Letter from the Editor

Dear Readers,

Humans have written for as long as history itself. It started with the Neolithic proto-writing. Then there was the Sumerian script, the hieroglyphs, the Greek alphabet. From the very beginning, humans wrote to tell a story. They wrote to record their life and their experiences, to pass their stories on to future generations.

Today, our letters and pages may look different. Our language may sound foreign, our tools, alien. But at its core, nothing has changed. We are still humans with stories, and we still write so that we can share our stories with others.

My name is Anne Rong. I am the Editor-in-Chief of The New Courant, a non-profit publication for youth opinion writing. Today, I write to you on behalf of children everywhere. I write with one message to deliver: we have stories to tell. And we need you to listen.

Whether you are an ordinary adult ready to hear a fresh perspective, or a young human seeking to understand your community, I invite you to read an article (or two, or three!). I hope you find something that interests you, that moves you, that makes you think, that starts a conversation.

Come discover our stories.

Sincerely,

Anne Rong