December Opportunities
Seward Park Campus Library
The Moth Residency
Are you a storyteller? Do you wish you were? The Moth is a national storytelling organization that teaches you how to express yourself. Go from stage fright to stage right as you learn to tell the human stories that connect us. They have having a free preview story slam on Feb. 15, 2024 at Symphony Space in the UWS. In either case, please reach out if you'd like to find out more!
City Lore Residency
City Lore is a neighborhood community organization that looks to explore the cultural heritages of New York City with a social justice lens. If you're into dance and oral tradition, consider signing up for our "From Harikatha to Hip Hop" residency. I'll be on a call with the directors of this program next Monday, but please let me know if this sounds interesting to you!
Lambda Literary Residency
Are you an aspiring LGBTQIA+ writer? Would you like to be published in a literary journal? Do you want time to write in a small and safe group of a dozen of your peers? If so, the Lambda Literary Writing Residency is for you! Lambda Literary is a non-profit group for LGBTQIA+ writers who host small writing workshops for high school students. Our 8-week residency will start the week of Jan. 8 and culminate in a piece which will be published in Lambda Literary's second-ever teen journal. Sign up now!
Seward Park Campus Library is a campus library serving the following five NYC public high schools: Essex Street Academy, The High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies, Lower Manhattan Arts Academy, New Design High School, and The Urban Assembly Academy of Government and Law.
Mina Leazer is a newly-minted librarian thanks to the Teacher 2 Librarian program. Prior to this, she was a twenty-year veteran teacher of English as a Second Language and French. As the new librarian, she is excited about redefining what a library can be in the 21st century as well as ensuring equitable access for all NYC students.