Keren Taylor, founder of WriteGirl.org, shares the story behind the organization that Epica is proud to support—an inspiring journey of empowering young women through the written word: I was a singer/songwriter in New York City, and was invited to lead some songwriting workshops for teens. That was really impactful for me. I saw firsthand how much teens really did not like to write — but a... Read more
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