The Tribune

LITERACY advocate, author, and publisher Teri M Bethel of BooksByBethel.com has recently partnered with Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020, which features its winning stories in their annually published Butterfly StoryBook.

Now in its 10th year, the competition is organised by the E-Club but assisted by local chapters. Paul Amoury, Rotary Past President and chairperson of the Butterfly Storybook Competition, says he is amazed at the young writers’ level of creativity in their storytelling. This partnership between BooksByBethel.com and Rotary and facilitated by the Rotary Club of Eleuthera will showcase the writings of some of the outstanding contestants of their Butterfly StoryBook Competition. President of the Eleuthera Club,

Rotarian Glenda Johnson-Ingraham, welcomes the initiative and believes it is in keeping with their club’s Literacy Advocacy Program.

In partnering with the Rotary Club, Mrs Bethel hopes to celebrate young writers with the anticipation that they will continue to develop their reading, writing, and communication skills. She also hopes that this opportunity will encourage parents, students, and educators to support this and other writing initiatives.

“We see the need for literacy with the breakdown in communications in the home, school, and work — there is no part of society that is left out,” Mrs. Bethel stated, adding that much of the confusion stems from an inability to effectively share thoughts.

BooksByBethel.com actively promotes writers and authors from the Bahamas and the West Indies to bring an awareness of the myriad of excellent writings from both the young and old. To view the growing list of young contributors, visit: www.BooksByBethel.com/ butterfly-stories.