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AUSTIN, Texas, December 13, 2002 -- Got a story about girls you want to tell? Want to get your story published?
Author Rachel Simmons is accepting submissions for a new book about
girls told in girls’ voices. Girls 18 & younger are invited to send
their personal reflections & stories about girls’ relationships & aggression.
Your essay or story might explore:
- A girl’s meanness to you
- Something you did to a friend to hurt her
- A time when a friend was mean to you
- A time you got caught in the middle of a fight
- How you deal with anger
- What it’s like being popular
- What it’s like not being popular
- Competition between girls
- Jealousy between girls
- Girls who “think they’re all that”
- Anything you want!
Your story might answer questions like: How did what
happened affect you today? Did other people know what
was happening? What did your parents do? Did teachers
know about it? How did what happened affect you then?
What would you want other girls to know about your
experience?
Your name will be withheld upon your request. Girls 13
and over can email stories to [email protected].
Please include your name, address, telephone number, and
email on your submission. Girls under 13 need a parent’s
permission before submitting a story. For more information
and a permission form, please visit www.rachelsimmons.com.
About GENaustin
GENaustin is a local non-profit organization committed to
helping girls grow into healthy, confident women. GENaustin
works with other local organizations to foster the emotional
well being of adolescent girls as the local community and
American cultures affect them. Inspired by the book,
‘Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls,’
the organization was formed in 1996 in Austin. GENaustin
is 90 percent run by the efforts of volunteers and is funded
by grants and donations. For more information on the speaker
series schedule or clubGEN, please visit www.genaustin.org or
call 414-0472.
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