Press Release

1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:Esther Productions Inc
202-829-0591-- estherproductionsinc@gmail.com
Esther Productions Inc presents INSIDE JOB:THE ART OF PERSONAL ESSAY WRITING
WORKSHOP -- The Sequel FOR TEEN GIRLS AGES 14 THROUGH 17
Everyone, especially teens--have stories to tell. Esther Productions Inc., a nonprofit based in
Washington, DC, is presenting a writing workshop designed to help each teen participant
discover her/his inner story while presenting it for public appreciation.
INSIDE JOB: The Art of Personal Essay Writing -- The Sequel will take place on October
19, 2019 from 12:30pm to 3:00pm at the Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Library 115
Atlantic St. SW. It's free. Light refreshments will be served.

2. A sequel to the successful session held last month,
this workshop will be led by the award-winning and popular writer/performance artist Bomani
Armah. Bomani Armah is "...not a rapper, but a poet with a hip-hop style". The DC area native is
most known for his viral and BET music video hit "Read a Book". Bomani is currently a Kennedy
Center Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program facilitator and an Arts Integration
Specialist on the Young Audiences of Maryland roster. He is the former Director of Poetry
Events (D.o.P.E.) for Busboys and Poets restaurant and performance venue chain and co-
executive producer of Busboys and Poets first poetry album Ain’t U Heard. Bomani combines
the poetic lyricism and social commentary in the tradition of Langston Hughes and KRS-ONE,
with the soul stirring rhythm inspired by James Brown, Fela, Bob Marley, George Clinton, Chuck
Brown and other purveyors of funk from throughout the African Diaspora .
https://www.facebook.com/notarapper/
“The personal essay is not just a high school writing assignment or one more item for a college
application. When executed with thoughtfulness, skill and passion, it can be a powerful work of
literary art,” says Ms. Jonetta Barras, citing the works of Joan Didion, James Baldwin, Annie
Dillard and Virginia Woolf as classic examples. More contemporary examples might include
Mindy Kaling and Zadie Smith.
Participants will learn the difference between a personal essay and other forms of
writing. They will learn how to craft one, and will leave with either a finished essay or with the
outline for a successful work of creative non-fiction.
INSIDE JOB: The Art of Personal Essay Writing -- The Sequel is free, but registration is
required, and seating is limited. (The workshops are being presented in conjunction with Esther

3. Productions Inc. essay writing contest—DISCOVERING ME…WITH YOU). Register at
https://www.estherproductionsinc.com/events-1/inside-job-the-art-of-personal-essay-writing-the-
sequel?fbclid=IwAR00mUVegaJyo0RbfXWzvw7nPbn4RuGq3sIH-_ILKB0ayQDOfpBJrqDriNY
Esther Productions, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization based in DC that is dedicated to
inspiring and empowering fatherless girls and women. The organization is supported through
generous donations from Kerry S. Pearson, LLC, Pepco, an Exelon Company, Fort Myer
Construction Corporation Charitable Foundation, Emmanuel Bailey, Veterans Corp and Esther’s
Friends. . Special Thanks: Afrika Abney, Arts and Marketing Consultant