Inside Job: The Art of Personal Essay Writing

In 2019, Ms. Afrika Abney disseminated many flyers in person that announced the Inside Job hosted by Esther Productions, Inc. Some of them included Lost City Books, Mt. Pleasant Library and Chevy Chase Community Center.

From September 2019 - October 2019, Ms. Afrika Abney provided consulting services for Inside Job: The Art of Personal Essay Writing workshops which were presented by Esther Productions, Inc. Some of the services that she provided included social media marketing, press release dissemination and flyer dissemination.

Flyer created and designed by Ms. Afrika Abney

INSIDE JOB: THE ART OF PERSONAL ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOP PRESS RELEASES

Esther Productions Inc presents INSIDE JOB: THE ART OF PERSONAL ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOP FOR TEEN GIRLS AGES 14 THROUGH 17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Esther Productions Inc

202-829-0591-- estherproductionsinc@gmail.com

Esther Productions Inc presents

INSIDE JOB: THE ART OF PERSONAL ESSAY WRITING

WORKSHOP FOR TEEN GIRLS AGES 14 THROUGH 17

Everyone, even teen girls-- or maybe especially teen girls--have stories to tell. Esther Productions Inc., a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, is presenting a writing workshops designed to help each participant discover her inner story while presenting it for public appreciation.

INSIDE JOB: The Art of Personal Essay Writing will be held on Sept. 21 at Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library—3310 Connecticut Ave. NW—10:30 am to 12:30

Award-winning journalist and author jonetta rose barras will lead the workshop. She has expertly used the art of personal essay to take readers inside her world, hoping to help them understand and assess important local and national issues. Her writings have appeared in the Washington Post, the Washington City Paper, the Washington Examiner, Essence Magazine and the New Republic. She has written three nonfiction books and two collections of poetry. Her fiction and essays have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals.

“The personal essay is not just a high school writing assignment or one more item for a college application. When executed with thoughtfulness, skill and passion, it can be a powerful work of literary art,” says barras, citing the works of Joan Didion, James Baldwin, Annie Dillard and Virginia Woolf as classic examples. More contemporary examples might include Mindy Kaling and Zadie Smith.

Participants in the INSIDE JOB: The Art of Personal Essay Writing may not be on the best-seller list yet, but the stories they tell can be just as compelling and engaging. No one will know for certain until they craft that first sentence, the first paragraph, the first essay.

INSIDE JOB: The Art of Personal Essay Writing is free, but registration is required, and seating is limited. (The workshops are being presented in conjunction with Esther Productions Inc. essay writing contest—DISCOVERING ME…WITH YOU)

To register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-jobthe-art-of-personal-essay-writing-for-teens-ages-14-through-17-tickets-69234978685

Esther Productions, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization based in DC that is dedicated to inspiring and empowering fatherless girls and women. The organization is supported through generous donations from Kerry S. Pearson, LLC, Pepco, an Exelon Company, Fort Myer Construction Corporation Charitable Foundation, Emmanuel Bailey, Veterans Corp and Esther’s Friends. . Special Thanks: Afrika Abney, Arts and Marketing Consultant

Esther Productions Inc presents INSIDE JOB: THE ART OF PERSONAL ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOP -- The Sequel FOR TEEN GIRLS AGES 14 THROUGH 17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Esther Productions Inc

202-829-0591-- estherproductionsinc@gmail.com

Esther Productions Inc presents INSIDE JOB: THE ART OF PERSONAL ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOP -- The Sequel FOR TEEN GIRLS AGES 14 THROUGH 17

Everyone, especially teens--have stories to tell. Esther Productions Inc., a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, is presenting a writing workshop designed to help each teen participant discover her/his inner story while presenting it for public appreciation.

INSIDE JOB: The Art of Personal Essay Writing -- The Sequel will take place on October 19, 2019 from 12:30pm to 3:00pm at the Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Library 115 Atlantic St. SW. It's free. Light refreshments will be served.

A sequel to the successful session held last month, this workshop will be led by the award-winning and popular writer/performance artist Bomani Armah. Bomani Armah is "...not a rapper, but a poet with a hip-hop style". The DC area native is most known for his viral and BET music video hit "Read a Book". Bomani is currently a Kennedy Center Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program facilitator and an Arts Integration Specialist on the Young Audiences of Maryland roster. He is the former Director of Poetry Events (D.o.P.E.) for Busboys and Poets restaurant and performance venue chain and co-executive producer of Busboys and Poets first poetry album Ain’t U Heard. Bomani combines the poetic lyricism and social commentary in the tradition of Langston Hughes and KRS-ONE, with the soul stirring rhythm inspired by James Brown, Fela, Bob Marley, George Clinton, Chuck Brown and other purveyors of funk from throughout the African Diaspora . https://www.facebook.com/notarapper/

“The personal essay is not just a high school writing assignment or one more item for a college application. When executed with thoughtfulness, skill and passion, it can be a powerful work of literary art,” says Ms. Jonetta Barras, citing the works of Joan Didion, James Baldwin, Annie Dillard and Virginia Woolf as classic examples. More contemporary examples might include Mindy Kaling and Zadie Smith.

Participants will learn the difference between a personal essay and other forms of

writing. They will learn how to craft one, and will leave with either a finished essay or with the outline for a successful work of creative non-fiction.

INSIDE JOB: The Art of Personal Essay Writing -- The Sequel is free, but registration is required, and seating is limited. (The workshops are being presented in conjunction with Esther Productions Inc. essay writing contest—DISCOVERING ME…WITH YOU). Register at https://www.estherproductionsinc.com/events-1/inside-job-the-art-of-personal-essay-writing-the-sequel?fbclid=IwAR00mUVegaJyo0RbfXWzvw7nPbn4RuGq3sIH-_ILKB0ayQDOfpBJrqDriNY