Mentee Alum Romaissaa Benzizoune joins the next cohort of New York Times Fellows in Opinion Editing.
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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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Mentee Alum Kilhah St Fort Receives Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship
The Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship is a three year, cohort-based program that provides funded summer internships and unprecedented opportunities to promising undergraduate students from 12 New York City partner institutions.
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Upswing Fund Partners with Girls Write Now for Mental Wellness
We’re proud and grateful to continue our partnership with The Upswing Fund for the 3rd consecutive year!
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Memorialize the Important People in Your Life in Writing with Gigi Coleman
Learn how to honor and celebrate the important figures in your own life with Gigi Coleman.
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Mentee Megumi Jindo Performs at Vital Voices Mentoring Walk
Mentee Megumi Jindo performed a poem she wrote in honor of the Vital Voices Mentoring Walk, called “The Vision We Reach,” and performed it at the panel at DVF Studios.
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Pen Personal Narratives with Qian Julie Wang
Join New York Times bestselling author Qian Julie Wang as she leads us through the process of writing a memoir.