By R. Doyle and Zoe Lateju, WriteGirl college interns Linda Folsom, a WriteGirl enthusiast and top ticket seller at this year’s WriteGirl Season End event at the Writer’s Guild of America Theater, spoke to us about her volunteer experience with WriteGirl. At the event, she had the fortunate task of being the photographer liaison, so … Continue reading »
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The Delights of Scene Writing
By Astghik H., age 16 I was flustered. After about an hour of looking for the Miguel Contreras Learning Center in my mom’s outdated and torn up Thomas Guide (if you don’t know what that is, you probably have a GPS), my mind was somewhere else as I walked into the workshop and to the … Continue reading »
The 2011 WriteGirl Bold Ink Awards, May 11th!
Congratulations to all our 2011 Bold Ink Award Honorees! The WriteGirl Bold Ink Awards were created five years ago to honor the women who inspire our girls, our mentors, and audiences around the world. We seek out storytellers whose voices move us. They write in Bold Ink. Our 2011 Honorees are…..(drumroll please)…… Aline Brosh McKenna … Continue reading »
Fifteen
Poem by Katherine B., age 15 I wrote this at the WriteGirl Poetry Workshop. Fifteen is: protons collide chemicals react exploring the taboo Fifteen is: puppy love paradise predecessor of your first real heartbreak the end of the world as you know it Fifteen is: finding refuge in Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet every love song … Continue reading »
Kumquats Are Sour and Sweet, but WriteGirl Is Sweet
By Jackelyne C., age 16 WriteGirl was all I could think of Sunday night. I was afraid of losing sleep because my mind loves to play over everything that has happened during my day. I wondered what interning there would be like. I wasn’t nervous about WriteGirl, I was nervous about the bus. What if … Continue reading »
WriteGirl’s Award-Winning Songwriter, Lyla M., age 14
Interview by Kathleen Cecchin The Corrido of LA, hosted by LACMA and USC, is a centennial celebration of the Mexican Revolution. A songwriting contest was part of the festivities. Seventh through Twelfth grade Los Angeles students were asked to compose a corrido, or ballad song, about their city. On December 18th, WriteGirl mentee Lyla M. … Continue reading »
From Start to Finish
By Gigi E., age 17 What goes into planning a WriteGirl workshop? To find out, I joined the planning meeting for WriteGirl’s journalism and creative nonfiction workshop. I gripped the cold metal handle and pulled open the heavy door. With the grand staircase to my left, I walked through the entryway and into the Tea … Continue reading »
WriteGirl Changed My Mind!
By Ashlee P., age 16 Journalism–oh, how I despise you. That was my mindset as I walked up the steps to our new location, which, if I do say so myself, is awesome. In the 1920′s lobby of the Assistance League of Southern California, I felt so important, and did you see that elegant, vintage … Continue reading »
