WriteGirl

WriteGirl is a Los Angeles-based project of Community Partners, a nonprofit organization.

Since 2001, WriteGirl has paired professional women writers in the Los Angeles area with at-risk teenage girls who do not otherwise have access to creative writing or mentoring programs. The mentoring focuses on the craft of creative writing and empowerment through self-expression. By means of one-on-one sessions and monthly workshops, girls are given techniques, insights, and practical advice for writing in several genres: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Songwriting, and Screenwriting.

Each year, an anthology of the girls’ writing is published.

References

* [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-schoolme23apr23,1,6205318.column The Los Angeles Times]
* [http://www.volvoforlifeawards.com/cgi-bin/iowa/english/heros/hero/371.html Volvo For Life Awards]
* [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6399203.html School Library Journal]

External links

* [http://www.writegirl.org WriteGirl's website]