WriteGirl Releases Second Issue of Lit Journal With LA vs Hate

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WriteGirl Releases Second Issue of Lit Journal With LA vs Hate

“Tonight you will be treated to a sensory cultural journey as seen through the eyes of WriteGirl teens and alums,” WriteGirl Executive Director Keren Taylor said in her opening remarks during the Night of Unity event to celebrate the second issue of WriteGirl’s literary journal Lines & Breaks on Saturday, April 9, 2022. “These writers know how to infuse their writing with details that will draw you into their world, and give all of us some very powerful reasons why UNITY is not just a theme for tonight, but a theme we all need to carry forward in our hearts and in our communities.”

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We Write the Songs: WriteGirl Songwriting Workshop and Showcase of Songs

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We Write the Songs: WriteGirl Songwriting Workshop and Showcase of Songs

“Songs happen when words alone are not enough,” WriteGirl Executive Director and songwriter Keren Taylor said during the opening remarks of WriteGirl’s 21st Annual Songwriting Workshop and Showcase of Songs on March 19, 2022. “When the feelings are enormous and powerful, it is music that is needed to lift those words off the page and soar them into our heart because of the super power of words and music, together, to move us.”

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Amanda Gorman Announces WriteGirl Partnership with Estée Lauder WRITING CHANGE Initiative

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Amanda Gorman Announces WriteGirl Partnership with Estée Lauder WRITING CHANGE Initiative

WriteGirl alum Amanda Gorman has announced WriteGirl as a partner in WRITING CHANGE, a three-year initiative to advance literacy. Led by The Estée Lauder Companies and inspired by Global Changemaker Amanda Gorman, WRITING CHANGE will support organizations that provide equitable access to literacy education, help shape future advocates and activists, and promote innovative approaches to igniting social change through artistic expression in youth.

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WriteGirl Launches Online Literary Journal on 20th Anniversary

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WriteGirl Launches Online Literary Journal on 20th Anniversary

“Today is a celebration of the WriteGirl community,” WriteGirl Executive Director Keren Taylor said in her opening remarks during the launch event for the new WriteGirl Literary Journal Lines & Breaks on Saturday, December 4, 2021. “And at the heart of a community is both the acts of giving and receiving – in a vibrant community, people contribute and benefit.”

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WriteGirl Bold Ink Awards Honors Women Writers and Celebrates WriteGirl 20th Anniversary

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WriteGirl Bold Ink Awards Honors Women Writers and Celebrates WriteGirl 20th Anniversary

The 2021 WriteGirl Bold Ink Awards celebrated the power of the pen as WriteGirl honored four fearless women writers for their powerful words on June 12, 2021. Honorees included WriteGirl Alum Amanda Gorman, the 2021 Inaugural Poet and author of The Hill We Climb; Attica Locke, writer, producer, and author of Heaven, My Home; Tembi Locke, actress and author of From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home; and Gabriela Garcia, poet, journalist and author of the novel Of Women and Salt.

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