To travel the world and experience the inexperienced, right from the library.
Books allow people of all ages to experience the inexperienced. To fly on magic brooms or explore the North Pole, all from the comfort of your bedroom or library. Our mission is to give our upcoming leaders that access to these experiences. To expand their minds with the help of a hardcover or paperback, and discover new lands through it.
Who are we?
The Beatrice Martin Foundation is a nonprofit organization that strives to encourage and promote literacy amongst underprivileged youth. Through the Beatrice Martin Foundation, we hope to spread the joy of reading and provide the next generation with the skills they need to thrive in society.
Why is literacy important?
Literacy is important amongst youth because it allows them to gain knowledge, expand their vocabulary, and experience the world right from the comfort of their bed. Literacy is needed for children because it will give them the necessary skills they will need to grow and succeed in society. But, reading is more than just education. The feeling of finding the perfect book and devouring through the pages because you have to find out what happens in the end is a feeling we believe, everyone should be able to experience at least once in their life.
Anyone Can Publish, and That Means You!
Saturday, December 14 | 3:00-4:00 PM PST
In 2024, opportunities to publish your writing are more abundant than ever. Whether you craft short stories, poems, creative nonfiction (CNF), essays, comics, or illustrated/animated works, countless platforms online are eager for new voices. Hosted by Professor of English at Purdue Global James McAdams, this workshop will explore:
How to find calls for submissions (and what that means)
Best practices for professionally formatting a submission
Writing effective cover letters and query letters
The pros and cons of self-publishing
Tips to become a better writer—spoiler: the key is to write every day, no matter how rough it is! Even "bad" writing is infinitely better than no writing at all.
Online Workshop
Recently at The Beatrice Martin Foundation...
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200+ books donated to Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
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160 books donated to Cesar Chavez Elementary
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Partnered with the American Library Association in their Unite Against Book Bans Campaign
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Presented at the A C Bilbrew Library on book bans
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Partnered with the Golden State Readers on the #BreakTheTape Campaign and rallied 1400+ students
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Featured in the Desert Sun for our work with book bans
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Launched our College Essay Editing Service
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Hosted a college essay writing workshop
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Spoke on the YALSA Panel at the ALA Annual Conference
Check out our most recent articles
Give Up Your Goodreads Challenge by Adalyn Lowe
November’s New Book Releases by Paris SanchezMeet the Team
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Anais & Mirabelle Lee
FOUNDERS
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Faith Bryant
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
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Abigail Assefa
CO-DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
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Lily Jones
CO-DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
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Paris Sanchez
NEWS TEAM DIRECTOR
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Kristina Panagiotaros
CHAPTER DIRECTOR
