Young Chicago Authors

Le Boom

Location

2049 West Division
60622 Chicago
United States
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Catalog Number: 
magazine, Le Boom 1996
Date: 
1996
Abstract: 
A compilation magazine of prose by high school students in the Young Chicago Authors group. YCA group serves as exposure to a lively literary community, that "transcendes cultural and socio-economic boundries." Taken from YCA About page.
Language: 
English
Subjects: 
Fiction
Poetry
Format: 
Magazine or Journal (m)
Series Title: 
A Magazine of Prose from Young Chicago Authors
Publisher: 
Young Chicago Authors
Contributors: 
Chris Carstens
Dan Lavorini
Nick Eliopulos
Katherine Bardales
Jason Lund
Keith Jackson
Crystal Giles
Erin Sweeny
King Collier
Jessica Roman
Monserrate Nieves
Lauralee Linares
Keneeshia Williams
Juan Santana
Aaron Alexander
Anissa Miller
Andre Dobbs
Erica Hamilton
Lekeishia Robinson
Eunice Faleti
Janelle Wernick
Jheatiane Davis
Marisol Claudio
William Haynes Morrow
Michael Fillyaw
Maricelis Maldonado
Catherine Duffy
Yesenia Negron
Shantwann Smith
Laird C. Davis Jr
LaToya V. Shaw
Michael Set
Mercedes Abreu
Robert Boone
Bob Boone
Guillaume Apollinaire
Valdimir Mayakovsky
Leo Tolstoy
Keywords: 
Young Chicago Authors
Chicago Public Schools
high school students
fiction writing
myths
legends
fables
young writers
1996
Website: 

https://youngchicagoauthors.org/

i am a poem. Young Chicago Authors year-end anthology 2007-2008

Catalog Number: 
Book, i am a poem. Young Chicago Authors year-end anthology 2007-2008
Date: 
2007-2008
Abstract: 
The mission of Young Chicago Authors (YCA) encourages self-expression and literacy among Chicago's youth through creative writing, performance and publication. This anthology features a selection of youth poetry and prose from various of YCA's programs.
Language: 
English
Subjects: 
Poetry
Format: 
Book (b)
Series Title: 
Young Chicago Authors Year-End Anthology
Publisher: 
Young Chicago Authors
Contributors: 
Angelica Restrepo
Natasha Tarpley
JA Alonzo
Kalila Holt
Elizabeth Lopez
Sarah Jose
Raina Sun
Alice Thatcher
Rachel Sonberg
Nat Iosbaker
Elizabeth Zatuchny
Kaitlin Klingbeil
Kimisha Cassidy
Tracy Ewert
Erica Patrick Phillips
Sherie Ajayi
Asia Calcagno
Megan Johnson
Keenan Smith
Alicia Rodriguez
Raquel Rodriguez
Amalia Ramos-Galvez
Ymijan Baftijari
Kezi Elias
Kianna Cummings
Lawrence Strickland
Kendall Rhodes
Joshua Warren
Brittany Gimsley
Angela Barragan
Joshua Andrade
Victoria Hernandez
Jasmine Rodriguez
Andres Almazan
Gamalies Osario
Michelle Gamboa
Iris Magdaleno
Marlene N.
Erik Estrada
Omar Victoria
Kasandra Negrete
Ely Cantu
Valerie Diaz
Catrina Hamilton
Niara Norville
Ashley Terrell
Michelle Rashad
Keywords: 
Watch the Steps Process
Say What Magazine
wordplay
Saturday Writing Program
GirlSpeak
Englewood Arts Education Project
Louder Than a Bomb
Poetry Immortal
Thinking the Wrong Thing
to watch
pinky
thanksgiving
michigan mayhem
gotta get a car
juxtaposition and the tragedy of high school
83 years aged lady
yolanda
her eyes attract men like him
hugged with brightly patterned denim
purge: a villanelle
1 timothy 6
whoremongering
Mirror mirror upon the wall
i am a poem
blue meeting house
the sweet sound of your voice
narrator vs. narrator
my neighborhood is...
my neighborhood in four seasons
my block!
I'm thankful for a lot!
the play
I was born in Chicago
the new hero
beautiful california
home sweet home
memorials of steel
my dog and my homework
the first time I met my Daddy-o
my hair
the great eraser
sometimes when there is no noise
my two shoes
Technology
I'm bad at this poem stuff
Courage
Breathe
remix the response
The bigger person
Lost Sheep? Mend Fence!
Website: 

www.youngchicagoauthors.org, info@youngchicagoauthors.org

My Mother Told Me

Location

2049 W. Division Street
60622 Chicago, IL
United States
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Catalog Number: 
Zine, My Mother Told Me
Date: 
Edition: 
Volume: 
Issue: 
Abstract: 
A collection of poetry by Cindy L. Lys.
Language: 
English
Notes: 
Subjects: 
Poetry
Format: 
Zine (z)
Publisher: 
Sarah Koz
Young Chicago Authors
KAP Graphics
Contributors: 
Cindy L. Lys
Jenn Morea
Sarah Koz
Keywords: 
Youth
Website: 

