This National Author’s Day, and all year round, we honor voices authoring the next chapter of our collective future. Through our unique formula of writing, mentoring, and community, Girls Write Now trains and nurtures authors—poets, marketers, scientists, social justice activists, and leaders of all kinds—who are breaking barriers and claiming their place in history.
Girls Write Now
For 25 years, Girls Write Now has been breaking down barriers of gender, race, age and poverty to mentor the next generation of writers and leaders who are impacting businesses, shaping culture and creating change. Thank you for joining our movement.
Upcoming Events
November 7 – 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET
Open Mic: A Creative Showcase
Join us at the Girls Write Now Headquarters for our Open Mic Series! Performers are invited to share their work (poems, songs, stories, and more!) on the mic for an audience as we gather to celebrate creativity and build community.
November 13 – 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
IV Edit – Print Committee Meeting: Talk To a Publishing Pro
In this Intersectional Voices in Editorial - Print Studio (IV Edit - Print), we will explore the publishing process from all angles, including editing, promotion, and bringing more voices to the page. This studio also provides insight into the making of Girls Write Now’s annual anthology, and in the spring cycle, members of the Print…
November 13 – 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm ET
Soul Tracks: Questing for Resilience (Expressive Arts Group)
Please commit to going to all three sessions! "No fight, no flight, just write!” Poetry is an art, as well as an expression of individuality that contributes to creativity, resilience and wellness.
November 19 – 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm ET
Entertainment Career Chat
This Chat will explore the essential attributes and pathways to creative fields in the entertainment industry. Here is your chance to ask all of your burning questions with a panel that includes Dramatists Guild Director of Education and Outreach Tari Stratton, Talent Agent Victoria Kress, The Bear Casting Director Jeanie Bacharach, and Northwestern Theatre and…
November 21 – 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET
Community Conversation: Post-Election Art, Activism, and Healing
Join us for an open and compassionate Community Conversation all about going back to campus during an election year. We'll connect with one another through a discussion about writing as a form of resistance and the ways we can uplift one another to create spaces of hope and joy in classrooms and on campus.
November 25 – 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET
Three Elements of Storytelling through Screenwriting
This community studio will focus on three important facets in screenwriting: story treatments, character building, and formatting. Not only will these studios help teach the craft of screenwriting, but also provide perspective and applications to other storytelling methods.
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Abbi Jacobson Talks with Girls Write Now About Prelude Fellowship
Girls Write Now honoree and longtime champion Abbi Jacobson recently spoke with Girls Write Now about her new initiative, the Prelude Fellowship. Applications are due November 10!
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Esther Omolola Receives Women’s Media Group Scholarship
Women’s Media Group (WMG), a NYC-based nonprofit association of women leaders in media and publishing, has awarded one $2,000 scholarship to Girls Write Now mentee Esther Omolola.
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Mentee Ayah Al-Masyabi Publishes Opinion Piece on Voting in The Colorado Sun
Girls Write Now mentee Ayah Al-Masyabi recently had an opinion piece about voting published in The Colorado Sun.
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Mentee Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson Interviewed on Book Riot Podcast
Book Riot Editor and Girls Write Now mentor Erica Ezeifedi invited mentee and NYS Poet Laureate Finalist Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson onto Book Riot’s young adult podcast, “Hey YA” to talk about her journey as a writer and to recommend books for young adults interested in poetry.
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Girls Write Now Supports Literacy Through Estée Lauder Companies’ Writing Change Initiative
A collaboration between The Estée Lauder Companies and National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, WRITING CHANGE was established in 2021 to support grassroots organizations dedicated to advancing literacy as a pathway to equality, access, and social change, through the power of young voices.