WriteGirl

WriteGirl empowers girls through creative writing and mentoring within a community of women writers.

Description:
WriteGirl pairs professional women writers with teen girls from low-income areas in central Los Angeles for one-on-one mentoring, focusing on creative writing. Once a month, the entire group (now more than 300 members) gathers for a full-day of writing activities, highlighting different writing genres such as journalism, songwriting, poetry, fiction, and screenwriting.

History:
WriteGirl launched in 2001, with about 25 women and 20 girls. In six years, we have grown to a membership of more than 60 mentor/mentee pairs, a full advisory board, a strong volunteer corps and a growing list of foundation, governmental, corporate and individual supporters. WriteGirl's rapid growth is proof of the great need for this kind of creative outlet and educational program for teen girls.

Contact person: Keren Taylor, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (213) 253-2655

Address:

3980 South Menlo Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90037 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.writegirl.org

Directions:

Exposition Park Inter-Generational Community Center (EPICC) community center is located right next to the Coliseum in South Los Angeles, just off the 101 Freeway near Martin Luther King Blvd. and Vermont Ave.

Last updated on April 5, 2010