Books of Hope

  2000 Books of Hope Participants
A joint program of the Somerville Arts Council and the Mystic Learning Center, Books of Hope (BOH) seeks to create opportunities for self-expression and advocacy through creative writing, so that young people can reach out to each other, to their neighbors, and to others around the world. This creative writing program for teens is held at the Mystic Learning Center. The BOH authors are involved in the publishing process from start to finish – from formulating an idea and writing and editing multiple drafts to publishing the book and selling the finished project. Since 1999, over eighty youth have produced over 96 books. Forty percenate of authors return to publish again and again, some now working on their third and fourth books.

Fall 2007 program begins Monday, Oct. 1st at 6 pm at the Mystic Activity Center, 530 Mystic Ave.

2002 Books of Hope Participants