Museum of Pop Culture 2019: Write Out of This World
This year, MoPop and Jack Straw Cultural Center collaborated to provide winners of their annual Write Out of This World Writing Contest with a unique experience: Winners participated in a writing workshop, voice workshop, and recording session at Jack Straw, resulting in a professional recording of each writer reading their work. Every audio piece includes an excerpt of their story, plus a summary introduction which Jack Straw writer Jared Leising helped them write.
Listen to the story excerpts below, and click on the titles to read the stories.
3rd – 5th Grade Winners:
1st Place: “When The Needle Touches Your Skin” by Evelyn Bieniawski
2nd Place: “Carma and The Dragon” by Fiona Ayres
3rd Place: “If She Were Here” by Nadia Rose Tabbara
6th – 8th Grade Winners:
1st Place: “Faux Freedom” by Ehinowen Uwa
2nd Place: “Three Friends” by Tess Halpern
3rd Place: “The Execution of Katie Stirn” by Naomi Delavan
9th – 12th Grade Winners:
1st Place: “Watches” by Eleanor Cenname
2nd Place: “The Power of Friendship” by Daphne Land
3rd Place: “The Earth Fighter” by Eileen Miller
Jack Straw artist team included Jared Leising, writer; Meg McLynn and Alyssa Keene, vocal coaches; Daniel Guenther, engineer; Joan Rabinowitz, executive director.
Artists
Jared Leising
Jared Leising is the author of the chapbook The Widows and Orphans of Winesburg, Ohio. His poems have appeared in various Washington publications such as Pontoon, Crab Creek Review, Stringtown…
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Meg McLynn
Meg McLynn is a Seattle-based actor, vocalist, and teaching artist who loves sharing her passion for performance with students of all ages. She is a member of the vocal…
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