Teen Voices is an intensive journalism, mentoring, and leadership program for teen girls in Boston. Through its program, teens write and create articles for an internationally distributed print and online magazine. Teen Voices has 45,000 print readers and receives more than 275,000 page views from 179 countries annually. The magazine, founded in 1988, focuses on social justice issues and encourages girls to become critical media consumers. It also encourages teen girls around the world to speak out on issues, creates positive and powerful media, and leads change in their communities.
Its mission is to support and educate teen girls to amplify their voices and create social change through media. It is published in print biannually (November and April), and monthly issues are published online..

Content

Women's E-News reports that the teens who write for Teen Voices "gain journalism skills, while Teen Voices readers receive a magazine that deals with serious societal issues--minus the celebrity profiles, fashion advice and dating tips common to most teen publications." According to the nonprofit's website, Teen Voices "challenges the status quo and changes the status of girls and young women by presenting a view of girls that is more positive, more in depth, more diverse, and more supportive than mainstream images."

Teen Voices accepts submissions from teen girls around the world. Girls ages 13-19 can submit art, poetry, reviews, fiction and nonfiction content for possible publication.
The Spring/Summer 2010 issue of ‘’Teen Voices’’ contains cover stories on sex trafficking, writing college essays, bullying, and instructions on staying safe and professional online. It includes interviews with photojournalist Scout Tufankjian

Scout Tufankjian

Scout Tufankjian is a photojournalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She covered Senator Barack Obama's campaign for President of the United States, and was the only independent journalist to follow him from the run up to his announcing his candidacy through his victory on election night. Tufankjian...

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Twitter

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's Del Harvey, and actress Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is currently the artist in residence at the Center for American Progress.-Early life:...

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The Fall/Winter 2011 issue of ‘’Teen Voices’’ commemorates Teen Voices’ 20th year of print publishing. This issue contains articles on the dangers of sexting, teenage runaways, child marriage, and the art of henna design.

Annual Events

Teen Voices hosts an annual event, Poetically Speaking, where teen girls share their poetry.. Since 2009, this event has been held at Emerson College

Emerson College

Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...

. It is the only spoken word and poetry event for teen girls in the Greater Boston Area.

In April, Teen Voices holds its annual fundraising event, amplify. In 2011, Teen Voices celebrated “20 years of girls speaking truth to power.” Political powerhouse Donna Brazile

Donna Brazile

Donna Brazile is an American author, professor, and political analyst affiliated with the Democratic Party. She was the first African American to direct a major presidential campaign, for Al Gore in 2000...

 gave the keynote speech and helped the organization celebrate its 20th year of print publication.
Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is currently the artist in residence at the Center for American Progress.-Early life:...

 performed at the Amplify event held at Simmons College

Simmons College

Simmons College may refer to:*Simmons College of Kentucky, a historically black college in Louisville, Kentucky*Simmons College , a liberal arts college in Boston, Massachusetts...

 on April 14, 2010. Author and filmmaker Jean Kilbourne

Jean Kilbourne

Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. is a feminist author, speaker, and filmmaker who is internationally recognized for her work on the image of women in advertising and her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising...

gave the keynote speech at the 2009 event.

Teen Voices is published by Teen Voices, Inc.

Senior Staff

Annette Florczak, Finance Director

Kathryn A. Wheeler, Ed.D., Editor

Saun Green, Director of Transformational Leadership

Kirsten Hashemi, Development Director