Thu 6/25 @ 7PM
A new crop of creative teens is putting out the fourth edition of youth writing and art under the auspices of Lake Erie Ink, with support from Belt Magazine.
Lake Erie Ink’s current Teen Editorial Board, comprising five area teens, stated their work in September 2019, putting together a theme, submission guidelines, an overall design and organization of the entries. They pored over every submission and discussed them.
But “during the thick of our editing, the COVID-19 pandemic made our sessions grind to a sudden halt,” they say. “Social distancing became an important yet crippling reality as the fundamental elements of our society were torn apart. In the face of this tragic and unprecedented crisis, our goal to share teen voices remained unabashed. The last edits to this book were conducted through several short email chains and last-minute calls to action, but we managed to come together, just as our world has in this trying time.”
The collection, called The Fundamental Elements, which includes the work of more than 60 area youth, is now ready for community perusal. They’ll celebrate with a Zoom book launch on Thursday June 24 @ 7PM. Email info@lakeerieink.org or check Lake Erie Ink’s website or social media if you’d like to attend. Copies of the book will be available for $12 at Mac’s Backs on Coventry, Loganberry Books on Larchmere Boulevard, and Appletree Books at Cedar-Fairmount