Want to Be a Mentor or Mentee?
Enrollment for the ’22-’23 program year is officially open! Applications are due July 11, 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? We are currently searching for an Operations Manager.
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.
Protest Patriotism: Holding America Accountable
Patriarchal Pledge
I wrote this to show the patriarchal practices of saying the Pledge of Allegiance and what it truly means to stand for the flag, from the perspective of an American and an immigrant.
America and Its Glory
This piece is about America and how it’s affected my family and others. It…
My Mother’s Allegiance
My Mother's Allegiance focuses on the essential factors that encouraged my mother to flee…
The Perfect American
The Perfect American tells the stories of immigrants detained by ICE. Every episode is…
Embrace It
When creating this piece, I wanted to embrace a little piece of cultural diversity…
Broken Masterpiece
A poetic piece revolving around the misconstrued perceptions of what it truly means to be an African American living in modern day society.
Cracks in the Country
Amanda Gorman's poem at the 2021 Inauguration inspired me to write my own piece about America's values and ideals.
Erasures of ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ & ‘Lift Every Voice’
These pieces are erasures of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the national black anthem. My mentor gave me prompts to erase…
Armed Allegiance
My erasure poem "Armed Allegiance" represents the immigrant experience. I moved from Mexico to America when I was young, and I know how hard it…
Asian American
This poem is an exercise in claiming my place in history—as a member of a community but also as an individual. It explores some thoughts…
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 7 – 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm ET
Girls Write Now Open House
Join our Open House to learn about our award-winning writing and mentoring programs for youth, as well as our mission and track record of success. We'll walk you through our two main programs, Writing 360 and Writing Works, so you can decide the right one for you. You will also hear directly from mentee/mentor pairs…
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!
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.
Erasure Poetry: The U.S. Constitution
Using an excerpt of text from the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, skim through and select words that…
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
