Writing and a reading

Hi-- Forrest here, posting today. As we may have mentioned, I'm on the board of Badgerdog Literary Publishing. Last Saturday, some of the children in the program read a sampling of their works at St. David's Episcopal Church downtown. This young fellow really spiffed up for the occasion. He looks sharp in his suit, doesn't he?

As you can see, after the reading, the stars of the show had an autograph session. They were signing the latest edition of their journal Youth Voices in Ink. I enjoy being part of this organization, which does a lot of good and gives kids an outlet for their creativity.

Writing and reading

I'm on the board of a unique group in Austin-- Badgerdog Literary Publishing. We host ten-week after-school creative writing programs and the kids then publish their creations in beautifully-designed journals called Youth Voices in Ink. Badgerdog puts out three of these a year. Yesterday, sixteen of the youngsters got to read their works in a public setting at a large downtown church. Afterwards, they had an autograph session and proud parents and audience members had their copies of the journal signed by the authors.

I feel good about having a part in helping kids find ways to dig into their creative souls and discover their talent. Badgerdog also publishes American Short Fiction, an award-winning literary journal.