OUR MISSION, VISION, and LITERARY CITIZENSHIP
Rooted in literary finesse...

#TeenWritersProject is a Dallas-based nonprofit 501(c)3 organization committed to making writing accessible, engaging and fun for teens, especially those in vulnerable populations.

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#TeenWritersProject is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides a collaborative and engaging, safe space for teens to write, be published, and get paid.

Our mission is to provide a collaborative and engaging space for teens to write, be published, and get paid.

It is our vision to improve the reading, writing, social, cultural, and creative literacy in high school teens and to shape a generation of fearless storytellers whose narratives heal scars, inspire change, or burst with boundless imagination.

Our Publishing Tenet: Real teens. Real stories. Real world.

Teenagers today are the documentarists of our time. Our griot. Our storytellers. They need a platform to tell their stories, and ours, in a space that allows them to think on their own and develop their own ideas without judgment. So, we give them that space and room to be creative with it.

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Values

Objectives

• Inclusivity: supporting writers from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
• Out-of-the-box thinking, creativity, and innovation.
• Literary Citizenship/Community.
• Collaboration as a tool for relationship-building.
• Economic, racial, and social equity.
• Working, writing, and communicating with integrity, transparency, and resourcefulness.

• Be diverse, equitable and inclusive in all our practices.
• Build a platform for teen writers that provides access and equity for all.
• ​Publish works by teens world-wide that elevate their confidence.
• Show teens how to use writing to break cycles of generational poverty.
• Create experiences that spark imagination and innovation.
• To teach teens the craft and career of being a writer.