2025 Enrollment is Now Closed
Our writers’ guild launches this summer!
Title: Summer Vibes Pilot Program
Description: A guided literary exploration of identity, courage, and communication by mentoring the next generation of underrepresented voices toward publishing pathways.
Target Audience: Middle to High School Girls (Ages 10-18)
Youth Writer’s Guild: 8-9:30am EST every Wednesday in August 2025 (4 Sessions, 90 minutes each with two 10-minute breaks)
Delivery Format: Online (Zoom)
Emerging Voices is a 4-week creative writing program designed with trauma-informed, youth-centered practices that foster emotional literacy, self-expression, and storytelling ethics. Rooted in a values-forward framework, sessions progress from personal grounding to emotional exploration, imaginative writing, and purposeful publishing. Activities like journaling with the non-dominant hand, mentorship, and warm feedback protocols create a supportive environment for diverse learners. With opt-out options, inclusive prompts, and scaffolds for neurodiverse or ESL students, each participant is invited to engage at their own pace. The program culminates in a celebration showcase, with the opportunity to submit original work to a youth-led zine or podcast. Emerging Voices helps young people build confidence, compassion, and clarity—on the page and within themselves.
Objectives
Demonstrate creative expression by producing original written pieces that incorporate personal voice, imagination, and storytelling techniques.
Identify and articulate emotions through journaling, discussion, and character development to support emotional awareness and empathy in writing.
Apply writing and communication skills to draft, revise, and share personal narratives, poems, or articles with clarity, structure, and audience awareness.
Participate in peer feedback and collaboration by giving and receiving constructive input in group settings, fostering a respectful and supportive writing community.
Application & Enrollment Process
Step 1: Eligibility
- This program is open to child dependents of our valued paid subscribers. *Subscription requirement waived for active duty military families!
Step 2: Registration [NOW CLOSED]
- Review the attached enrollment guide.
- Fill out a brief online form with contact information and parent/guardian consent (for minors under 18).
Step 3: Portfolio
Visual Voice: Submit artwork or photography representing your inner strength.
Word Weaving: Write a 250-word 'Emerging Voices' themed letter to the Echoes & Vine Magazine editor, showcasing your writing talent, potential, or eagerness to learn.
Recommendation: Invite a teacher or mentor to nominate your admission, endorsing your enrollment.
Step 4: Submission
- Email requirements to Jenny Cline, Editor-in-Chief
2025 Enrollment is Now Closed
Jenny Cline is the Program Director of Emerging Voices and the Founder of Echoes & Vine Magazine, where she channels over 20 years of experience in training, project coordination, and youth development into meaningful, creative education. With a background in business administration and marketing, Jenny has designed and led workshops for students and military families, offering guidance through academic and life transitions with empathy and purpose. Her passion for storytelling inspired her to launch a magazine and podcast dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices, blending her love of writing with her past work in modeling, publishing, and radio. Parents can feel confident knowing that Jenny brings structure and heart to every session, fostering a safe, inclusive space where young writers feel seen, heard, and empowered to grow.
Evaluation Criteria
Creativity
Emotional resonance
Clarity
Originality
Writing quality
Incentives
Mentorship sessions
International connections
Creative expression
Optional featured author spot
Timeline
- Application period for the summer workshop closes midnight EST July 12, 2025
- 2025 ENROLLMENT IS NOW CLOSED!
- Review and notification by midnight EST July 18, 2025
- First assignment due by midnight EST July 25, 2025
- Final Showcase & Reunion, Oct. 13 Noon-1:30 PM EST
Stay tuned for updates!
Empowering diverse voices through creative narrative and insightful exploration.
Introducing Emerging Voices
Meet the voice artist behind the Emerging Voices campaign.
Listen to the full podcast with Chanel on The Echo Effect's 'Echolettes' miniseries, only on Spotify.
Read more from Chanel.
Course Disclaimer
Important Note for Students & Families:
This mentorship is designed to support young writers in exploring their voice, developing original work, and learning about the creative process. All guidance, materials, and feedback are provided for educational purposes only.
We do not offer legal, financial, or publishing advice. Any decisions made based on the workshop’s content related to contracts, intellectual property, or the use of your work outside of this cohort should be made with the support of a parent, guardian, or qualified professional.
If you choose to submit work for publishing through this program, please note:
Participation is voluntary. Any writing or media shared is optional and remains your own.
Students under 18 must have a signed consent form from a parent or guardian.
Final editorial decisions will be made with care, but we do not guarantee publication.
Limitation of Liability
By participating in this class, students and their families understand and agree that:
The program facilitators, partners, and guest contributors are not liable for how any information shared in this course is used outside of its intended educational purpose.
No guarantees are made regarding publication outcomes, future opportunities, or financial benefit.
This content is offered in good faith to encourage learning, creativity, and self-expression.
This disclaimer is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States.
2025 ENROLLMENT IS NOW CLOSED
Thank you for your interest, we hope to see you next year!
The Courage to Create
Tweet! Meep! Chirp! Not my alarm.
Birdsong from the window. The haze lifts. Bright eyes sting from the morning light.
Scrape. Rattle. Thud. I rummage through the nightstand for my journal and a pen.
The fog. A dream's faint outline. My inspiration. Divine intervention.
Scratch... Pause. Rub... Scratch... Flip. Repeat... Lead meets parchment.
Silence now echoes voice.
In this crucible of creation, few are chosen.
Where the blank page awaits, the world stage deliberates.
Some are called, yet the expanse shadows most,
while dreamers turned doers romanticize their fate.
The imperatives of art: be seen, be heard, be authentic, be relevant,
be original, be marketable, be likable, be consistent.
What of your passion, genius, vulnerability, data points, and sleepless nights?
To leave a mark that lingers may still fade into obscurity.
Content whispers in the void. Burning questions awaiting feedback.
Influential, marketable, viral, profitable – labels ephemeral and hollow.
As "why" pierces through the unknown, the answer lies not in denial
or life's capriciousness, but from self-affirmation of value.
The weight of unspoken fears. The ache of unvalidated dreams.
And yet, in this uncertainty, lies a mirror to the soul.
Reflections of what's unseen. The great ideal. The romance.
A truth revealed: An experience so uniquely yours, it matters!
How would anyone else discern the worth you’ve yet to see within?
So dare to dream. Do. Because what if?
~Jenny Cline~
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