and Marjorie Spenceley Fund, the Department of English and Writing Studies, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the School for Advanced Studies in Arts and Humanities at Western, the Department of English, French, and Writing at King's University College and London Public Library. The Writer-in-Residence is co-sponsored by the James A. She won the American Indian Film Festival BEST MUSIC VIDEO 2020 for “ Ego of a Nation” and the imagineNATIVE Media BEST EXPERIMENTAL SOUND PRIZE 2021 for her sound piece, “The Struggle Within.” She wrote and produced a comedy audio pilot titled NDNS on the Airwaves and, in May 2022, she released a 10-episode webseries she wrote of the same name. January has produced and written gallery and broadcast media with 2Ro Media since 2015. Ego of a Nation is January’s 7th poetry title which she independently produced on the Ojistoh Publishing label in 2020. Her literary titles include: Splitting the Heart, Ekstasis Editions 2007 Red Erotic, Ojistah Publishing 2010 Unearthed, Leaf Press, 2011 Peace in Duress, Talonbooks 2014 Totem Poles and Railroads, ARP Books, 2016, As Long As the Sun Shines (English edition), Bookland Press, 2018, with a Mohawk language edition released in 2019 and French translation released in 2021.

She is a radio broadcaster, documentary producer and media and sound artist. January works in page poetry, spoken word performance poetry, video poetry and recorded poetry with music. January lives on Six Nations territory of the Grand River where she owns and operates Ojistoh Publishing and Productions. January traveled throughout 2017-2019 doing back-to-back residencies in Vancouver, Santa Fe and Edmonton. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1963 and raised in southern Ontario. January Rogers is a Mohawk/Tuscarora writer from Six Nations of the Grand River. “When I’m out of here this workshop is going to be like one of the things that helps me a lot.Former Writers-in-Residence > 2022-23 Writer-in-Residence: January Rogers July 2020 Winning Writer in Residence Sharon May, South Carolina 2021 Older Women’s Writing Contest Finalists Spring 2021 Winner Writer in Residence Nancy Fowler, Missouri Journalist COMPLETE CONTEST APPLICATION FORM FOR 2023 HERE Deadline to Upload Application for 2023: DecemClick on the link above to access the application. As he waits for release, he says he’s now using his words to heal. The workshop is what helped the Medina teen we spoke to. “Through all the reflection that we go through in our workshops, through all the expression that we have them do they arrive to a point where they realize where they want to go and what they want to achieve.” In addition, the team reports more than 2,300 of those youth tested positive for COVID-19 who feel forgotten, alone and scared. They report 52,000 youth are confined in the juvenile justice system, adult justice system and the immigration system in the United States. He and his team of college volunteers use creative writing to spark transformation within nine Ohio juvenile detention centers.

'That to me hits kind of close based on where I’m from, where I grew up and just statistically the likelihood of me being in their shoes,” Thomas said. Thomas started the 12-week program as a student at John Carroll University as a way of helping stop the cycle of recidivism. “I was so excited at how excited the kids were because as soon as they were done with the first workshop they were like when are we doing this again like I want to talk to them,” said Balliet. Using writing as a tool to engage the facility’s youth was an idea Balliet found through Writers in Residence and its founder, Zachary Thomas. They don’t always leave with canvases and paint or drums for music therapy to be able to incorporate those in their lives, but they always have some ability to be writing,” said Jaclyn Balliet, Youth Fulfillment Coordinator at the Medina County Juvenile Detention Center. “Out of all the skills that we teach the kids while they’re here they don’t necessarily have the tools when they leave to use them. He told passing the time hasn’t been easy saying, “there’s not like a whole lot I can do.” Despite the various offers services and skill-building programs offered, administrators at the Medina County Juvenile Detention Center admit they’re not always effective long-term. “Being in here is just like it’s really stressful especially with like covid and everything going on. “I’ve been here almost 80 days,” he said. We can’t share his name, but he tells News 5 words are currently his only way out. “When I was like putting my thoughts down on the paper it kind of like even helped me relax.” “I was feeling like pretty stressed most of the time,” he said. MEDINA, Ohio - Words are powerful and they’ve been a way of expression for one teen currently serving time at the Medina County Juvenile Detention Center.

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