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This Girl’s Story, a teen-led digital literary journal for women and those that establish as ladies age 13-19, is celebrating its one-year anniversary.
“We’re excited that one 12 months later, our journal continues giving teen ladies a sound platform over social media or their faculty paper to creatively specific themselves.” –Beth Tomas, founding father of This Girls Story
WHEATON, Ill. (PRWEB)
April 13, 2023
When Girl Scout chief Beth Tomas launched This Girl’s Story (TGS), a quarterly, girl-led digital journal for anybody who identifies as a woman, age 13-19, she was reeling from private tragedy and uncertain whether or not her venture would take. One 12 months later, the not-for-profit journal has discovered help in the neighborhood and in native colleges and celebrating their one-year anniversary.
“The motto for TGS is “as a result of ladies have essential issues to say” and that’s precisely why ladies select to take part within the venture,” mentioned Beth Tomas, director of the 501(c)(3) group. “Girls are taken with telling their story and expressing their ideas on social occasions. TGS provides them a better, legitimate platform over social media or their faculty paper through which to do it.”
The publication contains vetted submissions of literary works and suave images from teen ladies across the nation. The journal is assembled by an editorial group of 9 ladies nationwide who collect over Zoom and earn precious, intern-level skilled expertise with energetic mentoring from volunteer professionals from communications and publishing. The first concern was revealed in June 2022 and Tomas is worked up to now be assembling the June 2023 anniversary concern with the theme, “PRIDE. Share YOUR Story!”
Alison Ver Halen, knowledgeable content material author at AV Writing Services, is an editorial group mentor who volunteers her time for TGS. “If one thing like TGS had been round once I was a youngster, I in all probability would have learn each concern and submitted to all of them,” she mentioned. “When I heard the decision for mentors, I couldn’t increase my hand quick sufficient. These ladies are so sensible and succesful; I supply steerage and help after they want it, however principally I simply love watching these teenagers be superb.”
Each concern follows a theme. The glossy, visually attractive, points include impressively mature paintings, poignant poems of self-expression, and perceptive essays on subjects which can be on the minds of at the moment’s ladies similar to overcoming adversity, religion, friendship, local weather change, gender equality, and private triumphs.
“In my expertise I’ve discovered that for those who step out of the way in which, ladies will amaze you. I need the readers of TGS to expertise that too,” mentioned Tomas.
Educators are appreciating TGS as effectively. Dr. Victoria Therriault, Librarian at J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 helps the mission by making alternatives recognized to her college students. “I all the time encourage my college students to make use of their voice as a way to specific themselves, and TGS is a good place for them to try this exterior of college partitions,” mentioned Dr. Therriault. “I’m additionally impressed how the women at TGS are actually mentoring their friends by providing inventive workshops to assist others acquire confidence of their voice and expertise for the long run.”
TGS hopes for continued group help as they gear up for his or her first fundraiser, which is a hybrid in-person and digital TGS Poetry Slam being held in Aurora, Illinois on April 29. Tickets are now available as is registration to be a participating poet. To help the journal with a subscription, a donation, or to buy a person concern, go to the web site at thisgirlsstory.org.
About This Girl’s Story
This Girls Story (TGS), is a non-profit group and quarterly girl-led journal with a mission to offer a inventive platform the place teen ladies can specific themselves, acquire publishing expertise, and construct confidence. TGS showcases contributions from all who establish as ladies, ages 13-19, surrounding a chosen theme for every concern. Contributions can embody tales, essays, poetry, drawings, comics, images, and within the close to future, movies, in addition to audio. The quarterly publication is out there for a subscription of $37.50 a 12 months by way of the web site, thisgirlsstory.org.
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