WriteGirl

We’re so grateful to be a 2024 Ready to Rise grantee partner! Thank you to the California Community Foundation and the Liberty Hill Foundation for your support in helping us expand our programming to reach more of Los Angeles County’s most vulnerable youth. We look forward to helping more teens develop their confidence, creativity and writing skills!

In honor of #InternationalDayOfTheGirl, we wanted to highlight a piece of writing from one of our teens participating in our international program in Uganda! Did you know WriteGirl has matched teens from Nigeria, Thailand and the Philippines with their own weekly mentor? Donate to WriteGirl to help us reach even more girls around the world at?writegirl.org/donate

Happy #internationaldayofthegirl! This year’s theme is Girls’ Vision for the future! WriteGirl alums are working as civic leaders, authors, engineers, journalists, doctors and more. Through workshops and mentoring, WriteGirl helps girls around the world realize their future, cultivate their creative voice and change the world! You can support WriteGirl to give girls and gender-expansive youth access to creative writing workshops and mentors! Donate in honor of #dayofthegirl at writegirl.org/donate

Great mentors don’t just guide us— they inspire us. Join WriteGirl as a mentor and help inspire teens to share their voices with the world! Apply by Sept. 20th at writegirl.org/join-us #volunteer #mentor?

Are you a writer looking to use your skills to give back to your community? WriteGirl is seeking volunteers to mentor teens in creative writing! Join a vibrant community of writers inspiring the next generation. WriteGirl is based in Los Angeles but volunteers can join from anywhere for our online programming! Apply at writegirl.org/join-us! Deadline: Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. #volunteer

Inspire a teen and become a WriteGirl mentor! We're accepting volunteer applications for our upcoming season of workshops and mentoring! Help a teen discover the power of their creative voice! Volunteers can join from anywhere in the world! Apply by Aug. 30 at www.writegirl.org/join-us #volunteer #mentor

We’re excited to share that 11 out of the 21 finalists for LA Youth Poet Laureate are WriteGirl mentees! We’ll be cheering them on as they compete for the top spot this Saturday at 2pm at the LA Public Library! The WriteGirl LA Youth Poet Laureate finalists are: Mairead Lucke, Kiera O’Connell, Rhiann Sheffie, Milissa Sutton, Summer Hamzeh, Ella Small, Ariana Perez, Katie Chung, Robyn Lam, Abida Chowdhury, Lauren Lee The Honorable Mentions who are WriteGirl members are: Mara Hovannisian, Weidong Cao, Karina Hill, Ulfile Barsegian Launey, Ava Paloma Lambrakis-Linley, Soleil Mandel, Millie Evans, Esme Goldman, Lili Lang

We are thrilled to introduce the fourth issue of the WriteGirl online literary journal Lines & Breaks! "Kaleidoscope" features 16 pieces from WriteGirl teens, including several from our international teens! The teens wrote about poppies and cats and misunderstandings and celestial forces. Dive in and get inspired at https://lnkd.in/gZyKSZG8 #litjournal #writing

We’re excited to share that “What’s Behind the Blue Door?” has been awarded a GOLD medal in the 2024 Nautilus Book Awards! This fun and engaging journal has helpful writing tips and 75 thought-provoking writing activities. Created in partnership with Chronicle Books, WriteGirl receives a portion of the proceeds of the journal to support our programming. This marks the 100th book award for WriteGirl books! Get your copy today at https://lnkd.in/gX3G4mHC! #writing #journal