with moons. you taught me such cryptic languages.
I would spend the rest of my life decoding them.
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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
January 25 – 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET
Plays to Comic Books & Comic Books to Plays! Let’s Get Episodic
Many playwrights use their skills in dramatic storytelling, breaking story, world-building, and strong dialogue to foster new work not just in theater but in television, graphic novels, and musicals. We'll explore these skills in several fun short writing exercises, and take one of them to explore in a new medium for you.
January 31 – 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm ET
The Space Between Men: An Evening of Poetry with Mia S. Willis
In their full-length poetry debut, Mia S. Willis explores how the intersecting cultures of Blackness and queerness relate to each other. Join them as they read a selection of poems from "the space between men" and share writing prompts based on the African American poetry forms that appear in the collection.
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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.
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Speaking on Finding Joy in the Mourning
In this episode, you’ll hear a lovely conversation between mentee Allison Sengkhounmany, a high schooler from New York, and mentor Davia Schendel, a musician and performer.
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Three Girls Write Now Mentees Named as New York State Youth Poet Laureate Finalists
Urban Word and the National Youth Poet Laureate Program recently announced on Instagram the selection of thirteen young poets as finalists in the first-ever New York State Youth Poet Laureate Program, including Girls Write Now mentee alum Thisbe Wu, and mentees Megumi Jindo and Madeline Hutchinson.
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Girls Write Now x Channel Kindness: The Art of Kindness
Grandmother’s hands, cups of tea, smiling strangers…Four Girls Write Now mentees share poetry about the ways they give and receive kindness.
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HBO and CharityBuzz Raise $16K for Girls Write Now in Auction
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Ozan Yerli, whose generous bid won the HBO and CharityBuzz auction for two tickets to the final season premiere of Succession.