GRAPE Jr. (2025)
GRAPE Jr. (2025)
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GRAPE Jr. is an offshoot of GRAPE (Graded Readers Authorship & Publication Experience — see this link for stories published from the previous workshop) of JALT's Material Writers SIG. It is a writing workshop with the goal of producing extensive reader/graded reader books for publication on an online platform.
Information meeting (free)
Information meeting (free)
Information meeting: 19:30 May 24 (SAT), 2025
Brainstorming and initial meeting on Zoom (applicants will receive a link via e-mail). The schedule for writing, peer review, and publication should be determined in collaboration with writers who are more experienced with the process.
(please apply by clicking the Information Meeting Application Form here or below)
Featured Speaker: Catriona Chalmers
with Paul Goldberg, John Carle, and Joshua Solomon
The Information meeting will not be recorded so please be sure to attend!
If you cannot attend the Information Meeting but are interested in joining the GRAPE Jr. writing workshop, please contact Joshua Solomon. Slides and a summary will be available after the meeting.
The deadline for joining the GRAPE Jr. Writing Workshop is June 7, 2025.
GRAPE Jr (A-4) with web link.pdfInformation Meeting Application Form
Information Meeting Application Form
Information Meeting Application Form: https://forms.office.com/r/xCz0eYDjrK
We invite all people interested in joining a writing workshop to publish your very own GRADED READER. Collaborate online with published authors and other first-time writers in a supportive, goal-oriented system to GET YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED. No prior publishing experience is necessary.
Subsequent 6-month GRAPE Jr. Writing Workshop
Solo Track & Group Track
Solo Track & Group Track
The project is planned to be divided into two tracks.
Solo Track: Writers will produce their own book freely and independently, but with the support of their writing peers in the workshop.
Group Track: Writers will work in a small group to create a coherent series of books related by plot, theme, style, etc. By default, writers will each be solely responsible for their own book, but will have to work more closely with other Group Track writers to ensure cohesion between the finished products.
All writers will be provided a style guide to help reach the target level of reading difficulty.
Featured Speaker & Chief Editor:
Featured Speaker & Chief Editor:
Catriona Chalmers
Catriona Chalmers
Catriona Chalmers is a language instructor, teacher-trainer, and freelance writer/editor. She is a writer/editor for the Global Issues Narratives series published by Abax Japan. She is the editor of Xreading News, writing and editing graded news stories weekly for XReading. She has also written graded readers for Halico.
Catriona will be the chief editor for the GRAPE Jr. project. She will provided constructive feedback and support for authors.
Paul Goldberg
Paul Goldberg
Paul Goldberg has taught English for over 20 years, and is the founder of the online system, Xreading, which he developed to make extensive reading more accessible for students and easier for teachers to manage.
John Carle
John Carle
John Carle is the president of JALT's Materials Writers SIG and is the author of the popular English Gym textbook series. He has authored, edited, or created the audio components of several graded readers.
Joshua Solomon
Joshua Solomon
Joshua Lee Solomon is a lecturer in the Hirosaki University Institute for Liberal Arts Development and Practices in Aomori Prefecture. In addition to teaching English and helping develop the liberal arts English curriculum, he is heavily involved in the management of the university’s self-access learning center, the English Lounge (https://home.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/salc/).
Joshua is the lead coordinator for GRAPE Jr. and can be reached at Jsolomon@hirosaki-u.ac.jp
Grape JR. Google Classroom
Grape JR. Google Classroom
Participants in the months-long GRAPE Jr. Writing Workshop will be invited to join our Google Classroom. They will write and submit their stories there and will need a Gmail account to access the platform.
The classroom includes example graded readers, vocabulary profilers, videos on writing graded readers and storytelling techniques, as well as resources for images, audio, and other useful materials.
FEES & GRAPE Jr. Writing Workshop Application
FEES & GRAPE Jr. Writing Workshop Application
Participation in the May 24 meeting will be FREE.
To join in the months-long writing workshop, please fill out the GRAPE Jr. Writing Workshop form https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/LmcWKXxAGQ and pay the appropriate participation fee.
Payments may be made by clicking the links below:
The deadline for joining the GRAPE Jr. Writing Workshop is June 7, 2025.
SPONSERS
SPONSERS
Materials Writers
Materials Writers
Literature in Language Teaching
Literature in Language Teaching
Japan Association for Language Teaching
Japan Association for Language Teaching
Contact: Joshua Solomon is the lead coordinator for GRAPE Jr. and can be reached at Jsolomon@hirosaki-u.ac.jp
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