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JOEY CHEN

YEARS AS MENTEE: 1

GRADE: Junior

HIGH SCHOOL: Stuyvesant High School

BORN: Brooklyn, NY

LIVES: Brooklyn, NY

PUBLICATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS: Scholastic Art & Writing Award: Honorable Mention

MENTEE’S ANECDOTE: The first time Kiele and I met, we discovered our mutual love for spoken word poetry. One of the goals we set for the Girls Write Now program was to attend poetry slams together. We recently went to a spoken word event called “Page Meets Stage” at the Bowery Poetry Club where we got to see Morgan Parker and Sam Sax battle it out on stage. Although I was never comfortable enough to pursue spoken word on my own, Kiele has definitely pushed me to take more risks and be courageous with my writing!

KIELE RAYMOND

YEARS AS MENTOR: 1

OCCUPATION: Senior Agent, Thompson Literary Agency

BORN: Portsmouth, NH

LIVES: Brooklyn, NY

MENTOR’S ANECDOTE: I love how Joey is always seeking out new experiences. She has traveled to Costa Rica, Spain, and Tanzania, and this fall, we worked on summer abroad applications. So I was thrilled (and a little jealous) when I found out she was chosen to study in Berlin for the month of July. She has rekindled my love for German philosophy and reminded me that new perspectives should be found both on and off the page. I can’t wait to hear all about her adventures overseas.