Studio Blog

Thanks to the tireless work of our community, together, we were able to donate a total of 16,072 new books to First Book through our Write for a Cause program. Take a moment and think about that number. 16,072. That is the size of a small public library (Andrew Carnegie Free Library has 17,475 printed materials according to the Institute of Museum and Library Services).

It is also 16,072 unique bedtime stories and 16,072 chances to share something new with a child.

In the month of December, the Write for a Cause program witnessed writers and editors contribute 128,577 articles. Without the combined efforts of writers and CEs, we never could have achieved this impressive and amiable accomplishment. Thank you all for your generosity and enthusiastic support of this program – we  couldn’t have done it without your help.

Also, we wanted to take a moment and applaud 25 writers (in no particular order) that went into overdrive this last month, together contributing more than 1,000 books to children in need.

Hayley Harrison, Greyson Ferguson, Bonnie Conrad, TS Jordan, Kathryn Hatter, Lisabetta DiVita, E. Burgess, John Hewitt, Jennifer M, Mark Kennan, Kevin Whipps, Russell Huebsch, Denver Mike, Jason Artman, Paul FR, Alexis W, Jenny Harrington, Erin S, Stephanie Mojica, Tracy S. Morris, Matthew Fortuna, Kefa Olang, Jennifer L. Potts, Christopher Godwin, and Gillian G.

Write for a Cause was a great success by all measures. It was a fantastic way to end this year and an even better way to swing us into a new decade. The support for this project was inspiring and we encourage you to suggest other programs where the work of this great community can make a difference in the world we all live in.

Thank you from us at DS and from the kids you’ve helped by participating!