www.youngchicagoauthors.org

Once Apon-Neurosis

Location

2049 W. Division
60622 Chicago, IL
United States
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Catalog Number: 
Zine, Once Apon-Neurosis
Date: 
2004
Edition: 
Volume: 
Issue: 
Abstract: 
Collection of poetry and prose.
Language: 
English
Notes: 
Subjects: 
Fiction
Poetry
Format: 
Zine (z)
Publisher: 
Watch the Steps Press
Young Chicago Authors
Contributors: 
Luis Benavides
Keywords: 
family
childhood
Website: 

info@youngchicagoauthors.org

One Voice: Our Voice, Young Chicago Authors

Location

2049 W. Division Street
60622 Chicago
United States
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Catalog Number: 
Book, Hathaway, Jocelyn
Date: 
1999
Edition: 
Volume: 
Issue: 
Abstract: 
Language: 
English
Notes: 
Young Chicago Authors is a nonprofit writing organization devoted to promoting literature and literacy among Chicago's urban youth. One Voice: Our Voice is a compilation of YCA entries to the 1999 Creative Writing Festival at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Subjects: 
Drama
Fiction
Nonfiction
Personal
Poetry
Format: 
Book (b)
Publisher: 
Young Chicago Authors
Contributors: 
Jocelyn Hathaway
Alvin Lau
Narcis Crump
Marcia Harris
Eve O'Keefe-Mann
Jessica Marie Johnson
Alan Lawrence
Danny Santana
Molly Dunn
Ben Saller
Kyra Termini
Chris Willard
Bill Arnold
Josh Colky
Nilay Gandhi
Ryan Garrett
Mark Heath
Martin Mahoney
Kristen Taylor
Charity Tolliver
Yvonne J. Williams
Keywords: 
YCA
teen writers
Dr. Robert S. Boone
1999 Creative Writing Festival
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
YCA entry
urban youth
nonprofit writing organization
literacy
Website: 

www.youngchicagoauthors.org

Summertime Fun

Catalog Number: 
Magazine or journal: Summertime Fun
Date: 
Summer 2003
Abstract: 
Booklet produced in the Summer 2003 photojournalism workshop held by the East Village Youth Program in partnership with Young Chicago Authors. Includes neighbor interviews, photographs, a book review, and an interview with a professional photojournalist.
Language: 
English
Subjects: 
Art
Current Events
Documentation
Format: 
Magazine or Journal (m)
Publisher: 
Young Chicago Authors
East Village Youth Program
Contributors: 
Suzy Poling
Julie Downey
Bob Boone
Katie Markuns
Rosario Lopez Jr
Fatima Villagomez
Phyllis Lenahan
Nancy Bahena
Frank DeMore
Simona Ciubetariu
Keywords: 
Journalism
interviews
Teenagers
photojournalism
high school students
Website: 

http://www.evyp.org

http://www.youngchicagoauthors.org

YCA Autumn Sampler 2002

Catalog Number: 
Zine, YCA Autumn Sampler 2002
Date: 
2002
Abstract: 
A collection of writing from Young Chicago Authors, an organization promoting literacy and literature among Chicago's urban youth.
Language: 
English
Subjects: 
Fiction
Nonfiction
Personal
Poetry
Format: 
Zine (z)
Publisher: 
Young Chicago Authors
Contributors: 
Jenn Morea
Sarah Koz
Maria Valdovinos
Lisa Locascio
Natalie Roman
Veronica Giraldo-Puente
Felipe Serrano
William Swire
Earl Norman
Kyra Jones
David McLendon
Lauren Woods
Becca Welch
Doug Power
Esmeralda Laura Hernandez
Andrew Lawrence
Cindy L. Lys
Emily Cotterman
Edith Barragan
Valerie Vega
Jessica Harmon
Abbi Wilberding
James Dillingham
Kopi Cosey
Amy Buer
Alissa Black
Kristen Voyt
Xavier Ramey
Steve Antieau
Barbara Pacheco
Kirk Tolliver
Bryant Love
Sara Pardys
Liliana Grimaldo
Keywords: 
sounds
Sound Poem
transit for the masses
(nine)
Top Ten Things I remember about Xiomara
Disguised Nightmare
Shield
Never
Poor Man's Memory
I remember…
Can you Belong in Night
Pot of Gold
Wealth
Goddammit I Hate America
humboldt
How can you say
Dear Ma
Truth and Lies
I Remember
Him
Precious Moments
Dear Nikki
Halloween 1999
Disguises an Idiot (or ego-it)
One-Year Disguise
true Identity
Prove It
First Time
Care Bears vs. Sesame Street
Website: 

www.youngchicagoauthors,org