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In Recent News: 2026 Valentines Reading took place on Thursday, February 12 at 5:30 pm at the Block Community Hub located at 1955 Broadway
Past News Stories of interest for the Literary Arts Pathway at OSA................
san francisco bay area teen writing awards

san francisco bay area teen writing awards

Nassem Alavi (Memoir), Bella Coles (Poetry), and Charlie Stuip (Memoir) won San Francisco Bay Area Teen Writing Awards
Leila Mottley

Oakland's 2018 Youth Poet Laureate
Leila Mottley

Leila Mottley
 
Leila Mottley (12th) read at Chapter 510 as Oakland's 2018 Youth Poet Laureate. 
 
Leila Mottley will be speaking at City Arts & Lectures this fall!
 
Lit Arts alum, Leila Mottley ('19) in conversation with Michelle Lee, co-presented with Youth Speaks on Thursday, October 6 at 7:30pm at the Sydney Goldstein Theater.
 
"A native of Oakland, California, Leila Mottley uses her writing as a tool to call for social justice reform and advocate for victims of sexual violence. Her acclaimed poetry has appeared in Oprah Daily and The New York Times, and her incandescent debut novel Nightcrawling was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her 2022 Book Club, making Mottley the club’s youngest author ever. Inspired by true stories of the exploitation of young women by police departments in the United States, including a 2015 case in Oakland and its subsequent cover-up, the book has earned widespread acclaim. 
charlie stuip wins gracie award

charlie stuip wins gracie award

Lit Arts alum ('19) Charlie Stuip was written up in the Daily Bruin for her production company, Highball Media, which was started with fellow OSA alum, Lucy Urbano ('19). 
Charlie Stuip wins gracie award for radio piece on "All Things considered"

Charlie Stuip wins gracie award for radio piece on "All Things considered"

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Charlie Stuip (12th Grade) won a Gracie Award for a radio piece she did for All Things Considered about Title IX and sexual assault and harassment in K-12 schools

justin walton performs at hiero day festival

justin walton performs at hiero day festival

Hiero Day Festival
 

Justin Walton, or Jwalt (‘19) released his new single, “Nothing New” earlier this year.

 
HIERO DAY plays an integral role in the Oakland music festival culture which exists in the city today. Voted the best hip hop music festival in the Bay Area, it is recognized for fostering a unifying atmosphere while maintaining a commitment to groundbreaking music and community development.
past Awards and awardees

past Awards and awardees

  • Nassem Alavi (Memoir), Bella Coles (Poetry), and Charlie Stuip (Memoir) won San Francisco Bay Area Teen Writing Awards
  • Charlie Stuip (12th Grade) won a Gracie Award for a radio piece she did for All Things Considered about Title IX and sexual assault and harassment in K-12 schools,
  • Justin Walton (11th Grade) performed at the Hiero Day Festival with rappers Talib Kweli Black Thought from the Roots
  • Leila Mottley (12th) read at Chapter 510 as Oakland's 2018 Youth Poet Laureate. 
  • Alumni Elena Ruiz (graduated 2017, currently a sophomore at Pratt) had her essay, 5 Attempts, written about her experience as a black woman at Pratt, published in the Women's Review of Books' July/August issue.
 in Other NEWs:

 in Other NEWs:

-Lit Arts senior Daisha Williams, wrote an article for the Oakland Post News Group on protests regarding the overturning of Roe v Wade that was picked up nationally.  She and fellow Lit Arts senior Sarah Clemmons all served as interns for the post and were selected to be paid contributors and copywriters this summer.
 
-Lit Arts alum ('19) Charlie Stuip was written up in the Daily Bruin for her production company, Highball Media, which was started with fellow OSA alum, Lucy Urbano ('19). 
 
-Justin Walton, or Jwalt (‘19) released his new single, “Nothing New” earlier this year.
 
-Leila Mottley will be speaking at City Arts & Lectures this fall! Lit Arts alum, Leila Mottley ('19) in conversation with Michelle Lee, co-presented with Youth Speaks on Thursday, October 6 at 7:30pm at the Sydney Goldstein Theater.
 
"A native of Oakland, California, Leila Mottley uses her writing as a tool to call for social justice reform and advocate for victims of sexual violence. Her acclaimed poetry has appeared in Oprah Daily and The New York Times, and her incandescent debut novel Nightcrawling was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her 2022 Book Club, making Mottley the club’s youngest author ever. Inspired by true stories of the exploitation of young women by police departments in the United States, including a 2015 case in Oakland and its subsequent cover-up, the book has earned widespread acclaim.