March 2008

WRITEGIRL and GIRLS ROCK! PANEL DISCUSSION

WriteGirl and Girls Rock!, a documentary about a rock 'n' roll girls' camp, partner on panel discussion during the film's opening weekend.

Panelists include: WriteGirl's founder and executive director, singer-songwriter Keren Taylor ; GRAMMY-award winning songwriter and WriteGirl mentor, Michelle Lewis; and GRAMMY Foundation Coordinator, Education Initiatives, Valerie Vanderwest.

The panel will be held Saturday, March 8 from 9-9:30 p.m. after the film's 7:30 showing at the Nuart Theatre in Santa Monica, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd.

visit Girls Rock!

February 2008

DIABLO CODY HONORED AT BOLD INK AWARDS

Keren Taylor, WriteGirl's Executive Director, with Diablo Cody, Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Juno", at the Bold Ink Awards.

ANOTHER BOOK AWARD FOR WRITEGIRL!

Winter 2006

USA BookNews.com announces WriteGirl's new anthology, UNTANGLED: Stories & Poetry from the Women and Girls of WriteGirl, is the award winner for Fiction & Literature: Anthologies in the Best Books 2006 Book Awards.

March 29, 2006

Nothing Held Back is a finalist in the Young Adult category in the 2006 Writers Notes Magazine Book Awards. "Get the WriteGirl spirit! Here are pages and pages of passionate creative writing in various genres by teen girls and their mentors…a gorgeously produced volume." – Writers Notes Magazine

CONGRATULATIONS, KEREN TAYLOR

February 17, 2006

WriteGirl Executive Director Keren Taylor will be honored as an Extraordinary Woman of Distinction by Soroptimist International of Los Angeles, on March 25, 2006. The annual Soroptimist Making a Difference for Women Award honors women who, through their professional or personal efforts, are making extraordinary differences in the lives of women or girls. Honorees are women who have worked to improve the lives of other women or girls. Rikki Klieman and Lucy Sanders are also being honored. To learn more or to attend the luncheon at University of Southern California's Town & Gown, visit Soroptimist International's website.

WRITEGIRL AT GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY'S CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND FAMILIES

Thursday, October 27, 2005

WriteGirl's booth at this conference at the Long Beach Convention Center was hopping with women picking up info and buying WriteGirl books. The conference was attended more than 11,000 women!

BOOK LAUNCH FOR "NOTHING HELD BACK "

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

WriteGirl packed the outdoor patio at Portrait of a Bookstore in Studio City for our book launch. About a dozen girls and volunteers read excerpts from "Pieces of Me," along with celebrity guest reader Jennie Garth (from "90210" and "What I Like about You").

WRITEGIRL EXPANDS TO SOUTH LOS ANGELES

October 18, 2005

WriteGirl has successfully launched a series of weekly workshops for girls at an alternative high school in South Central Los Angeles called "Destiny Academy". We will be producing a chapbook of their work at the end of 11 weeks, as well as a public reading. This is a very exciting development for us. If you would like more information on this special WriteGirl program, please email keren@writegirl.org

SCHOLARSHIP FOR A WRITEGIRL

Step Up Women's Network named John Marshall High School student and WriteGirl Lovely Umayam as the "Step Up Girl of the Month." Lovely received a $1,000 scholarship to a Princeton Review preparatory course in Westwood where she's learning to boost her SAT scores. Step Up works with community partners to award young people scholarships intended to go furthers the winner's passion and goals. Lovely says: "If it wasn't for this Step Up award and the help of WriteGirl, I don't think I'd have the power to change my future." Read more here:

http://www.stepupwomensnetwork.org/newsletter/2/online_scene.html

WEST HOLLYWOOD BOOK FAIR

Sunday, October 2nd, 2005

Great fun at the WriteGirl booth and onstage too. The women and girls of WriteGirl put on a great reading, we sold some books, and introduced many more people to WriteGirl. At least 4 mentor alumni dropped by our booth to say hi! Here's a few quotes from attendees:

--"The women and girls reading on stage was such an awesome moment; WriteGirl drew a big crowd! As they should, the original writings are one-of-kind!" --Hilary Galanoy

--"It was wonderful to see mentees like Laura Hurtado and Rayline Rivera helping in the booth, telling prospective members about how much they've enjoyed their experiences as WriteGirls." --Allison Deegan

--"It was hot - downright steamy. But that didn't stop intrepid Hilary Galanoy from selling 7 books in 2 hrs!" -- Melissa Anderson

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