Girls Write Now mentees, along with STARS Fellows, facilitated conversations with young women and gender expansive youth about how to bring more care into their local government and communities.
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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 23 – 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET
Finance Meets Writing: Discover the Benefits of Girls Write Now at this Open House Exclusively for RBC Employees
Join our Open House where you’ll learn about our award-winning writing and mentoring programs for youth, as well as our mission and track record of success. We’ll walk you through the Collaboratory, our central home for connecting and creating as a community, so you can decide which Journey is right for YOU!
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.
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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.