Welcome
to the
Young Authors League
Faye Quam
Heimerl, Director
 Welcome to the Young Authors League home page.
As the 2007/2008 school year begins, the YAL is looking forward to
inspiring, encouraging, motivating and educating Colorado's school children.
Our program has expanded
and now includes 6 partnering schools in the Denver Metro/Broomfield/Boulder
areas. In addition to the expansion of our partnering schools, the
annual YAL Book Contest was a huge success. We had over 50 book submissions
and several happy winners. Contact us
if you would like to be a part of this exciting and rewarding contest.
One of the goals of the YAL is to inspire
students to read and write. We also want to encourage and support those
students who aspire to publish a book. The teachers and administrators from
CIPA's partnering elementary and middle schools are excited about our
volunteer speakers/authors visiting their classrooms and the 2007/08 YAL
Book Contest.
How can you personally
encourage and inspire Colorado’s school children? Join the growing
number of approved CIPA members who are on the YAL Speakers Directory. The
success of the YAL depends upon the participation of CIPA members. We need
members who are interested in becoming volunteer speakers and sharing their
knowledge with school children. Whether you are an author, editor,
proofreader, illustrator or graphic designer, you can inspire these
youngsters with their dreams of writing a book. Sharing your journey,
experiences and providing encouragement may be just what they need to hear.
The success of this program is dependent upon CIPA members who are willing
to volunteer some of their time and expertise to speak to local school
children in the classroom environment.
Your presentation
should be fun for you and your class! You can read from your book, talk
about the topic of your book, as well as promote reading, writing and
publishing. Presentations are based on your area of expertise. Here is a
wonderful opportunity for CIPA members to share their passion with
youngsters. We are living proof that hard work and dedication can make the
dream of writing and publishing a book a reality.
I would like to encourage
all CIPA members to consider participating in this special program. How can
you get involved? It is simple.
Fill out the
YAL Speaker Application Form and
submit it.
Each form will be reviewed and the applicant will be contacted
with more information. |
