If you are between the ages of 13 and 19 and live in the Wake County area, we welcome you to join Rachel’s Writers. The program is FREE, and packed with fun and inspiring creative writing projects. Our monthly interactive workshops and one-on-one mentoring from professional writers will give you techniques, tool, and tips to boost your writing. You will be joining a growing community of teen writers where you can express yourself freely, share your ideas, expand your creativity and develop strong communication skills.  
Participation in Rachel’s Writers can help you get your work published, improve your academic performance and turn your ideas, stories and creative vision into powerful messages that can impact the world.
What else can you expect from being in the Rachel’s Writers mentoring program and monthly creative writing workshops? We’re glad you asked! Boys and girls alike can gain qualities that will last a lifetime, such as:

• Resilience to overcome challenges, large and small
• Confidence to speak up in front of audiences
• Creativity to approach problems and develop innovative solutions
• Critical thinking skills to respond to the outside world and make informed decisions
• Boldness to seek their own individual paths
• Communication skills to pursue incredible opportunities
• Dedication to their academic success
• Focus to set and reach both short-term and long-term goals
• Courage to combat societal limitations and become leaders
• Ambition to take initiative in their day-to-day lives
• Self-insight, Self-Acceptance and increased confidence
• Open-mindedness to venture outside their comfort zone

To learn more about getting involved with Rachel’s Writers, fill out the application and interest survey completely so we can start matching you with a mentor in your area who shares some of your interests. Mentors are trained to provide guidance based on individual abilities and strengths for a minimum of one year. Studies show that mentoring relationships have the most success after working together for more than 12 months. We absolutely encourage you to stay with your mentor for as long as you like and become active alumni in Rachel’s Writers in the future.  
If you have questions about the program, the application, need specialized assistance to participate, or interested in volunteer opportunities, please contact us so we can help.