Mentee Megumi Jindo and mentee alumni Elizabeth Shvarts and Grace Yu were recognized in this year’s awards for the inaugural Youth Poet Award and the Emerging Poets Award.
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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.
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Student Book Recommendation: ‘Taking Root’ by Girls Write Now | PBS
Mentee Ilana Drake, who has been part of Girls Write Now for five years, wrote a review of Taking Root: The 2022 Girls Write Now Anthology for PBS News Hour.
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The Estée Lauder Companies Convenes WRITING CHANGE Grantees for Inaugural Collective
August 29th, 2022 WebWire Girls Write Now is selected as one of the inaugural members of Estée Lauder’s Writing Change Collective, a group designed to promote equity, access, and artistic…
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Founder & Executive Director Maya Nussbaum Named as a 2022 Power Woman
Maya Nussbaum joins Diane von Furstenberg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and more inspiring women on Politics NY and amNY Metro’s list of Power Women for 2022.
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7 Ways to Make Younger Friends in Retirement
August 11th, 2022 The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal looks at intergenerational friendships, including Girls Write Now Mentee and Mentor alumnae pair Brittany Barker and Josleen Wilson.
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Finding Meaning – The Art of Translation by Mentor Martine Sainvil
Read about how three theater innovators use the art of translation to explore cultural differences and bring more diversity to English-language theater in this interview by Girls Write Now mentor Martine Sainvil.