Alt-Write: Creative Reactions to Uncertain Times Rhiannon Lassiter & Mary Hoffmann
ALT WRITE: CREATIVE REACTIONS TO UNCERTAIN TIMES
A collection of short stories for children by award winning authors, poets and illustrators
Alt-Write is a new collection of writing for children in response to the events of 2016 and 2017. The past year has seen a tumultuous series of world events that have left people reeling. What can people do to try and help? What can people do to try and make sense of the world?
Well, maybe the pen is mightier than the sword. These artists decided that they would write short stories of 1000 words, or poems, or illustrations, which might help to encourage a deeper level of empathy amongst people. Writers write to understand and process the world around them and they hope that these stories will help others begin to understand this too.
The authors involved in is project is incredible- the contributors list is rammed full of the leading names in the world of children's books and many award winning authors.
Patrice Aggs, Iris Anya Abras, Philip Ardagh, Ros Asquith, Christina Balit, Cathy Butler, Rūta Briede, Margaret Chamberlain, Lucy Coats, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Doug Cushman, Carol Ann Duffy, Kathryn Evans, Alan Gibbons, Miriam Halahmy, Shahrukh Husain, Inbali Iserles, Savita Kalhan, Jackie Kay, Tanya Landman (Foreword), Patrice Lawrence, Karin Littlewood, Antony Lishak, Paul Magrs, Irfan Master, Jonathan Mayhew, Sarah McIntyre, Michaela Morgan, Linda Newbery, Korky Paul, Jeff Perks, Andrew Fusek Peters, Chris Priestley, Saviour Pirotta, Susan Price, Jane Ray, Celia Rees, Chris Riddell, Michael Rosen, Lawrence Schimel, Nick Sharratt, John Shelley, Bridget Strevens-Marzo, Colin West, Alex Wheatle, Jane Yolen and Benjamin Zephaniah.
All the profits from this book will go to UNHCR, the UN refugee charity.
For a taste of some of the stories featured in the collection you can click on the link below:
To find out more about the contributors, you can click on this link:
Alt-Write: creative reactions to uncertain times is edited by Mary Hoffman and Rhiannon Lassiter, a mother and daughter team with a proven track record in publishing. In 2003 they co-edited a similar collection Lines in the Sand: New writing on war and peace published by Frances Lincoln in the UK and The Disinformation Press in the US. All the contributors' royalties and the publishers’ profits went to UNICEF's emergency appeal for the children of Iraq.
Alt-Write is a non profit collection. All the money raised from sales will be donated to UNHCR (the IN refugee agency). All the authors have donated their work for free but the editors need to raise enough money to cover the production costs of the book. This is a crowd-funding project which means Alt-Write are seeking support and donations. Using the links below, you can donate to the campaign - from as little as £4.
In the words of Mary Hoffmann and Rhiannon Lassiter:
We are asking for your support to bring this book to life. In our campaign video we talk about the need for a new narrative, for building bridges not walls and for compassion and understanding for those who have suffered from the devastating affects of war and conflict.
By donating to our campaign you can support the creation of new work, contribute to new understanding and secure yourself a copy of the book or the original artwork produced by fantastic writers and artists.
You can watch a You Tube video all about the campaign and hear from some of the authors themselves why they are so passionate about this project. It's just 7 minutes long.
You can donate using the link below:
I think this is an incredible sounding book, full of fantastic authors and profits are for an important cause. I think it is a campaign worth supporting and a book that I cannot wait to see published.
What an amazing concept - hope it does well.
ReplyDeleteso do I! It is such a great idea!
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