James Weldon Johnson Young Writers Festival Mission Statement
To use poetry, visual, and performing arts as a vehicle to impact youth academic engagement and performance, social-emotional development, and to develop writing and analytical skills giving children and youth a greater understanding of themselves and others.
This program is the brainchild of Matriarch Sharon Coon, Founder of The Friends of Brentwood Public Library, Inc.
Goals: Educate Youth, Young Authors Awards Ceremony, Family Fun Community Celebratory Activities, Author’s Book Exhibit, and Career Day.