(c) A grant recipient shall establish a student author program to provide the participants an opportunity to write, edit, and promote a short story or other forms of literature. A grant recipient should provide regular, sequential student author workshops that parallel or complement school calendars, such as quarterly, semester, or summer and vacation-intensive programs that include, but are not limited to, the following components:

1. (1) Writing and editing, including instruction in the skills necessary for creative writing.
2. (2) Publishing an anthology.
3. (3) Marketing, media, and community relations, including instruction in book brand development and entrepreneurship.
4. (4) Individual and group presentations.
5. (5) Community-based book signing events.

(d) Grant recipients are expected to implement programming that does all of the following:

1. (1) Fosters critical thinking in student authors.
2. (2) Teaches students to practice effective problem solving.
3. (3) Instructs students on creating an outline for their writing project.
4. (4) Teaches students to develop promotional and advertising tools.
5. (5) Provides students with an understanding of how to create a literary character and an engaging plot.