing and confidence. Peer readings will test courage and strength of creative expression. Chapbook production will demonstrate quality of results.
20 at 3 sessions (9 at 2 or more; 35 names in chapbooks); published 165 poems (49 bilingual). 35 returned 1st and 2nd surveys (5 missed the 2nd). Results (ô1-5ö range): same high comfort with teacher artists; medium-high learned new skills/techniques; medium change in risk-taking and self-criticism; higher view of publishable work; higher reading comfort; higher publication process interest; steady satisfaction with library; somewhat higher self-confidence; steady desire/intent to keep writing.
Other, local or private