Join mentor and bestselling author Donna Hill as she leads us through the intricacies of writing about romance.
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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
March 9 – 10:00 am - 2:00 pm ET
We Have The Tools: A Forum on Youth Impact
The Athena Film Festival invites you to a lively forum where high school and college students will share the strategies and tactics that they are using to tell important stories, build community, and pursue justice.
March 10 – 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Mentor Support Group/Think Tank
This community studio is an open forum for mentors to discuss, ask, share and express all thoughts about mentoring, having a mentee, writing, dealing, etc.
March 11 – 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET
Advocacy Journalism: Ethics & Best Practices
This workshop with NBC BLK’s Michelle Garcia will cover Journalistic Ethics and Best Practices to lay the foundation for aspiring journalists, advocates and community leaders. Hear from Michelle on how she got started as a journalist, what makes for a good story, and the importance of representation in the news.
March 11 – 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET
Career Readiness: Tips, Tricks & Triumphs
Does the idea of a job interview make you want to crawl into a ball? Don't worry! We've all been there, and together, we can make the job process less terrifying and more gratifying! This month, we'll practice interview skills together.
March 11 – 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Writing Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction
You don't have to invent a plot to write a page turner. In this studio, we'll draw on elements of fiction to craft compelling nonfiction—from memoirs to op-eds and beyond!
March 11 – 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm ET
Take Back the Pen: Deconstructing Harmful Narratives
Each session of this Studio will involve looking at pioneering African female & non binary writers and how they rewrote the histories & narratives of their identities. Following this exploration, attendees will be given the space to reflect on the ways their identities have been written or told & rewrite these narratives.
March 12 – 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
IV Edit – Print
In this Intersectional Voices in Print Studio (IV 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 members of the IV Print Committee will work on editing the book.
March 12 – 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
Peer Pair Support Studio
A supportive space where peer pairs come together to share experiences and participate in guided exercises focused on effective communication, creative project development, and storytelling.
March 13 – 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
Harness the Unbound: Taking Control of a Limitless Story
This studio is centered around the idea of a book that has never been bound and exploring the endless possibilities there are as we add to this story. Through this studio we will participate and analyze different activities and notions pertaining to fiction writing and how we can expand on these ideas and learn to…
March 14 – 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET
iFeminism
iFeminism is a series of topics ranging from media, advocacy, and feminism. This month, we will analyze period poverty within the media. We will go through an activity using creative writing and/or graphic design (via Canva’s free resources) to describe how we have been impacted individually and as a community.
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Speaking on Family Worlds
This week brings you a special episode where both of our guests, Ayah Al-Masyabi and Anne Hellman White, share the first drafts of their current works in progress.
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Girls Write Now + Capital Prep Harlem
Last Friday, Girls Write Now staff members visited Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School to donate the five most recent volumes of Girls Write Now’s anthologies to the school’s library and to teach a writing workshop for female students.
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Girls Write Now + Jenna Bush Hager Partner on the Power of Reading
TODAY co-host Jenna Bush Hager is set to interview Girls Write Now Founder and Executive Director Maya Nussbaum for NBCU’s PSA series, The More You Know.
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Remembrance: An Index From My Grandmother
with moons. you taught me such cryptic languages.
I would spend the rest of my life decoding them.
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Glamour: 9 Ways to Use Your Volunteer Days That You’ll Actually Look Forward To
Mentorship programs are one of the most rewarding ways to use your volunteer hours that will have impacts long after your hours are over. At Girls Write Now, you’ll join a diverse community of mentors and mentees where you’ll get just as much as you give.