WriteGirl recently hosted a workshop pairing women who've written hits for the likes of Demi Lovato with teen girls looking to find their own voice.

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WriteGirl is proud to the be the official charity of the The Bespoke Communication Awards! Recently, PR Couture conducted an interview with Executive Director Keren Taylor.

Girls become young women, and then they become women.  Along this journey of adolescence to adulthood, there are few organizations out there that assist girls in mentorship, communication skills and confidence — WriteGirl is one of them. 

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May 12, 2016 | Silver Lake Blog

Through one-on-one mentoring and monthly creative writing workshops, girls are given techniques, insights and hot topics for great writing in all genres from WriteGirl professional women writers. Workshops and mentoring sessions explore poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, songwriting, journalism, screenwriting, playwriting, persuasive writing, journal writing, editing and more.

SLB has had the privilege of catching up with one of the WriteGirl mentors Lauren McQuade. Here is what she had to share…

By TakeTwo | April 14, 2016 | Southern California Public Radio 89.3KPCC

This weekend Hollywood actors join forces with WriteGirl to portray stories written by teen girls on stage. WriteGirl is hosting a fundraising benefit at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood called *Lights, Camera, WriteGirl!* 

Keren Taylor, the executive director of Write Girl, and writer Josann McGibbon, who's credits include "Runaway Bride," "The Starter Wife" and last year's Disney Channel hit "Descendants" joined host Alex Cohen in studio to talk about the organization, their red carpet benefit, and the process of mentoring young women to become confident poets, journalists, screenwriters, and more. 

To ease the transition of young people from incarceration to parole, and to prevent high rates of unemployment and recidivism, a new niche of rehabilitation programs has appeared in past decades to address Millennial rehabilitation, and to break the cycle of recidivism prevalent in low-income and high-crime communities.

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An Ode To Astronomer Nancy Roman By 16-Year-Old WriteGirl Marina Orozco
Published by WYSK

In celebration of this year’s Women’s History Month theme, “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government,” 16-year-old WriteGirl mentee, Marina Orozco pays homage to astronomer Nancy Roman with her poem The Stained Glass Ceiling.

Lisa Loeb and other songwriters bring teen girls' songs to life

Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb debuted a new song on Saturday afternoon to a crowd of more than 100 teen girls at the Huntington Library in Pasadena.

Can I say I'm broken? Can I say I'm scared? Can I say I'm just a shell of a girl? Cuz If you knew me, if you knew me, you'd already know.

She'd written the melody just minutes before and the lyrics were written earlier that day by 17-year-old Lauren Cook.

How exciting was the WriteGirl shout out in People Magazine? Comedian Jay Mohr and his wife, actress Nikki Cox, have collaborated on a new stand-up comedy special called *Happy. And a Lot.* From now through the end of December, they’re donating 100% of the proceeds from album sales on Mohr’s Bandcamp page to WriteGirl. The one-hour stand-up set was filmed during the Santa Barbara LOL Comedy Festival and features Mohr performing material written entirely by Cox, who combats her insomnia by writing. That makes us Happy. And a Lot! 

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Janel Pineda always knew she loved writing, but never thought about how that could impact her life. That changed when her uncle mailed her a newspaper about a Los Angeles writing program for young girls. At age 14, Pineda joined WriteGirl, where she attended writing workshops and worked closely with a mentor throughout high school.

Emotional Map of Los Angeles has been chosen one of the NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winners for 2015.

Our 14th anthology, launched in June, features 190 stories from WriteGirl teens and mentors, written in settings from all accross LA.

This award marks the 72nd book award for WriteGirl anthologies. 

Click to order your copy of Emotional Map of Los Angeles

WriteGirl made the list of Top-Rated Nonprofits of 2015 by GreatNonprofits.org, an honor given to nonprofits that receive a high number of positive reviews by volunteers and those served. 

Do you have great things to say about WriteGirl as well? Write a review at GreatNonprofits.org!

WriteGirl featured for increasing creative diversity in the Los Angeles area on University of Southern California's website Neon Tommy.

WriteGirl was honored at the Departures Magazine Philanthropy Honors gala on Oct. 7 in New York City, with keynote speaker Kevin Spacey and host Norah O'Donnell of *CBS This Morning*. Longtime WriteGirl supporter Margaret Hyde accepted the award for WriteGirl and spoke of WriteGirl’s 13-year history of empowering teen girls through creativity!

Never underestimate the power of a girl and her pen. It's that philosophy that propelled Keren Taylor to start WriteGirl, a non-profit literacy program for underserved 13-18 year old girls in the L.A. area. Since its inception in 2001, it has helped hundreds of teens find their voices/calling and in 2013, Michelle Obama presented Keren and WriteGirl with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, the highest honor given to such endeavors. And just this year, Keren was selected a CNN Hero for her creative efforts to help young people. She is truly an inspiration.

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Edutopia features WriteGirl for improving confidence and inspiring academic success 

"Because of WriteGirl, I can write. It might sound silly -- because obviously this is WriteGirl -- but it's never been silly to me. Growing up with dyslexia meant that my writing was always less eloquent and less readable than everyone else's. I grew up not trusting my writing, not trusting my words, and, eventually, not even trusting my own voice. Society taught me my voice was unimportant because I was a girl and my learning disability taught me to silence that voice completely. It wasn't until I joined WriteGirl that someone taught me to speak up." – Emily, Grade 12

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IVOH Article: How GlobalGirl Media, WriteGirl & The Op-Ed Project are helping women strengthen their voices, writing.

News of women being silenced domestically and abroad isn’t new. Nor is the lack of accuracy when it comes to how women are portrayed in stories about rape, race, poverty, and immigration – if they’re covered at all.

Determined to change the rules of the game, organizations such as GlobalGirl Media, WriteGirl and The Op-Ed Project are arming young girls and women with the tools they need to make their voices heard.

WriteGirl Executive Director Keren Taylor was featured in her alma mater's alumni magazine, Trek Magazine, for her work with inspiring so many teen girls through WriteGirl. 

Keren graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1986 with a BA in International Relations. The article features Keren for her work in WriteGirl and includes a poem by WriteGirl mentee Amanda Gorman. 

This article was part of Made Woman Magazine's series "30 Days of Made: Giving Back." In an effort to create social change, each day they highlight one charity or non-profit organization, and provide information on how you can support them by giving back.

“Never underestimate the power of a girl and her pen” is the motto for WriteGirl, a nonprofit that helps underprivileged girls find their voice, and hone their creativity through writing.

Keren Taylor, executive director of WriteGirl, has been selected as a CNN Hero for her work empowering thousands of at-risk teen girls in Los Angeles. CNN Heroes selected Taylor from more than 10,000 individuals worldwide.