Mapping Your Moments: Online Writing Mentorship
Artwork by Lily Nie aka Paperlily Studio and design by Bento Box Design Studio.
To write is a form of mapping; mapping our stories, our movements and our thoughts as they traverse our headspaces. This mentorship opportunity invited a small group of young writers to become cartographers of their own narratives as part of the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2021.
Over four online workshops held weekly in March 2021, a close-knit selection of young writers met virtually with Maddie Godfrey. Structured as a short course rather than a series of workshops, this mentorship involved reading/listening to a variety of texts and sharing thoughts, as a communal act of nurturing new knowledge.
Encouraging a collaborative spirit between participants, through prompts and fun activities, Maddie guided participants in the creation of new writing, and each participant selected a final work to present in this zine.
Mapping Your Moments Participants:
Ella Peeters, 21
William Huang, 22
Lynmari Cleminson, 24
Sophie Minissale, 22
Bellamore Ndayikeze, 24
Emily Burton, 18
Imani Benfell, 16
Ruby Liddelow, 25
Lily Baitup, 21
Sonya Frossine, 20
Further information
The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2021 was presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and was funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART was also sponsored by Lotterywest and the City of Perth.
All enquiries can be directed to hello@propel.org.au or 08 9328 5855.
