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Title of Grant <br />Request <br />Redbud W riting Project community-oriented Fiction I class <br />Grant Amount <br />Requested <br />$2000 <br />Project Start Date <br />(no earlier than July <br />1, 2022) <br />May 2023 <br />Project End Date (no <br />later than June 30, <br />2023) <br />June 2023 <br />Project/Program <br />Summary <br />Ev eryone, not just those who can afford it, deserv es the chance to <br />dev elop their v oice and tell their story: writing and reading are <br />powerful driv ers of self-analysis, self-actualization, and empathy, and <br />can actually change the way people v iew themselv es and the world. <br />For the past two years, the Orange County Arts Commission has <br />made it possible for me and Arshia Simkin, the two cofounders of the <br />Redbud W riting Project, to offer a free community class to Orange <br />County residents from marginalized backgrounds. This year, I taught <br />an Intro to Memoir class on Zoom to four women affiliated with <br />Orange County’s Jackson Center. <br />This year, Arshia and I are applying for separate grants (see Arshia’s <br />separate proposal) so that we can offer two classes to Orange <br />County residents. I plan to teach a six-week Fiction I class in a rural <br />part of Orange County, which will allow me to reach students who <br />might not otherwise hav e access to arts programming. I will use the <br />money from the grant to pay for my time teaching, planning, and <br />executing this program. W e usually run these programs the winter <br />after receiv ing grants, but this year, I plan to run the class in May- <br />June to giv e myself more time to set up the class in a rural part of the <br />county. <br />Community Impact W e will inv ite eight students to participate in the course. W e are <br />committed to identifying students who cannot afford to pursue <br />creativ e writing courses that cost money, as well as students who <br />hail from marginalized gender identities, racial identities, or <br />socioeconomic classes. In the case of this particular course, I believ e <br />it's essential to reach students who don't hav e the time or ability to <br />trav el to the artsy downtown areas of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and <br />Hillsborough -- especially those who might not hav e a car or any <br />other easy way to reach a class meeting in a more central location. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: BB3D6414-08DC-4145-989F-4B40A01ABF0F