June 2020
Seeking 30 Girls to Write Your Story
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A Sisterhood of Amazing Girls Surrounded by Esteemed Authors of Color
on One of the World’s Largest Literary Stages
In partnership with the Bay Area Book Festival, "
Write Your Story" is an international, multimedia program offering a safe space for girls to improve their literary skills and share in a transformative experience that prepares and cultivates each girl to write the story that only she can tell.
*A 5-day virtual summer session + 4-6 subsequent masterclasses:
- Structure and plot
- Crafting memorable characters,
- The art of showing and not telling,
- Narrative voice and dialogue
- Public speaking
*Coaching sessions with published authors of color.
*A community of book-loving girls of color from all over the world.
*Become a published author, sharing your story in the Cinnamongirl ANTHOLOGY, and launched at the 2021 Bay Area Book Festival.
*$150 stipend for awarded stories.
No previous writing experience is required, just an open mind!
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Book Talks Moderated by Our Cinnamongirls
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Love of all kinds–self-love, romantic love, love of family and heritage–takes center stage in this conversation between two renowned YA authors,
Misa Sugiura and
Abigail Hing Wen, moderated by
Jasmine Edwards, an alumna of Cinnamongirl, Inc., and will be on her way to Spelman College this Fall.
Jasmine engages our impassioned authors about being of color and growing up as immigrants in America. Jasmine inquires about legacy, parental expectations, and how their personal experiences have impacted their writing and the stories they’ve told. Both authors grapple powerfully with the truths and milestones of growing up and growing into yourself. A fantastic talk led by one of our own.
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This empowering, informative program, moderated by
Khepera Lyons-Clark, graduate of Bentley School and Cinnamongirl Cohort 2019, is the young-adult complement to BABF’s robust Voting Rights Program, a centerpiece of the
Bay Area Book Festival's 2020 virtual programming in response to this year’s hugely consequential election and the challenges posed to voting rights due to COVID-19.
Aimed at teens who will be first-time voters in 2020, this panel features bestselling
National Book Critics Circle Award winner
Carol Anderson with the YA edition of her seminal book One Person, No Vote; award-winning author
Liz Rusch with
You Call This Democracy?, and author and journalist
Jeff Fleischer with
Votes of Confidence: A Young Person’s Guide to American Elections.
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Mindset of Leadership Speaker Series
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Our
Mindset of Leadership talks are youth-led dialogues with experts of color. One-hour in length, the Cinnamongirls get their questions answered and are hopefully inspired and motivated to seek more information about these topics. We believe that the more we expose our achievers to a breadth of perspectives and topics, the more informed they will be, building a strong foundation for a successful life.
Some of the topics:
All of our talks will be uploaded to
Cinnamongirlinc, our YouTube channel. However, if you have a young girl who’d like to attend, simply
email us and we will enroll her in the talk. Our Mindset of Leadership Speaker Series are open to all young girls.
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C
innamongirls in Solidarity
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On Sunday, June 7th, Cinnamongirls, their moms, aunties and sisters were out marching at different protests throughout the Bay Area.
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Ariel joined our Cinnamongirl Cohort in 2013 and has remained involved throughout the years.
She shared an amazing poem with our donors in 2014, see her
Youtube link. She has graduated from Bishop O’Dowd and will pursue a degree in Film and Cinematography from UC Santa Barbara.
Congratulations Ariel! #Cinnamongirl
Greatness
**Calling all Cinnamongirl Alumnae, we want to hear from you! Send us an update, we know you have a milestone to celebrate.
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Give to Cinnamongirl Today!
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We're inspiring girls everywhere to lead, mentor, and be the changemakers in the room. Won't you please consider a gift of any amount. 85% of our funding comes from our amazing supporters.
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When shopping Amazon, use this
LINK and Amazon will donate a percent of your purchases to
Cinnamongirl Inc. It’s a donation you initiate and nothing comes out of your wallet.
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Teachers, we need your help! As educators you cross paths with future Cinnamongirls every day and that is why we are reaching out to YOU!
You can help us identify prospective Cinnamongirls who could use a platform like Cinnamongirl to support their dreams, help them develop their voice & be the leaders they were born to be.
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