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Put Your Story in a Book: A Community Writing Program Application

A three-month community writing journey from Put It In A Book + Black Pearl Books

Free to attend | Monthly meetups | Published anthology at the end | All backgrounds welcome

Thank you for your interest in participating in Put Your Story In A Book: A Community Writing Program! 

Below is an application broken up into four parts:

Step 1 — About You: Name, contact info, age range, and neighborhood to understand who's in the room.

Step 2 — Your Writing Life: Experience level, preferred forms (memoir, poetry, oral history, etc.), and prior workshop history — so the facilitator can meet you where you are.

Step 3 — Your Story & Intentions: The heart of it. Share the stories you've been carrying, what brings you to the program.

Step 4 — Publication & Consent: Separate opt-ins for the anthology, photography, and communications, plus a community agreement. You retain full rights to your work.

Applications are due by Monday, 6/8/2026. Selected applicants will be notified by the end of the day, Friday 6/12/2026. 

Classes are held at The Torch Center (6406 N IH35 Frontage Road, Suite 1807 (at the LINC), from 6pm-8pm, on the dates below:

  • Thursday, June 25
  • Thursday, July 2
  • Thursday, July 16
  • Thursday, August 13
  • Thursday, August 20
  • Thursday, August 27
In person attendance is required to participate. A maximum of one session can be missed in order to be included in the anthology. 

To learn more about PIIAB and this program, visit https://www.putitinabook.org/. 
If you have questions, please contact Charley at charley@putitinabook.org. 

*This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin, Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment

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First Name *
Last Name *
Phone number
Providing your phone number allows us to call you for program communications, as needed. 
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Age Range *
Current mailing address *
Social Media handles (if you have them)

Cultural identity & heritage

How do you identify culturally, ethnically, or racially?
Share as much or as little as you're comfortable with

What language(s) do you speak at home or within your community?
Note: final stories will be in English

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