WriteGirl Honors Women Writers at 2022 Bold Ink Awards

Over 150 WriteGirl alums, volunteers and friends of WriteGirl gathered together online at the WriteGirl 2022 Bold Ink Awards to celebrate the four Bold Ink Award honorees including: Amy Sherman-Palladino (Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale), NBC4 Reporter Beverly White and Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends)! 

The event featured words of inspiration from Inaugural Poet and WriteGirl Alum Amanda Gorman, and remarks from actor Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) on behalf of acclaimed TV writer Amy Sherman-Palladino. Longtime supporters Lauren Graham, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen also stopped by to encourage the audience to support WriteGirl programming.

“Right here at WriteGirl, we have built a truly inspiring learning environment, a place where teens have told us that they feel uplifted, energized and supported,” said WriteGirl Executive Director Keren Taylor during the annual WriteGirl Bold Ink Awards on June 4, 2022. “They describe WriteGirl as a space where they can express their feelings and ideas without being judged or criticized. Thanks to hundreds of dedicated writing mentors, many of them here tonight, WriteGirl gives teens a community where they can feel that vital sense of belonging that we all need.”

Inaugural Poet and WriteGirl Alum Amanda Gorman

“As a proud WriteGirl alumna, I know first and foremost what this organization means to its members, and also what it means for the world,” said Gorman during her remarks. “It taught me from a young age that you should never underestimate the power of a girl and her pen — because that power can change the globe.”

Thank you for joining us to celebrate bold women writers and raise vital funds to support WriteGirl programs for underserved teen girls! Thank you to our 2022 Bold Ink Awards Host Committee Allison Deegan, Lauren Graham, Winnie Holzman, Jennifer Hoppe, Tahereh Mafi & Ransom Riggs, Lisa McQuillan, Nancy Meyers, Ilene Resnick, Lauren Miller Rogen & Seth Rogen, Melissa Rosenberg and Clare Sera. And a special thanks to Hamilton Studio for producing this event!

Read more about the Bold Ink Awards in the Vancouver Sun and NBC4.

Learn more about the WriteGirl Bold Ink Awards here.