Allie’s mentor Michelle Lewis agrees: “Some of the women involved are really well connected, and everyone wants to help. The access that the girls have is a really great thing.”

And although Taylor is the mastermind behind it all, she seems as surprised about WriteGirl’s success as the rest.

“It is amazing to me. [We had] 30 new girls today who were just [from] all over the map. I commend them for being so brave and coming here today, and the [mentors] too,” says Taylor. “To see all of that and to know it all came about from an idea, that’s pretty incredible.”

WriteGirl isn’t just an outlet for teen angst and creativity—the program also boasts a 100% success rate in its participants attending college. And with many of the girls publishing their work, high school this is not.

To become a part of WriteGirl and help the nonprofit meet its goals, check them out online at www.writegirl.org, call (323) 327-2555 or email support[at]writegirl.org.