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PROMOTING LITERACY IN OUR SCHOOLSLaurie Cannady - GWN 11-21-15 - Outreach

The Etruscan Press Educational Outreach Program brings acclaimed authors to work with under-served students in area high schools, increasing the literacy of the students and offering a general appreciation for the literary arts.

Etruscan Press Outreach was developed to:

  • Expand cultural and literary awareness of students in Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania
  • Demonstrate a love of literature to young people
  • Promote intercultural acceptance and understanding
  • Prepare under-served students for success in college
  • Promote literacy and love of reading

Our Educational Outreach Program serves communities surrounding the two geographical hubs for Etruscan Press: Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio and Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. For information on participating in our outreach program or about our outreach books (introduced below), please contact us.

Student feedback

“I feel I gained leadership qualities and how to keep pushing myself to achieve goals no matter what. I would like more writers to visit.” – K.L., 9th grader

“I gained courage in reading my story to the audience and I enjoyed meeting a real writer.” -James T., 10th grader

“I was a little nervous to go up and read my story. I gained self-confidence and enjoyed reading my story to all the people in my class.” -Takayla A., 9th grader

Recent programsEtruscan Community Outreach

  • Over 1,000 students in classrooms in Youngstown, OH, received copies of Lynn Lurie’s Quick Kills and Laurie Jean Cannady’s Crave: Sojourn of a Hungry Soul. Along with Etruscan Executive Director Philip Brady, both authors visited with the students in the Youngstown classrooms.
  • Little Free Libraries were installed in Youngstown, OH at the Fairgreen Neighborhood Garden and Park Vista Senior Living Community to promote literacy and the love of reading through free book sharing.

Outreach books include:

  • Crave: Sojourn of a Hungry Soul
  • Quick Kills
  • Poems and Their Making: A Conversation
  • Synergos: Selected Poems

2020 Book Releases Catalog

2020 Book Releases Catalog

Bearing Imagination – Outreach

Enjoy our latest video "Bearing Imagination - Outreach" which describes Etruscan's mission and continued literary efforts, funded by grants and donations, including the Ohio Arts Council.

Laurie Jean Cannady – A Reading from Crave: Sojourn of a Hungry Soul

Visit “At Length” to Read About Their Latest Feature

"At Length", an online journal, has just released a chapter from To Banquet with the Ethiopians: A Memoir of Life Before the Alphabet (forthcoming from Broadstone).

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Etruscan Co-Founder Receives Governor’s Award

Etruscan Co-Founder Receives Governor's Award
See the video of Etruscan Co-Founder receiving the Ohio Governor's Award here.

Out of Our Minds with H. L. Hix

Out of Our Minds with H. L. Hix
H. L. Hix appeared on KKUP's Out of Our Minds podcast. Listen to the podcast here »

WVIA Interview With Tim Seibles

WVIA Interview With Tim Seibles
Tim Seibles was interviewed on WVIA Radio ArtScene with Erika Funke.
Listen to the podcast here »

WVIA Interview with Phil Brady

WVIA Interview with Phil Brady
The Etruscan Press Executive Director, Phil Brady, was interviewed on WVIA Radio ArtScene with Erika Funke.
Listen to the podcast here »

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