Lines of Velocity:Words That Move From WriteGirl [Paperback]

Keren Taylor (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0974125156 | ISBN-13: 978-0974125152 | Publication Date: January 2, 2008 | Edition: 1st

LINES OF VELOCITY is a wondrous and diverse collection - stories, poems, songs, musings, rants and essays - showcasing the unique and eclectic female voices of new and accomplished writers from WriteGirl. These girls and women speak freely and share openly on everything from the intensity of a teenager's bad day to the exhilaration of finding love in urban Los Angeles. Touching on both personal and universal themes in response to the many worlds they live in, the WriteGirls invite you to spend some time exploring their words that move! Includes writing experiments from monthly workshops of the WriteGirl season. AWARDS FOR LINES OF VELOCITY Grand Prize Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards; Best Book Winner, National Best Book Awards, USA Book News; Silver Medalist, Independent Publisher Awards; Finalist, ForeWord Magazine; Honorable Mention, New York Festival of Books Awards, Anthologies

Editorial Reviews

Review

Unlike many such anthologies, this collection includes the work of experienced mentors who volunteered their time to the project, as well as the teen participants. The result is a dynamic exchange of shared prompts, ideas, and projects as well as an obvious display of the inspired, caring, multigenerational relationships that were formed in the process. This appealing volume is broken into 10 sections: self, writing, Los Angeles, friendship, love, rants, family, place, origins, and writing experiments. The poetry and prose found in each one are sincere and personal, and one gets the feeling of having discovered a dog-eared, doodle-laden journal among the refuse of a high school parking lot. The writing is at times hilarious, as in Zoe Lateju s instructions from Eight Ways to Get Over Your Long-term Crush : #2 Take a different route than the usual you use to stalk him. #7 Start playing your PS3 most electronic games deal with violence and it helps to release pent up anger. At other times, it is heartbreaking as it describes the struggles of young urban women from diverse backgrounds: the drug problems of loved ones, the complexities of culture and immigration, or abuse and poverty. This anthology is sure to be picked up by aspiring young writers as well as educators looking for inspired samples and interactive exercises. --School Library Journal March 1, 2008

Lines of Velocity is full of magic. Not just the wonder of raw, vivid writing, but also the alchemy of writers, leaping across age and cultural divides to inspire each other. The resulting work crackles with energy. --Carol Flint, TV writer producer ER, The West Wing

About the Author

Editor Keren Taylor is the guiding force behind WriteGirl a mentoring organization that links high school girls with professional women writers. A poet, songwriter, performer, and visual artist, Keren has conducted hundreds of creative writing workshops for youth and adults. The authors are teen girls and their mentors who wrote pieces during the nine month creative writing session. The culmination of each nine month season is publication of an anthology. To date, WriteGirl anthologies have won a total of 20 book awards. A frequent speaker at conferences and book festivals, she is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including the President s Volunteer Call to Service Award, Business & Professional Women s Community Woman of Achievement Award, Soroptomist International s Woman of Distinction Award, commendations from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Product Details

• Paperback: 266 pages
• Publisher: WriteGirl Publications; 1st edition (January 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974125156
• ISBN-13: 978-0974125152
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,263,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliance, Unadulterated., August 12, 2010

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Karly Noelle Abreu "stardust snapshots" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lines of Velocity:Words That Move From WriteGirl (Paperback)

I may be a tad biased for these books by WriteGirl publications, having been featured in a number of them myself, but I find the works of the women and girls inspiring on so many levels. They unify the twisted threads of feminine identity; they various writers featured have nothing in common but their sex and pens, and they are fierce, they are bold, they are brilliant.

5.0 out of 5 stars fun, inspiring, February 28, 2009

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annasara "NYC" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lines of Velocity:Words That Move From WriteGirl (Paperback)

I keep browsing this book now and then to find inspiration. It's beautifully made and the written pieces by teenage girls and their mentors are so inspiriting and interesting. A must have for anyone that is interested in writing!

5.0 out of 5 stars School Library Journal gave it a rave!, April 22, 2008

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WriteGirl Rep (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lines of Velocity:Words That Move From WriteGirl (Paperback)

School Library Journal

Reviews: Books for Adult/High School
Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia -- School Library Journal, 3/1/2008

Adult/High School-This is the fifth title to come out of WriteGirl, a creative writing and mentoring organization for teen girls in the Los Angeles area. Unlike many such anthologies, this collection includes the work of experienced mentors who volunteered their time to the project, as well as the teen participants. The result is a dynamic exchange of shared prompts, ideas, and projects as well as an obvious display of the inspired, caring, multigenerational relationships that were formed in the process. This appealing volume is broken into 10 sections: self, writing, Los Angeles, friendship, love, rants, family, place, origins, and writing experiments. The poetry and prose found in each one are sincere and personal, and one gets the feeling of having discovered a dog-eared, doodle-laden journal among the refuse of a high school parking lot. The writing is at times hilarious, as in Zoe Lateju's instructions from "Eight Ways to Get Over Your Long-term Crush": "#2 Take a different route than the usual you use to stalk him....#7 Start playing your PS3-most electronic games deal with violence and it helps to release pent up anger." At other times, it is heartbreaking as it describes the struggles of young urban women from diverse backgrounds: the drug problems of loved ones, the complexities of culture and immigration, or abuse and poverty. This anthology is sure to be picked up by aspiring young writers as well as educators looking for inspired samples and interactive exercises.-Shannon Peterson, Kitsap Regional Library, WA