PPGJLI is holding a Youth Writing Competition to inspire BIPOC youth to write.

Writing is a powerful way to share stories and preserve culture.

This year's theme is Kwanzaa!

The winner of the competition will receive: 

    🗸  $200 prize

    🗸  10 copies of their published book

    🗸  honor at a community celebration

In order for a young writer to participate they need to be:

    🗸  MN resident of African American heritage

    🗸  ages 8-17

The Kwanzaa themed book can be:

    🗸  fiction or nonfiction

    🗸  board book: 50-125 words (ages 0-4)

    🗸  picture book: 300 words (ages 4-8)

This is made possible with a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council through the Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund.  

It is a great opportunity to boost self-confidence and self-motivation, so pass the word to as many youth as possible.

The deadline to apply is June 30, 2021.

Just click on the link below to enter the Youth Writing Competition!

Below are some resources to support.

PPGJLI is set up to create positive social change. 

Operating under a social enterprise business model, we redirect or invest our profits in societal good.

We are thrilled that Social Enterprise MSP has recognized our positive impact and chosen us to be a 2020 honoree!

We now have a page in their directory to help us move our mission forward.

Please visit us there and encourage others to as well. 

The link is below!

Social impact is not accidental.  

It is a result of people coming together around a collective vision, a collective vision that happens one step at a time and includes all of us.

What young author can you inspire today?

One does not regret having helped another. 

Kenyan proverb