Authoring Action

Welcome to the home of Authoring Action (formerly The Winston-Salem Youth Arts Institute), a teen-powered outreach organization dedicated to developing young authors as change agents – Impact Communication Specialists – on a mission to empower each other and our greater society.

Founded on the belief that young people can provide unique and essential insight to achieve a healthy, thriving and unified society, Authoring Action harnesses the power of creative writing, the spoken word and the collaborative contributions of professional artists, writers and mentors to engage the minds, hearts and bodies of middle and high school age youth who, in turn, seek to educate, call out and call to action our global community toward positive change.

Authoring Action = A2 = a powerful formula for change.

Our Words Will Pierce You

Featured Event

Home is Not One Story: Exploring the Heart of Homeless
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 12:00pm
Traveling exhibit - Opens in April in Durham — A community-based project led by Hidden Voices highlighting stories of homelessness in North Carolina. Learn more >>

Experience...Explore...Engage...A2  

Since 2002, Authoring Action has  developed some 150 young authors to incite positive and meaningful change around issues impacting their lives and our greater community. Our youth have much to say. Are you ready to listen?

View the clips to the left to EXPERIENCE our youth and program in action...EXPLORE this site....and know that we stand ready to ENGAGE with other youth and adults through outreach forums held in collaboration with educators, other youth organizations and community leaders. 

We invite you to check out our Outreach Showcase  and visit our "Services" page for more information about how we might work together together toward positive change.