WriteOutLoud

Write Out Loud, in partnership with San Diego Public Library, presents THE BIG READ – Shades of Poe.

Inspiring our community to read the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Shades of Poe provides opportunities to read and re-imagine the works of Poe into a medium of your passion.

A month-long community-wide Celebration of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring readings, discussions, film screenings and presentations of original local works inspired by Poe, will be presented in April 2012 throughout San Diego.

For Students & Other Participants – You can participate by creating your own re-imagining of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. For information about submitting your Poe inspired creation to be considered for the April 2012 Shades of Poe Celebration click Submit Your Creation by March 1. To POST your creation on the website go to the bottom of this page.

For Teachers - THE BIG READ has provided us with printed copies of these on-line teachers guides, readers guides and audio CD’s.  We also have Substitute Teacher Lesson Plans available for English and Drama.  Please contact us at writeoutloudsd@gmail.com and we will make sure you get them.  Other teacher resources listed here.

Books – If you would like copies of Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe for your classroom, please contact us.  Books available for Shades of Poe participants only.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Partners Include – San Diego Public Library, San Diego City Schools, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, Adams Avenue Bookstore, Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center, Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, San Diego Opera – Words & Music, Playwrights Project, Young Audiences of San Diego, Eveoke Dance Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Progress – South Park, Cygnet Theatre, Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, Carlsbad City Library, Save Our Heritage Organisation.