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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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
May 31 – 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
Girls Write Now On the Other Side of Everything: 2023 Anthology Launch Party
Join us on Wednesday, May 31st, at P&T Knitwear for an official release party to celebrate the Girls Write Now Class of 2023, listen to a selection of performances, and come together in community to witness the power of stories to change minds.
July 18 – 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Honing your Personal Statement with HarperCollins
HarperCollins and Girls Write Now meet for an intergenerational exchange to help young writers take their college application personal statements to the next level!
July 25 – 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Shaping Your Personal Statement with Scholastic
Scholastic and Girls Write Now meet for an intergenerational exchange to help young writers take their college application personal statements to the next level!
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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.
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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.