This Hear Our Houston audio tour mixtape and contribution to Unexpected City is a glimpse into the minds of 7th and 8th grade writers who attended Writers in the Schools Summer Creative Camp this year. Breaking the form of the usual Hear Our Houston tours, this mixtape will only let you follow along in your imagination, but it is rich with the insights of young people who we don't often get to hear from and well worth a listen.
Out of 921 students in WITS Creative Writing Camp this summer, this is a sampling of recordings featuring work by Yuna Booyoung, Leah Chemaly and Rachel Barnes, Wesley Pierre, Mia Simmons, Rose Li, Clint Ferrell, Julie Dietrich, Anna Demecs, Aerial Starks, Veean Chen, Emma Bolton, Melody Voo, Divya Jain, Katherine Walters, Irene Vasquez, and Albert who were taught by Casey Fleming, Deborah Wiggins, Van Garrett and Olga Feliciano at Annunciation Orthodox School. Stay tuned for long format tours made by more WITS students this Fall for a rich take on our city from a younger point of view.
So turn up the volume, crack a smile, and get ready to walk down memory lane. Listen by clicking on the link below:
Writers in the Schools Mixtape
by Students of WITS Creative Writing Camp at Annunciation Orthodox School