Want to Be a Mentor or Mentee?
Enrollment for the ’22-’23 program year is officially open! Applications are due June 27, 2022.
Celebrate Queer Art & Stories This Pride Month!
Girls Write Now is proud to center the voices and the stories of LGBTQIA+ communities. Read mentee and mentor poems, fiction, novel excerpts and more about queer joy, resilience and, of course, pride!
Support the Writers & Leaders Making Change
Dreams are universal; opportunity is not—especially during a crisis. With your donations, we can help young writers create opportunity for themselves and their communities for generations to come.
Create in Community
Working on a novel? A screenplay? A documentary podcast? Join us at this week’s upcoming events to write with multimedia teaching artists and meet other writer and media makers who come together for the love of craft.
We’re ‘Taking Root’ in 2022!
In partnership with Dutton Books, Amazon Literary Partnership and Feminist Press, Girls Write Now is thrilled to announce the release of our 2022 anthology: Taking Root.
Join Our Team!
Looking to do meaningful work to amplify diverse voices? Girls Write Now is currently searching for an Operations Manager and Editorial Interns.
The World Needs Different Perspectives
We asked young women and gender-expansive youth in our community to look at the same footage as inspiration for a story—their story.
Stories by Girls Write Now
We know the power of stories to connect, challenge and transform. Girls Write Now’s vast collection of original multimedia writing and art will warm your heart, give you chills, inspire action and resonate on a soul-deep level.
At Girls Write Now, we break down the barriers of gender, race, age and poverty to mentor the next generation of writers and leaders. Together, our community channels the power of our voices and stories to shape culture, impact industries and inspire change.
Featured Stories: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
What am I made of?
This piece showcases not only the hardships I faced as a queer girl in a Christian household but how I overcame my self-doubt and learned to accept myself as I am.
‘The Sun Will Guide Us,’ An Excerpt
This is an excerpt from our Cinderella-inspired YA fantasy novel. In this scene, the…
As Queer as a Nine-Bob Note
The inner dialogue of two people who want the same thing.
Debate Team
"Debate Team" is a monologue in which a high school student, Heather, suddenly loses…
And There I Was
An autobiographical comic about gender identity, coming out to yourself, and finding your way.
Waking Up To You
Some people would run ten miles instead of confessing to their crush. Some people would never let that ridiculous thought enter their brain at all.…
Chapter One of Untitled YA Novel
This is the beginning of a book I am planning to write, based on a true story of my realizing that I liked a girl…
Scary Things/Midsummer
These pieces explore my ideas on love, loss, and emotional validation. They're the products of a girl who got lost inside her own head for…
A Flighty Peace
The leader of an ancient tribe, tired of her war-ridden world, ignores the battle that looms behind her. But the death of her lover forces…
Love Letters to the Seasons From a Statue and a Student
As the title says, “Love Letters to the Seasons From a Statue and a Student” is an ode to the elements from two very different…
Apply Now to Be Part of Our ’22-’23 Program Year!
Girls Write Now is a dynamic, multi-generational community of writers on a mission. We’d love to have you join us.
Upcoming Events
July 2 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
SPACE CADE7S Concert Featuring Girls Write Now
Get in the groove with Brooklyn hip hop collective SPACE CADE7S this Saturday! Plus, hear mentee Caitlin Levy read her poetry. This even is free and open to all. Grab your sunscreen, some cold drinks, a couple friends and come out for this awesome summer event!
July 13 – 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Getting Personal: Craft Your College Application Essay with Scholastic
Scholastic and Girls Write Now meet for an intergenerational exchange to help young writers take their college application personal statements to the next level!
July 20 – 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Getting Personal: Craft Your College Application Essay with HarperCollins
HarperCollins and Girls Write Now meet for an intergenerational exchange to help young writers take their college application personal statements to the next level!
Let’s Create Together
We are a diverse, multi-generational, passionate community of writers, creatives, leaders, artists and activists who all share a love of stories. Our programs are interwoven with wellness- and activist-minded curricula and offer endless opportunities for friendship, networking and professional development support.
Create Write Now with Women & Gender-expansive Teaching Artists
Build a Powerful Podcast with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
Dive into podcasting with the renowned therapist behind Therapy For Black Girls.
Craft A Poetry Collection with Jasmine Mans
Freewrite to uncover a thematic thread for your collection with inspiration from Jasmine’s experience growing up in Newark, NJ.
Develop Your Fictional Identity with Brit Bennett
Indulge your fictional half with the New York Times bestselling author Brit Bennett.
Find Your Narratorial Voice with Olivia Abtahi
Learn how to make your writing sound as authentic as possible!
Get Super Personal to Write Comedy with Nikki Palumbo
Learn to turn your most embarrassing experiences into comedy gold.
Pen Lyrics for Lonely Hearts with Anna J Witiuk
You don’t need to be a musician to write great lyrics. Turn heartbreak into art in this songwriting Salon.
Rewrite Your Past into Poetry with Christina Olivares
Make new meaning from what matters most to you with writing prompts designed to dig up the details.
Write an Artist Statement that Expresses All You Are with djassi daCosta johnson
Get inspired to “choreograph” your own artistic path and put it into words.
Write Poetry that Shatters Expectations with Mahogany L. Browne
Break down the prescriptive norms of being “girl.”
JOIN THE CIRCLE
The Girls Write Now Circle is a select group of multigenerational leaders committed to amplifying diverse voices. Circle benefits start at the $500 level.
BECOME A PARTNER
Together, let’s mentor the next generation to be creative, communicative and competitive candidates shaping the future of your company and industry.
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IN THE WORDS OF OUR COMMUNITY
“You are giving underprivileged girls and gender-nonconforming kids the tools and connections that other people get in their starter pack for life. That’s what equity means. That’s what activism is.”
KAT JAGAI
MENTEE ALUM & CURRENT MENTOR
“Most young people in my neighborhood do not have the same opportunities that I am lucky to have received, but what we do share are the difficult experiences we go through living in East New York/Brownsville. And so when I won the Posse Scholarship, I felt like their voices and dreams were also being honored.”
KAYLA MORGAN
CLASS OF 2022 MENTEE & POSSE SCHOLAR
