Teen Writers and Artists Project has a new electronic home

Hey all!

As you can tell by the stale posts, Teen Writers And Artists Project has a new home here. One day soon the TWAAP URL's will lead directly to this bright, vibrant and most definitely alive page. But I just wanted to give you a heads up.

Sorry it has take so long, but we wanted to make sure that the page is actually working before we opened it up to everyone. And the page has certainly grown into a really fine place to create art and meet with other creators.

Please come and join us there to catch up on the news and the work that our members have been doing. If you become a member, you can even join in on some great conversations about writing and art as well as post or discuss your own work.

Remember, if you are between the ages of 14-19, please come and join yourself. We are quickly developing and 2009 looks like our best year yet.

Here is a link to a great article that might interest you

While looking though my e-mail today, I found a link to an article giving very sound advice to young people looking to become professional writers. It is by Leo Babauta, a blogger who currently writes one of my favorite blogs, Zen Habits.

This article comes from his writing blog called Write to Done. This article is called "A Guide to Becoming a Writer for Kids and Teens." Click on the link and enjoy.

I will also be adding Write to Done to my blog roll.

TWAAP to Create a Social Networking Site

I just found a website that allows users to create their own Social Networking Site like MySpace or FaceBook, but the one TWAAP creates will be just for creative teens who are interested in getting to know each other and talk about their art.

Stay tuned for more information, or click the comments button below and let me know what you think.

Artist Trading Cards are Here

Click on the picture to view Artist Trading Cards from the Yorkville Fourth of July Celebration.

TWAAP explodes on the Scene at Yorkville's Fourth of July festival

TWAAP arrived in Yorkville in style this Fourth of July weekend.

The morning started early with a long trip into Yorkville for some of our far western members, but Kitty, Qoca, and Sam made it with time enough to get in line for the parade. They looked mighty stylish in their newly designed, TWAAP T-shirts.

However . . . We also set up a booth where we introduced people of all ages to Artist Trading Cards, and our organization. At our booth we met (and heard about) a bunch of great and very talented people who we would be very excited to add to our membership.

The folks that were able to make it out to Yorkville, represented us very well, explaining the group and everything that we are trying to accomplish quite eloquently. For those of you who had to work, don't worry there will be many more events like this in the future.

Here are some pictures of our booth in action:

Trading Cards for Yorkville Fourth of July Festival

We are in the process of uploading the trading cards from the Yorkville festival.

We collected more than 80 cards so it will take a few days for all to hit the website. Please be patient. If yours does not show up, that means that someone at the festival enjoyed it so much that they took it home with them Your art is already out in circulation!

If you see one you like, and you want it. Follow the instructions on the Trading Cards page. Have fun!

YORKVILLE ARTIST TRADING CARDS

Fourth of July Parade

More info on the Fourth of July Parade in Yorkville. It kicks off at 9:00 a.m. and follows a route that begins on Game Farm Road to Somonauk, to King Street, to West Main Street then to Church Street.

For complete info on the festivities click here.

If you want to participate, contact me at my e-mail address: TeenWritersAndArtistsProject@gmail.com.