"When You Educate a Woman,
You Educate a family."
-Jovita Idár

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Somos Escritoras

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Develop your writing in a restorative space that
centers your Latinx Culture, History & Language.

Nurture Your Voice

Our writing workshop incorporates art, theatre, and games used as tools for your writing, amplifying your voice, and speaking your truth.

Word bubbles with the words Hello and Thank you in english and spanish.

Honor Your Language

All workshops are led in English and Spanish, including all the texts we read. Girls are also empowered to write or speak in their preferred language.

Celebrate Your Culture

Latinx culture, history, authors, and artists are centered in our space. Girls create artwork inspired by Latinx storytellers and artists.

Learn with Latinas

All workshops are facilitated by Latina classroom teachers college students

and community artists. Guest authors, guest presenters and student guest presenters, also join us and share their knowledge and writing or creative process.

Awards & Grants

Somos Escritoras Received the Arizona English Teacher's Association Community Literacy Award 2022

Somos Escritoras Received the Divergent Award for Excellence in Implementation of Literacy in the Digital Age

Somos Escritoras Received the National Council of English Teachers ELATE Graduate Student Award 2016-2017

Testimonials

Ginger A.
Parent of an Escritora

"There have been so many invaluable gifts Somos Escritoras has given my daughters, but the most important one, to me, has been replacing the shame felt about their culture with gratitude and pride. Somos Escritoras exposed them to the art and writing of other Latinas. For my daughters, this was the first time they saw women who looked like them centered for sharing their voices through art and writing. They realized that their culture and experiences were not only unique but also worth celebrating. Somos gave them the ability to love and embrace their Latinidad and use it as another powerful gift to move forward.