The ‘One Hundred New Authors for the New Century of Our Literature’ project, aiming to nurture young talents who will build the future of Turkish literature, was launched with the support of the Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Civil Society Relations, the academic consultancy of Üsküdar Üniversitesi, and in cooperation with KASTOB & ÇATKON. Within this scope, the first meeting between young authors and their mentor instructors took place at the Project Implementation School, İlim ve Fazilet Vakfı. At the meeting, where significant decisions such as the identification of young author candidates, the structuring of the academic and literary mentorship process, and the planning of writing academy training were made, the goal was to create a personalized guidance process.
A while after the opening program of the One Hundred New Authors for the New Century of Our Literature Project, the first meeting between young authors and their mentor instructors was held.
The meeting, chaired by Dr. Nebiye Yaşar, Director of Üsküdar Üniversitesi Young Brains Academy, was attended by Mahmut Ekşi, Chairman of KASTOB High Advisory Board and İlim ve Fazilet Vakfı, İshak Koçoğlu, KASTOB Vice Chairman and İTO Assembly Member, Hünkar Ekşi, General Manager of İlim ve Fazilet Vakfı Schools, İlim ve Fazilet Vakfı administrators and teachers, project mentor instructors, KASTOB Chairman Nevzat Duyar, KASTOB Deputy Chairman Yaşar Saka, and KASTOB Secretary General and Project Coordinator Yüksel Arslan.
Professional literary development is aimed
The main agenda items of the meeting included the long-term sustainability of the project, the inclusion of young authors in a professional literary development process, and the creation of cooperation mechanisms with publishing houses.
Tarhan had emphasized the critical role of parental support in the writing process…
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, Founding Rector of Üsküdar Üniversitesi and Project Consultant, had emphasized the critical role of parental support in the writing process during the project's opening program, drawing attention to the importance of academic and psychological support mechanisms to strengthen the pens of young people.
A personalized guidance process will be created
At the meeting, it was discussed that academicians and experienced literati should be included in the project during the project implementation process to develop the artistic perspective of young authors and strengthen their critical thinking skills.
Subsequently, it was discussed that mentor instructors should create a personalized guidance process for each student to discover their individual talents, and within this scope, cooperation with publishing houses should be established for the publication of young authors' works.
Within this framework, the goal was to establish a special working group to evaluate the produced works from literary, scientific, and technical aspects and present them to publishing houses, and to forge long-term collaborations with publishing houses for the printing and promotion of selected works.