All Students,

Congratulations and welcome to the Athletes to Authors program!

General Information

Submit all required information, including, a brief essay about a historical minority figure, a one paragraph autobiography, and a photo. In exchange for these items you will receive a complimentary pair of track shoes. This also means you have to tell us your accurate shoe size.  

Fundraising Opportunity

Your team can sell your school personalized book of essays for fundraising purposes. The book will have each teammate’s photo and bio next to the essay they wrote. During your fundraiser, your school team receives eighty percent (80%) of all funds created from the books your team sells after cost. This is a fast way to raise a large amount money for your team.

Becoming an Author

This book is a wonderful gift for family and friends. Imagine years later, a future student may use your book as a resource for an assignment. Your family and community will be proud of you becoming an author at such a young age. 

Relay Invitational

Your head coach will select runners from your team to represent your school in the Athletes to Authors Relay Invitational. The top three relay team winners in each category receive medals and the top school gets a perpetual trophy to keep until the following year. 

Please share the following information with everyone on your team:

1)  Most of the information you will need about the Athletes to Authors Relay Invitational is posted on this website.

2)  The race schedule will be posted on the soon-to-be released Meet Schedule page.

3)  There is no fee to participate in the Athletes to Authors Invitational or overall program.

4)  Fill out the form below to participate in the program. Upload a PDF of your essay and bio. Also, upload a JPG, JPEG or PNG of your photo.  

5)  Your track shoes will be delivered to your school.

For any additional information email [email protected] or call 310-808-4552.

Best wishes for a successful track and field season. Thank you for participating in the Athletes to Authors program.