Deep Laureate Finalist, Spring 2016: Na’Shante Shakia Cooper

I started writing when I was seven. I love to write songs and books. I love to draw things that you don’t see, like unicorns and fairies. I pretend…

Deep Laureate Finalist, Spring 2016: Madeline Spawn

I’m that kid who always raises her hand and shares the answer so no one else has to. My life is primarily spent singing in the shower, dancing like…

Deep’s Keith Miller in the Spotlight!

The Savannah Morning News today featured the fantabulous Keith Miller, Deep's program manager and one of the teaching-writers for our Block by Block pr…

Deep Featured on National Writing Project Podcast

The National Writing Project (NWP) is featuring Deep Center and our NWP partner site at University of Georgia (UGA), the Red Clay Writing Project, on N…

Block by Block Midterm Community Reading

On Saturday morning March 5, 24 youth from both Block by Block teams came together at the Live Oak Public Library on Henry Street to read, perform, and…

WTOC Features Deep Speaks

Savannah's WTOC Chanel 11 ran this great news story on our February 23, 2016, Deep Speaks. Watch the story here.…

Savannah Morning New Features Deep Laureate Jade Davis

The Savannah Morning News featured our new Deep Laureate, Jade Davis, on the cover. Read the story here.…

Meet Jade Davis, Our New Deep Laureate

Deep Center has named 11-year-old Jade Davis, a 6th grader from Isle of Hope, Deep Laureate for winter 2016 (representing the fall 2015 semester). T…

Deep Laureate, Fall 2015: Jade Davis

My name on my birth certificate is Jade Davis. Jade is a beautiful mineral. The color, so kind. Just like my name. My name welcomes you with warm a…

Deep Laureate Finalist, Fall 2015: Cassandra Prescott

My name is Cassandra Prescott. I am 13. I like softball, basketball, and soccer. My favorite colors are orange and lime green. Read Cassandra's …

Deep Laureate Finalist, Fall 2015: Naomi Reyes

Naomi Reyes: A success in progress: Meme master (Sad Pepe has been summoned.) Books and shows make me unstable (Favorite character: [dies] Naom…

Deep Laureate Finalist, Fall 2015: Sanaa Simmons

Sanaa. The name that is rarely seen or even heard. “Are you foreign?” they ask, constantly. Eventually they earn how to pronounce it, but when th…

Deep Laureate Finalist, Fall 2015: Kennedy Fulton

This is Kennedy Fulton reporting live from this paper. I am rather bubbly, quiet, and too awesome for anyone to handle. I really love Marvel, espec…

Deep Speaks: February 23rd, 2016

Deep Speaks is coming! On Tuesday, February 23, Savannah's most powerful young authors will take the stage at Deep Speaks, a free and all-ages book …