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LINES OF VELOCITY: Words That Move From WriteGirl The 6th Anthology from WriteGirl Publications, LINES OF VELOCITY is a wondrous and diverse collection - stories, poems, songs, musings, rants and essays - showcasing the unique and eclectic female voices of new and accomplished writers from WriteGirl. These girls and women speak freely and share openly on everything from the intensity of a teenager's bad day to the exhilaration of finding love in urban Los Angeles. Touching on both personal and universal themes in response to the many worlds they live in, the WriteGirls invite you to spend some time exploring their words that move! Includes writing experiments from monthly workshops of the WriteGirl season.
"LINES OF VELOCITY sparks with the lively intelligence of gifted young writers discovering the power of language." (Suzanne Lummis, Poet)
"LINES OF VELOCITY is full of magic. Not just the wonder of raw, vivid writing, but also the alchemy of writers, leaping across age and cultural divides to inspire each other. The resulting work crackles with energy." (Carol Flint, TV writer producer ER, The West Wing)

SPECIAL PRICE: 14.95 (PayPal)

WriteGirl's 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. UNTANGLED is the 5th anthology from WriteGirl Publications. UNTANGLED offers a fresh look into the minds of women and girls with 288 pages of honest poetry, shocking fiction and emotional nonfiction as well as inventive tips and a chapter of writing "experiments" from all the writers. Stephanie Almendarez, 18, muses over her coming-of-age struggles and revelations. Seventeen-year-old Shauna Herron explores the role of women in society, while Melissa Castillo conveys wisdom beyond her 15 years with vivid descriptions of her daily life, including her grandmother's intoxicating kitchen. In UNTANGLED, girls take a magnifying glass up to themselves and their worlds. This book breaks the rules of what writing has to be - there is a sense of abandonment in the variety of styles and subjects covered. It's like going on an adventure since every page takes you somewhere else. SPECIAL PRICE: 14.95 (PayPal) Also available at Amazon.com >

Nothing Held Back: Truth & Fiction from WriteGirl is a literary adventure like no other. It’s the fourth anthology published by WriteGirl, a creative writing and mentoring program matching teen girls with mentors from the ranks of Los Angeles' most respected professional women writers. Dramatic in range and full of startling perspectives, these writers truly hold nothing back in this compelling collection of poems, lyrical essays, bold fiction and more. 100% of proceeds from sales benefit WriteGirl’s creative writing and mentoring program for high school girls. SPECIAL PRICE: 14.95 (PayPal) Also available at Amazon.com > Read editorial reviews of this book >

Pieces of Me: The Voices of WriteGirl, WriteGirl’s 2004-05 anthology, showcases the poetry, essays, stories, scenes and lyrics of more than 100 teenage girls and women writing on love, family, identity, community and society. › read reviews PRICE: 14.95 Also available on Amazon.com

*Bold Ink: Collected Voices of Women and Girls* is a compilation of writing from girls and women ages 11 through 55. This unique collection of poems, short stories, essays, songs and scenes addresses everything from love and war to culture and current events. As a result of such diverse voices, Bold Ink provides the reader with insight into the minds of today’s young women, while celebrating the art of creative writing like no other anthology. PRICE: 14.95 (PayPal) Also available on Amazon.com Read excerpts of the book Read about the 2003 Season end gala and book release event

WriteGirl’s premiere anthology "Threads" captures the voices of Los Angeles women and girls in this powerful collection of poems, short stories and essays. CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT *100 percent of proceeds from sales of WriteGirl books benefit WriteGirl’s creative writing and mentoring program for high school girls.

Critical Praise for WriteGirl

Shannon Peterson writes,
“"[Lines of Velocity] is a dynamic exchange of shared prompts, ideas, and projects as well as an obvious display of the inspired, caring, multigenerational relationships that were formed in the process."
Read the full review from School Library Journal March 1, 2008

David Ulin writes:
“[Nothing Held Back] suggests that reports of literacy’s death have been greatly exaggerated, that language remains a transformative force…For these girls (and their mentors) writing is a lens, a filter, a way to cut through the nonsense and see the possibilities.”
- Read David Ulin's full review from the L.A. Sunday Times Book Review.

A SAMPLING OF WRITE GIRL PRESS:

•LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
WriteGirls! screenwriting workshop-March 30, 3008

•DAILY VARIETY
Women's Impact Issue-July 20,2007

•TELEMUNDO MORNING NEWS
May 25, 2007

•LOS ANGELES TIMES
April 23, 2007

•RADIO DISNEY
Interview-March 17, 2007

•VARIETY
Weekend Edition-April 26, 2006

•LA TIMES BOOK REVIEW
December 11, 2005

•CNN, "Live From..."-November 2005

•BEE MAGAZINE
Premiere Issue-October 2005

•LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
June 24, 2005

•FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE
Feature-September 2004

•POETS & WRITER'S MAGAZINE
Feature-May 2004

•LOS ANGELES TIMES
California Section-April 2004

•PBS TELEVISION
"In the Mix" -November 29, 2003

•WRITTEN BY
Writers Guild Magazine profile-October 2003

For a complete list of media coverage of WriteGirl and WriteGirl books, visit our press section.

AWARDS FOR WRITEGIRL PUBLICATIONS:

2007
London Book Festival Honorable Mention
“UNTANGLED”
Foreword Magazine Finalist “UNTANGLED”

2006
Best Books Award “UNTANGLED”
Writers Notes Magazine Book Award Winner “NOTHING HELD BACK”
Independent Publisher Award Honorable Mention “NOTHING HELD BACK”

2005
Independent Publisher Award Anthology Finalist “PIECES OF ME”
Foreword Magazine Finalist “BOLD INK”

WriteGirl books are currently available at the following outlets:

ONLINE
www.writegirl.org
Amazon.com
Barnes and Noble

CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Metropolis Books
Book Soup
Skylight Books

Santa Monica
Zero Minus Plus @ Fred Segal
Every Picture Tells a Story

OTHER CA CITIES
Portrait of a Bookstore Studio City
Dutton's Books Beverly Hills
Dutton's Books Brentwood
Peppertree Bookstore La Quinta
Village Books Pacific Palisades
Cody's BooksBerkeley
Lyon BooksChico

NATIONWIDE
Ann Arbor,MI
Common Language Bookstore
Amherst,MA
Food for Thought Books
Iowa City
Prairie Lights Books
Honolulu
Revolution Books
New York City
Saint Mark's Bookshop
Chicago
Woman Made Gallery Gift Store
Dallas,TX
The Women's Museum
Washington,DC
Busboys & Poets Books

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