Articles in Youth Expression Showcase
Youth Express: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Labsy Awards
From 10/15/2022: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Labsy Awards honorees Simon Hirsh and Richie Gozansky (Grade 8, Falk Laboratory School)
Youth Express: Writers Mia, Everest, Kay, and Avery
From 10/08/2022: Mia Sanford (City Charter High School Grad), Everest Gray (11th grade Quaker Valley High School), Kay Mi (12th grade, North Allegheny Senior High) and Avery Slagle (11th grade, Penn Hills Senior High School) recipients of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contest with short prose
Youth Express: Poets Lashe, Jamie, and Hannah
From 10/08/2022: Lashe Daini (12th grade, Nazareth Prep), Hannah Russell (12th grade, Pittsburgh Sci-Tech), and Jamie Ziegler (10th grade, Pittsburgh Allderdice) recipients of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contest share poetry.
Youth Express: Composer Collin Jacobs
From 10/01/2022: Collin Jacobs (Grade 8, Ave Maria Academy), a recipient of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Labsy Awards with an original composition on piano.
Youth Express: Poet Jade Davis
From 10/01/2022: Jade Davis (Grade 12, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School), a recipient of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contest shares poetry.
Youth Express: Industrial Arts Workshop
From 09/17/2022: Students of the Industrial Arts Workshop Anthony Minniefield, Chyonna Symms, Hannah George, Paloma Pelfry, and Zen Levin.
Youth Express: Do the Write Thing Challenge
From 09/10/2022: Jaia Harrison (Grade 9, Northgate Senior High School) and Deahmi Mobley (Grade 9, Central Catholic) were named Pittsburgh Do the Write Thing Challenge Ambassadors for their essays on the impact of gun violence on young people.
Interview: Prerna Chakkingal
From 08/20/2022: Prerna Chakkingal (Grade 11, South Fayette High School) reflects on her TEDx event talks Your Difference is your Power (TEDxWhiting) and Pondering Over Feminism (TEDxInnovationDr).
Youth Express: Mia Clemons
From 08/20/2022: A poem and interview with writer, Mia Clemons (Grade 9, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School).
Youth Express: Jordyn Walker Poetry
From 08/06/2022: Poet Jordyn Walker (Grade 11, Westinghouse Arts Academy) who recently attended the Youth Writers Camp (May 2022) at August Wilson African American Cultural Center.