THE ATLAS 21 Release Party & Reading
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The Young Emerging Writers Program Celebrates the Release of THE ATLAS 21 Literary Magazine at Rozz-Tox
What: THE ATLAS 21 Release Party & Reading
Where: Part One: Green space outside of Rozz-Tox (2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL); Part Two: inside Rozz-Tox
When: Thursday, August 13; Part One – doors at 6:00 p.m., readings at 6:30 p.m.; Part Two – YEW Alumni & Staff Open Mic at 8:00 p.m., live music from KAS starts at 9:00 p.m.
Cost: Both parts of the event are free and open to the public ($5 suggested donation to support MWC youth writing programs); copies of THE ATLAS 21 will be available for purchase at both events
The Young Emerging Writers (YEW) Summer Internship Program will host a two-part party to celebrate the release of the latest issue of THE ATLAS, the Program’s literary magazine, on Thursday, August 13 at Rozz-Tox.
The event will start at 6:00 p.m. outside of Rozz-Tox with the release of THE ATLAS 21, where the 2026 YEW interns will give a brief reading of their work from the newly-released magazine. Copies will be available for $10, along with other local literary artists selling their work. Bring blankets or lawn chairs (blankets in front chairs in back please), and do not bring your own food or drink; the service window will be open.
Then, at 8:00 p.m., the party will move inside Rozz-Tox, featuring an open mic for YEW alumni and staff, followed by live music from KAS.
Both events will be archived to MWC's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/midwestwritingcenter
About Young Emerging Writers:
The YEW Summer Internship Program is composed of students ages 15-19 who applied and were interviewed for the privilege of participating in this selective paid internship program. This summer, 23 interns from around Quad City area participated in YEW with the help of 14 staff members. YEW provides writing instruction in a variety of writing styles and processes, and develops professional skills in areas such as editing, collaborative project management, and magazine design. In 50 hours of meetings over seven weeks, the interns went from meet-and-greet to producing a high-quality literary magazine.
Copies of new and back issues will be available for purchase at both locations. THE ATLAS 21 will be available for $10 at the launch, and all back issues of THE ATLAS for only $5/pay what you can. You can pre-order a copy of THE ATLAS 21 today: https://www.mwcqc.org/events/the-atlas-21-pre-order/
Please contact Ryan Collins for more information about the YEW Summer Internship Program, THE ATLAS, or this event: [email protected], (309) 732-7330.
Funding and material support for the 2026 Young Emerging Writers Summer Internship Program generously provided by the : the Illinois Arts Council Agency, IAC Summer Youth Employment in the Arts Grant, the Moline Regional Community Foundation, Modern Woodmen of America, the Melvin McKay Charitable Trust, the Mary Iva Gittens Knouse Trust, the Quad Cities Community Foundation, the Rock Island Public Library, Carlisle Ryan Digital Print Services, and Rozz-Tox.
What: THE ATLAS 21 Release Party & Reading
Where: Part One: Green space outside of Rozz-Tox (2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL); Part Two: inside Rozz-Tox
When: Thursday, August 13; Part One – doors at 6:00 p.m., readings at 6:30 p.m.; Part Two – YEW Alumni & Staff Open Mic at 8:00 p.m., live music from KAS starts at 9:00 p.m.
Cost: Both parts of the event are free and open to the public ($5 suggested donation to support MWC youth writing programs); copies of THE ATLAS 21 will be available for purchase at both events
The Young Emerging Writers (YEW) Summer Internship Program will host a two-part party to celebrate the release of the latest issue of THE ATLAS, the Program’s literary magazine, on Thursday, August 13 at Rozz-Tox.
The event will start at 6:00 p.m. outside of Rozz-Tox with the release of THE ATLAS 21, where the 2026 YEW interns will give a brief reading of their work from the newly-released magazine. Copies will be available for $10, along with other local literary artists selling their work. Bring blankets or lawn chairs (blankets in front chairs in back please), and do not bring your own food or drink; the service window will be open.
Then, at 8:00 p.m., the party will move inside Rozz-Tox, featuring an open mic for YEW alumni and staff, followed by live music from KAS.
Both events will be archived to MWC's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/midwestwritingcenter
About Young Emerging Writers:
The YEW Summer Internship Program is composed of students ages 15-19 who applied and were interviewed for the privilege of participating in this selective paid internship program. This summer, 23 interns from around Quad City area participated in YEW with the help of 14 staff members. YEW provides writing instruction in a variety of writing styles and processes, and develops professional skills in areas such as editing, collaborative project management, and magazine design. In 50 hours of meetings over seven weeks, the interns went from meet-and-greet to producing a high-quality literary magazine.
Copies of new and back issues will be available for purchase at both locations. THE ATLAS 21 will be available for $10 at the launch, and all back issues of THE ATLAS for only $5/pay what you can. You can pre-order a copy of THE ATLAS 21 today: https://www.mwcqc.org/events/the-atlas-21-pre-order/
Please contact Ryan Collins for more information about the YEW Summer Internship Program, THE ATLAS, or this event: [email protected], (309) 732-7330.
Funding and material support for the 2026 Young Emerging Writers Summer Internship Program generously provided by the : the Illinois Arts Council Agency, IAC Summer Youth Employment in the Arts Grant, the Moline Regional Community Foundation, Modern Woodmen of America, the Melvin McKay Charitable Trust, the Mary Iva Gittens Knouse Trust, the Quad Cities Community Foundation, the Rock Island Public Library, Carlisle Ryan Digital Print Services, and Rozz-Tox.
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Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave, Rock Island, IL 61201-8805, United States
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