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ARCATA PRESS

AKA Saint Paul Almanac

Saint Paul, MN

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ARCATA PRESS

Also Known As:: Saint Paul Almanac
Physical Address:: Saint Paul, MN 55116
EIN:: 65-1264407
Web URL:: www.saintpaulalmanac.com
Leadership:: Kimberly Nightingale

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Fiscal Year Starting: Jan 1, 2011
Fiscal Year Ending: Dec 31, 2011

Revenue
Total Revenue	$167,941

Expenses
Total Expenses	$177,037

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ARCATA PRESS

Also Known As:: Saint Paul Almanac
Physical Address:: Saint Paul, MN 55116
EIN:: 65-1264407
Web URL:: www.saintpaulalmanac.com
NTEE Category:: A Arts, Culture, and Humanities; A33 Printing, Publishing; S Community Improvement, Capacity Building; S31 Urban, Community; R Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy; R63 Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Press Issues
Year Founded:: 2006
Ruling Year:: 2006

Mission Statement

Arcata Press doing business as Saint Paul Almanac was created with the artistic goal of bringing the diverse Saint Paul community together by supporting local literary arts through an experiment in democratic publishing. This mission is primarily accomplished through collaborative decision-making in publication activities, public readings, and mentorships. We provide new and established writers and artists with a welcoming annual forum for stories, poems, memories, photographs, and current events, in celebration of the rich and diverse life of our city and our shared experiences of home.

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Leadership

Kimberly Nightingale

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Program: Community Editor Apprenticeship Project

Budget:: $52,000
Category:: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Population Served:: Ethnic/Racial Minorities -- General; Immigrants/Newcomers/Refugees; General Public/Unspecified

Program Description:

Community Editor Apprenticeship Project During the course of 20 weeks and 14 meetings, between January 2011 and June 2011, and repeated again in January 2012 to June 2012, community editors will:<ol><li>Learn to reach into their diverse personal communities to gather Saint Paul poems and stories, both written and oral</li><li>Help people they gather stories from send in their best work</li><li>Determine collectively what goes in the Saint Paul Almanac based on a criteria of quality and inclusivity</li><li> Learn copyediting marks, tools, and resources</li><li>Learn the steps of publishing a book</li><li>Improve their own writing and editing abilities through critiquing writing in a workshop environment with professional writers</li><li>Build confidence and trust in their abilities through participating in the apprenticeship process</li><li>Develop relationships with professional and emerging writers that may not have occurred in any other context</li></ol>

Program Long-Term Success:

Program Short-Term Success:

<div>Since starting the Community Editor Apprenticeship Project in 2008, 28 people have:</div> <div> <ol><li>Learned to reach into their diverse personal communities to gather Saint Paul poems and stories, both written and oral</li><li>Helped people they gather stories from send in their best work</li><li>Determined collectively what goes in the Saint Paul Almanac based on a criteria of quality and inclusivity</li></ol> </div>

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Program Success Examples:

Seven community editors in 2010 were high school students. One student was African American, one student Ghana American, four students Hmong American, and one student was white European American. They learned all of the skills listed above.

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