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.
Want to Be a Mentor or Mentee?
Enrollment for the ’22-’23 program year is officially open! Applications are due June 27, 2022.
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.
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.
Sharing Our Stories Helps Stop Mental Health Stigma
Denying the darkest parts of us will only give them more power. At Girls Write Now, we hold space for the fullness of our humanity and this Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re proud to share stories of solidarity, hope, healing and self-care from our community.
Join Our Team!
Looking to do meaningful work to amplify diverse voices? Girls Write Now is currently searching for a Salesforce & Systems Project 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.
Featured Stories: Mental Health Awareness
The Unspoken Epidemic
We wanted to shine a light on mental health struggles that often go unnoticed and to dispel harmful stereotypes about…
Push & Pull
This piece is about learning how to cope with impulses to self-harm, and to hold space for these impulses without acting upon them.
What the Mirror Told Me or My Conversation With A Mirror
This poem is a reminder to love ourselves and our bodies no matter what the mirror tells us.
Capes and Cancer
Coming of age is a painful process for all of us—even superheroes. In my story, I learn to embrace that pain and find a few…
What does it mean to be in my body?
My mentor Caroline gave me the free-writing prompt, "What does it mean to be in my body?" I immediately began thinking of my own experiences…
Tower of Bricks
A skit about how it feels to procrastinate shown through the allegory of standing on a tower of bricks which gets taller each minute knowing…
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
May 23 All day –
Submission Deadline #2
We can't wait to see your work! Please see your respective program homepages in the Community Hub for details.
June 9 – 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm ET
Mentee & Mentor Open House
Join us at the Girls Write Now Open House where you’ll learn about our award-winning writing and mentoring programs—and how you could be a part of them!
June 21 – 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm ET
Mentee & Mentor Open House
Join us at the Girls Write Now Open House where you’ll learn about our award-winning writing and mentoring programs—and how you could be a part of them!
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
