2021 Colorism Healing Writing Contest (Colorism Healing Writing Contests, Band 5) - Softcover

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How does colorism impact people from different cultures? How can we have productive conversations about colorism with our family, friends, students, or coworkers? How can we start to solve this problem and start to heal from colorism?

The Colorism Healing anthologies are a great resource for answering these questions and more! Whether you use this book for your own personal discovery or share it with others as a way to spark conversation, anyone who reads this collection will find inspiration and insight for addressing colorism. This book is especially recommended for Black and Brown teenage girls and the adults who care about them.

The 2021 Colorism Healing Writing Contest anthology is the 5th book in the CHWC series. It features the top poetry and prose submitted to the international Colorism Healing Writing Contest in 2021. This volume is just as diverse as ever, featuring authors in a wide range of ages, races, and ethnicities.

Readers also benefit from expanded engagement with the text and the topic through updated discussion questions and writing prompts, perfect for journaling, youth book clubs, educators and classroom activities, counselors who work with young adults, parents, and anyone interested in deeper reflection on colorism.

As always, the CHWC is a multicultural project that provides exposure for diverse writers who represent a wide range of ethnicities, races, ages, and complexions. Their voices attest to the myriad complexities of colorism and engage in personal reflections on healing.

Features of this Book:

• Introduction explaining the basic concept of colorism
• Poems about Colorism
• Essays about Colorism
• Short stories about Colorism
• Diverse, International, Multicultural Authors
• Author bios
• Discussion Questions that can be used for journaling, family conversations, class discussion, or other group dialogue
• Critical Thinking and Creative Writing Prompts that can be used for journaling, family activities, and classroom assignments
• Gorgeous cover designed by artists of color
• Teenage girls and women of color authors

What is the Colorism Healing Writing Contest?

The International Colorism Healing Writing Contest is the Flagship Project of Colorism Healing, founded by Dr. Sarah L. Webb in 2013.

The contest has attracted world-class and award-winning guest judges and hundreds of diverse writers from around the world.

The purpose of the writing contest is to:

1. Raise awareness and inform all people about colorism as a global problem
2. Provide a productive and creative outlet for self-expression and healing

Buy today and experience the power of collective truth telling!

FEATURED AUTHORS:

João Amos l Shainah M. Andrews l Shraddha Arora Antoinette Azar l Georgette Brindle l Mariah S. Brishborn AdèZsa (pronounced: A-deja) l Chrislie Dor l Pamela E Duran Mary Eggers l Folajin Princess Olapeju l Raina Goodine Berry J. l Alejandro Jaliff l Nilanjana Kar l Melvina Kolu King Alexis Lawson l Meghna Majumder l Rapti Mukherjee Olliette Murry-Drobot l Taylor Natseway l Zuri Patterson Esha Pillay l CaTyra Polland l Kennedi Roberts l Chanda Rule Taylor C. Scott & Jaxmyn l Marnika Shelton l Paige Smith Ebony Stewart l Srika Sudheer l Ellen Sweetman Lisa Dawn Taylor l Kierra "3RRA" Turnbull l Elizabeth Upshur Disha Walia l Alexis Ward l Olivia T. Wilks l Tajinnea Wilson

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