How do we work?

Once every few weeks a new topic will be displayed on the blog. Young people, ages 5 - 96, will submit their responses. Student writing will be posted as it is received. Know someone that would love to contribute? Pass the word.

Blog #14 Topic Choices:
Write about a place or an aspect of New Orleans that has influenced you OR use the words "Escaping the heat/to get out of the heat..." of New Orleans.

Submission Logistics: Submissions should be in response to the blog topic. Poetry and prose, up to 500 words in length, should be emailed as a Microsoft Word attachment. Emails should include author’s first name, age, and School.

Submissions can be sent to: youngneworleanswritingtogether@gmail.com
Submission due date: May 31st, 2012 @ 5pm

Monday, March 19, 2012

Haley - NOLA Greetings


New Orleans Greetings: 

In New Orleans, one is always greeted with smiling faces.
Walking down the street and saying hello to people you don’t know is far from out of the ordinary.
Friends are made instantly.
Laughs are shared frequently.
New Orleanians are unlike any others.
They are unique.
They are genuine.
They are open to new faces/ideas.
This kind of attitude is a large part in shaping the intriguing culture of New Orleans, our home.   

Haley, age 15