Books by Bermuda's youth to hit the shelves

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7: Two books featuring stories by Bermudian students will be launched next week.

CKC BOOKS and CKC Cares Charity will release  Art is My Life – An anthology of creative works by Bermuda’s Teens and SUPERSTARS – Life through Little Eyes, an anthology of creative works by primary and middle school students.

Both books were supported by the Minister of Education, Dame Jennifer Smith and the Cultural Legacy Fund.

Cha’Von Clarke of CKC said: “On behalf of the young contributors and the CKC BOOKS/CKC Cares Charity team, we thank the Cultural Legacy Fund for assisting with this project that has proven to empower Bermuda’s youth artists.

“The purpose of the project was to provide an opportunity for the island’s youth to freely share their interests, thoughts and concerns through poetry, visual arts and short stories.

“It was open to public and private school students of all ages and we received over seventy submissions.

“Originally, the plan was to publish one book of poetry, short stories and visual arts but after receiving over seventy entries with extremely different themes, we knew that we had to work on two separate publications.”

Superstars

Superstars contains over thirty pieces of writing and artwork, displaying amazing talents across private and public school sectors.

The cover and topics are appropriate for children between the ages of 5-13 years of age.

Cover design and illustration is by James Lee.

Art is My Life

Art is My Life a collection of poetry and short story writings by extraordinary teens.

Ms Clarke said contributors from Berkeley Institute, Bermuda High School, CedarBridge Academy and Saltus have demonstrated a keen interest in heavy topics affecting the island and displayed confidence in sharing their views.

The cover was designed by 19-year-old Makeem Bartley.

The community is invited to a book release event scheduled for Thursday, November 15 at Elliott Primary School.

The event will begin at 6pm and will feature contributors reading their entries.

Featured guests will be available to autograph copies of the publications.

Seating is limited for the free event so it is best to RSVP at www.ckccorporation.com, via email at [email protected] or call 441-519-2338.

To celebrate the release, the books will be on sale at the event at $25 each ($5 off the original cost).

Proceeds from book sales will assist with the publishing of the 2013/2014 projects.