CREATIVE WRITING
The Creative Writing Gallery includes writing entries and winners from our detention center writing contests as well as stories written as part of our other creative writing programs with our other program partners. The stories are published as originally written, with minor edits as needed for clarity. We hope you enjoy reading these stories from our clients, and thank you for helping them to be heard!
Each artist whose work is posted on our site has signed a Heard media release or verbally given permission for the work to be posted on this site and shared via our social media platforms.
Who Am I?
Who Am I? (translated from its original Spanish language submission) Rivera Dario Alonso Gomez...
The Last Cryptid
The Last Cryptid by Trulynd W. Hall Third place, Fiction, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center...
History of Mammals
History of Mammals by Trulynd W. Hall First place, Fiction, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center...
Imperfect Democratic Systems
Imperfect Democratic Systems (translated from its original Spanish language submission) by Luis...
Concrete
Concrete by Trulynd W. Hall First place, Nonfiction, Heard/Alexandria Detention Center writing...
Chasing Faith
"Chasing Faith" was retitled "Why I Write Graffiti" and published in Arlington Magazine in...
7 Years
By Shogua Waziri Friends of Guest House, June 8, 2022 It all started the moment I turned 18. Well...
Write Here, Write Now!
March 10, 2022 - Sometimes magic happens when you put paper to pen. Our partner Together We Bake...
Writing with Maisie
We're always up for something new, and this time we took on creative writing for our "Fun Fridays"...
From Da Bronx to D.M.V.
Jeffrey Melendez Third place, Nonfiction, Heard/Arlington County Detention Facility writing...
Creative Writing
Visual Arts
Improvisation
Etiquette
Public Speaking
Dance
Singing
