The 826 Quarterly, Volume 24
Publishing Details
The 826 Quarterly, Volume 24
By (Author) Students of the 826 Valencia Writing Project
Foreword by Carolina De Robertis
Edited by Emma Peoples
826 Valencia
826 Valencia
13th December 2016
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Physical Properties
160
Width 127mm, Height 251mm
Description
This edition of the 826 Quarterly contains fiction, non-fiction, and poetry written by authors ages 6-18. The pieces are selected from all the 826 programs (drop-in tutoring, workshops, in-schools, projects, field trips) and at-large submissions. Pieces are chosen in a traditional literary journal style by an editorial board comprised of students and volunteer tutors.
Author Bio
826 Valencia is based in San Francisco.
Emma Peoples has been coordinating educational programs to support youth with their creative and expository writing skills at 826 Valencia since 2014.
Carolina De Robertis is the internationally bestselling author of three novels: The Invisible Mountain, Perla, and The Gods of Tango. Her books have been translated into seventeen languages. She has received a Stonewall Book Award, the Italian Rhegium Julii Prize, and a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, among other honors. She is an award-winning translator of Latin American literature, and a professor of creative writing at San Francisco State University. Carolina is also working on a documentary about black Uruguayan culture, you know, in all her spare time. She lives in Oakland, CA, with her wife and two children.
