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October 22, 2018
Masie Cochran, editor at Tin House Books, interviewed Erica Silberman, Girls Write Now Director of Community Outreach, and her mentee Samantha White, a contributor to Girls Write Now: Two Decades of True Stories from Young Female Voices (Tin House), about their mentorship relationship. As Samantha puts it: “It’s nice, having someone to show your work to, ask questions about life. I love that I have her in my corner. . . . That’s a serious comfort, to know that in writing and in life I can make mistakes and have someone who won’t judge and will help me through it.”
For 25 years, Girls Write Now has been breaking down barriers of gender, race, age and poverty to mentor the…
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