WriteGirl

Our mission | The WriteGirl mission is to promote creativity and self-expression to empower girls and gender-expansive youth within a community of women writers. WriteGirl envisions a world where all teens live, write and speak boldly as they become inspiring, transformative leaders, driven to effect positive change in their communities. |
---|
Opportunities |
|
---|
How you help | WriteGirl is seeking women/gender-expansive writers in all genres including fiction, poetry, journalism, screenwriting, songwriting, copywriting, business writing and more to help mentor teens (girls/gender-expansive youth), inspire them to express their creative ideas, guide them to higher education and careers and be a kind and compassionate role model. One of our notable alums is Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman, who credits WriteGirl for giving her the confidence to share her creative voice on a national stage. Applicants should have empathy, listening skills, kindness and a passion for helping to inspire young voices. While WriteGirl does not require mentors to be published writers, applicants should have strong creative writing skills and communication skills. We offer weekly, monthly and periodic mentoring opportunities for all of our volunteers.
Support Volunteers: WriteGirl is also looking for ‘support volunteers’ to help WriteGirl behind the scenes with logistics and event preparation. Support Volunteers do not work directly with teens, so a creative writing background is not necessary; these volunteers focus on supporting our programming in a variety of ways. |
---|
About us | WriteGirl, founded in 2001, is a creative writing and mentoring organization that empowers teen girls/gender-expansive youth in Los Angeles and around the world through mentoring relationships with women/gender-expansive writers. You may have seen us in the news as the mentoring organization where Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman got her start! |
---|