Young Voices and Young Authors

Creativity flows when we provide safe and open environments for writers. Offering space for progression and permission to fail is key to cultivating the power of young writers in particular. 

How do we collaborate with and listen to the voices of the next generation in writing? What does the future of words look like for them? Amy and Holland help answer these questions and gain insight from their guests Adrienne Burris and Andre Sullivan.

Adrienne Burris is the Executive Director of Greenville Wordsmiths and the ARMES Writing Instructor at the Fine Arts Center. She holds degrees from Clemson University (BA English) and Goldsmiths, University of London (MA Writer/Teacher). Adrienne is also a Moth StorySlam winner, two-time TEDx presenter, and Fiction Editor of Emry’s Journal.

Andre Sullivan is a 27-year-old best-selling author, illustrator, and motivational speaker from Greenville, SC. He recently co-founded the nonprofit Young Brothers Academy. Andre hopes to take his message of “connectedness” to a global audience. He has been awarded the Creative Brilliance award by TV, film, and Broadway actress Cee-Cee Michaela Floyd and been featured on 96.3 The Block as a Black History Maker and Upstate Parent Magazine.

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Meet the hosts

Holland Webb is a full-time freelance writer and editor. He spends his days writing about higher education, B2B technology, and nonprofit organizations. His clients have let him write for U.S. News & World Report, The Learning House, The Red Lantern, and Sweet Fish Media. Holland’s favorite writers are Malcolm Gladwell, Olive Ann Burns, and Flannery O’Connor. In his spare time … are you kidding, what spare time? You can reach him through www.theafterwordpodcast.com or on Twitter at @WebbHollandLyle.

Amy Bowlin is a veteran teacher. She works with 6-year-olds in literacy intervention and shares with college seniors the art of teaching literacy. Balancing both worlds involves commuting which allows her to listen to her favorite podcasts, “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” “This American Life” and “Revisionist History.” When she is not traveling to Greece to work with refugees, she likes to write, hike, kayak and spend time with family and friends. You can reach her through www.theafterwordpodcast.com or on Twitter at @albowlin1.