YOCA Writing & Art Contest

Theme: Personal Identity

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Personal identity can revolve around anything between gender, ethnicity, or anything that makes you unique! Whether it is something big such as a major event that happened in your life, or something small such as your old scruffy stuffed animal that you have kept ever since you were little, those moments shape who we are as people. YOCA invites participants to explore and delve into the theme to amplify voices in the community. The following are some prompts to spark inspiration that participants can follow, although they don’t have to. 

Prompts:

1. What is an object/event that has shaped the way you perceive yourself? What was the result of that realization?

2. Margaret Atwood once said, "A word after a word after a word is power.” For you, what’s the connection between writing/art, personal expression, and identity?

3. Write about the significance of your name. Does it hold a deep history, or have you redefined its meaning? How does it shape your sense of identity?

4. Introduce yourself.

5. We are all works in progress. Write about a piece of your/someone else’s identity that is still changing.

6. Any identity-related topic you choose! 

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