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  • To learn to read is to learn to walk. To learn to write is to learn to rise. -José Martí
A Latina Drawing

Learn with Latina Writing Mentors.

All workshops are facilitated by Latinas, classroom teachers, college students, and community artists who volunteer their time and talent to support our writers. Mentors write, draw, and share alongside the girls and draw on their expertise to facilitate and develop activities.

Guest authors and presenters also join the space and share their knowledge and writing or creative process.

Aprenda con mentoras latinas de escritura.

Todos los talleres son facilitados por latinas qu son mentoras de aula, estudiantes universitarias y artists de la comunidad que ofrecen su tiempo y talento como voluntarios para apoyar a nuestros escritores. Los mentoras de escritura escriben dibujan y comparten junto con las niñas y aprovechan su propia experiences para facilitar desarrollar actividades.

Autores invitados y presentadores también se unen al espacio y comparten sus conocimientos y su escritura o proceso creativo.

A hand holding a pencil writing.

Develop your voice.

Writers develop their writing using tools like art and theatre to speak their truths, define themselves, and amplify their voices.

Desarrolla tu voz.

Los escritores desarrollan su escritura utilizando herramientas como el arte y el teatro para decir sus verdades, definirse y amplificar sus voces.

3 Latinas Dancing

Celebrate your culture.

Latinx voices (like authors, artists, etc.), history, culture, and traditions are shared and celebrated in the space. Girls create artwork that examines and critiques how they express and define themselves.

Celebra tu cultura.

Las voces latinx (como autores, artistas, etc.), la historian, la cultural y, las tradiciones se comparten y celebran en el espacio. Las niñas crean obra de arte que examinan y critican cómo se expresan y se definen a sí mismas.

Two Latinas Talking

Honor your language.

All workshops are facilitated in Spanish and English. Girls are empowered to speak, write, and share in their preferred language without question.

Honra tu idioma.

Todos los talleres son facilitados en español e inglés. Las niñas están facultadas para hablar, escribir y compartir en su idioma preferido sin cuestionamientos.

Awards & Recognitions | Premios y reconocimientos

Somos Escritoras Received Arizona English Teachers Association Community Literacy Award 2022 for supporting the voices and literacy of Latinx youth.
Somos Escritoras Received The Divergent Award for Excellence in implementation of Literacy in a Digital Age.
Somos Escritoras Received the National Council of Teachers of English ELATE Graduate Student Research Award 2016 - 2017.
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What Parents/ Guardians Say | Lo que dicen los padres/ tutores

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Find your voice and use it

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