About this program

Youth participants receive hands-on instruction capturing compelling historical narratives and presenting them publicly through written and digital platforms.

Youth participants will interview 5-10 Black writers based in the Washington DC metropolitan area to create written and multi-media projects documenting their findings.

Participants will learn:

• how to develop interview techniques and meaningful queries to pose to interviewees.

• how to evoke relevance and highlight the importance of writers through the use of writing and media technology

• how to optimize storytelling strategies by creating a multimedia presentation of their findings.

A public digital exhibit of their findings will be showcased on the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s website at the culmination of the summer program.

 This program is for youth ages 15-18 years-old who live in the Washington DC metropolitan area (which includes Maryland and Virginia). Participants must be current high school students enrolled in public, private, charter or homeschool. Applicants should have an interest in writing and using technology.