Join authors Amy Hansen and Josh Lockwood-Wewer, along with publisher Kelly Hoopes, for an interactive writing workshop that explores how creative writing and publishing can help people use their voices and tell their own stories.
Storytelling is a powerful form of self-advocacy. Sharing our own experiences, perspectives, ideas, dreams and creativity is an important part of being seen, understood and included.
But sometimes just getting started is the hardest part.
Hear how See Me and The Schoolyard Crisis: A Captain Peanut Adventure came to life, learn about the authors’ experiences using storytelling to express themselves, and then explore ways to begin telling a story of your own. Through guided writing activities and story starters, everyone will have a chance to create and share something of their own.
The first 25 registrants will receive a Getting Started goodie bag and a signed copy of both books.
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On a black background are images of two book covers: one featuring an illustration of a young woman dancing in a field, surrounded by flowers and a rainbow; the second showing a group of children gathered on the grass beside an elephant dressed as a superhero.
The text reads: Your Voice Matters: Creative Writing as Self-Advocacy, Author Talk & Getting Started Workshop, Saturday, October 3, 11am – 1pm, 83 Maiden Lane, 4th Floor, NYC.
The second page includes photos of each of the below speakers, along with their bios.
Amy Hansen, Author of See Me. Amy is a Positive Exposure Ambassador, writer, and performer whose first book, See Me, is a celebration of inclusion. Through her story told in verse, Amy encourages readers to see the ability beyond differences, join the celebration, and recognize the humanity in every person.
Josh Lockwood-Wewer, Author of The Schoolyard Crisis: A Captain Peanut Adventure. Josh is a storyteller and artist with a unique talent for transforming his life experience into imaginative and heartwarming tales. His book features a peanut-loving elephant superhero and emphasizes the importance of working together, expressing feelings, and taking responsibility for our own actions.
Kelly Hoopes, Publisher. Kelly is co-founder and President of Self-Determination Tech Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding access to digital tools, workforce pathways, and entrepreneurial opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities. A certified California Self-Determination Program independent facilitator, Kelly works to expand opportunities and help people turn their goals, ideas, and voices into action.