I Want To Be is an anthology of writing by Washington, D.C.-area youth and the faculty who taught them. Contributors include participants in Day Eight’s summer writing camp and out-of-school enrichment programs and faculty members Regie Cabico, Rebecca Bishophall, Brandon Douglas, Liana Castro, Asha Hardnett and Jessica Simon.
Contributors
Jeremiah Bien-Aime, Iremide Stephen, Marianne Sy Pagan, Tristan Evans, Alana Postell, Abdulay Sy Pagan, Jade Bullock, Max Feinberg, Terralyn Jones, Nadia Foster, Maya Freedman, Jekiya Lynch, Mithran Mathvan, Yassah Morgan, Suah Morgan, Juliana Jefferson, Steeley Ross, Shaun Edwards, Kira Lilly, Anya Lilly, Hunter Wells, Eva Gillespie, Jwahir Taylor, Hannah Liburd, Xavier Alexander, Maevyn Farrell, Carter Menkiti, Evan Ansah, Elise Ansah, Hannah Liburd, Max Batista, Deja Lewis, Nina Melrose, Kayla Nelson, Andreas Jackson, Justus Brooks, Sivan Eisenberg, Ashtin Carter, Kynay Magruder, Kennedy Lewis, Nina Melrose, Evangeline Whittington, Sofia Vasquez, Alexandra Bayard, Ava Rogers, Asha Sitzmann, Julianna Flores Romero, Daisy Maxwell, Naila Masterson-Caton
I Want to Be is edited by Robert Bettmann. Robert is the co-director of Day Eight’s summer writing camps, and program director for Day Eight. He holds an MA in Education from George Washington University, and a BA from Oberlin College. Day Eight was founded to contribute to the healing of the world through the arts. For more information about Day Eight visit DayEight.org.
Cover art for the book is (c) Wayson Jones, used by permission of the artist.