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Welcome to Girls Write Now
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Mentoring The Next Generation of Women Writers Since 1998 |
Distinguished by the White House and the President's Committee on the Arts & the Humanities as one of the nation's top after school arts and culture programs, Girls Write Now is the first organization in the United States with a writing/mentoring model exclusively for girls. Read more
What My Mother Taught Me: The Art of Giving
Watch Brittany's breathtaking spoken word performance that won second prize in the Urban Word Knicks Poetry Slam Finals on Broadway this spring. In honor of Mother's Day, please give to girls like Brittany, and help create the next generation of women writers.
CHAPTERS Three with Raina Kelley on 5/18
In partnership with Open Road Integrated Media, Girls Write Now celebrates this year's Remix theme, our intergenerational commitment to mentoring women writers in the digital era. Talented teen writers headline the third reading in the CHAPTERS series on May 18 with featured guest, Raina Kelley, journalist at ESPN The Magazine.
Watch Danni & Friends at the Latest CHAPTERS
There isn't an escape from what dirties the dishes and what puts dust between the floorboards of my house. Not living your dreams is a sickness. My parents are carriers. It is my plasma waiting to infect my cells and sometimes I cry like I'm terminally ill...Because everything has gotten so hard, like breathing, like having faith in myself...
Watch Danni's riveting performance of "Dear Kanye, Jan 14th" along with her Girls Write Now peers and special guest author, Deborah Gregory, who opened the show.
GWN Continues Scholastic Award Winning Streak
The Girls Write Now mentees have done it again! We are proud to announce that 27 of the winning entries in this year’s Scholastic Art & Writing Awards—the longest-running, most prestigious recognition and award program for creative teens—were written by talented GWN mentees. Since beginning our partnership in 2006 with the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers (the nonprofit administering the Scholastic Awards), GWN mentees have earned more than 100 combined regional and national awards.
Read on to learn about the incredible national awards that senior mentees Lashanda Anakwah and Marcela Grillo brought home this year!
Transform Young Writers Like Me
If I didn't have my Girls Write Now mentor, Josleen, who is like a second mother, I'm not sure where I'd be. - Brittany Barker, Mentee, 2008-11. Read Brittany's story and transform aspiring teen writers with a gift to Girls Write Now this spring.
Call for Volunteer Writing Mentors- Deadline 5/15
As featured in Time Out New York's Get Involved! April issue, Girls Write Now is one of New York City's top youth mentorship organizations.
Girls Write Now is seeking passionate writers, teachers, and leaders who are equipped with at least two years of professional writing experience, and dedicated to guiding the artistic, academic, and professional aspirations of high school women.
Apply by May 15, 2012 for our 2012-13 program season. View guidelines here.
And So It Begins: A New CHAPTERS...
Last Friday, both old friends and new gathered for the inaugural event in our 2012 CHAPTERS reading series! With wise words from our special guest Alix Kates Shulman to start us off, the night was a celebration our mentees' (and mentors) unique, creative voices. Watch highlights from the program on our Girls Write Now YouTube Channel, such as Kristasiah (pictured above) reading "I Am Here." Why not share your favorites (and spread the word about our upcoming spring CHAPTERS events) on GWN's Facebook page, on Twitter, and beyond!
A Video Glimpse Into Girls Write Now: Join Us!
Writing passionately is many things: an act of power, an act of courage, and an act of generosity. With this special video introduction to Girls Write Now, we celebrate 14 years of writing the future, one girl at a time.
Join Girls Write Now TODAY as a mentor, audience member, or supporter.
With deep gratitude to the Snippies Giving Back Program and the passionate Girls Write Now community for making our new video possible.
A Special Toast to Women's History Month
The Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC) and Ladies of American Distilleries (LOAD) teamed up with Girls Write Now to celebrate Women’s History Month by honoring New York City’s women writers & mentors.
The Shanty, New York Distilling Company’s new Williamsburg bar (recently featured in the NYTimes) hosted the event, which featured specialty cocktails with Bärenjäger Honey Liqueur & Dorothy Parker American Gin designed by LUPEC. A portion of the evening’s proceeds benefitted GWN, as we celebrated New York City’s women writers, past and present!
