Herstory Writers Network Inc

Overview

Mission:
Bringing unheard voices into the public arena, transforming lived experiences into written memoir powerful enough to change hearts, minds, and policy.

Twenty-three years ago, novelist and essayist Erika Duncan gathered a small group of women who had suffered personal or political trauma and guided them in writing their life stories to evoke empathy and compassion. Building on this success, a unique pedagogy for empathy-generating writing was developed, accessible to all regardless of education level. The organization reaches vulnerable and isolated populations in jails, schools, and the wider community, offering facilitated workshops where participants from diverse backgrounds share their stories and foster empowerment, healing, and connectedness. Today, numerous ongoing workshops—spanning English and Spanish—take place primarily on Long Island, with the methodology expanding to other regions and organizations, spreading the power of transformative storytelling.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 631-676-7395
• Website: herstorywriters.org
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/herstory-writers-workshop

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• art
• literature
• professional development
• youth and adult programs
• activist storytelling
• healing through storytelling
• herstory storytelling in prisons
• memoir writing
• human rights storytelling
• community arts
• criminal justice reform
• grassroots literature
• empathy development
• education management
• education services
• digital storytelling
• policy influence through stories
• public discourse
• educational programs
• stories from kakuma refugee camp
• environmental justice stories
• youth leadership
• herstory storytelling for environmental justice
• mental health
• nonprofit organization management
• community storytelling
• brave journeys bilingual stories
• literature for social change
• storytelling in prisons
• literature for justice
• public policy
• services
• herstory storytelling in schools
• advocacy tools
• inclusion and diversity
• empowerment through writing
• social justice education
• cultural equity
• advocacy through narrative
• spanish language workshops
• herstory beyond bars curriculum
• social advocacy organizations
• community engagement
• herstory storytelling toolkit
• paintings for justice series
• carceral justice
• refugee narratives
• social impact storytelling
• storytelling workshops
• public history archive
• stories of addiction and family
• intergenerational dialogue
• storytelling and the law
• b2b
• education
• legal
• non-profit
• hospital & health care

Technologies Used

• Google Cloud Hosting
• Google Tag Manager
• Mobile Friendly
• Outlook
• Sigma
• Varnish
• Vimeo
• Wix