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WRITING EDUCATION Girls Write Now takes a 360 degree approach to writing, offering courses across genres, media, disciplines, and industries, including college and career readiness. Writing courses can be taken as part of a Journey or ad hoc. Find courses that fit your goals, passions, skill level, and schedule, with both live and asychronous offerings. Learn & Write
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Mentors & Mentees Girls Write Now mentors and mentees across the U.S. are all backgrounds, ages, genders, and skill levels. Our mentor and mentee writers come from and enter into all fields, disciplines, and professions. If you can write, you can do anything. Find a mentoring type that fits your passions, goals, and schedule. Become a Mentor or Mentee
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COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES Girls Write Now offers a wide variety of interactive live community experiences, designed for you to explore, learn, connect, and grow. Tailored to the meet your needs and interests, events feature expert teaching artists, guest speakers, and facilitators dedicated to enhancing your writing and media skills, expanding your personal and professional development, and fostering collaborative creation. Experience Community
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Membership Anyone can become a member and get access to select writing, mentoring, and community services. Former Journey Mentors or Mentees are automatically promoted to Silver Membership. Become a Member

WRITING Learn and build skills though select synchronous and asynchronous courses on a range of genres, media, and topics, including college, career, and leadership development. Learn More

MENTORING Connect one-to-one as a Mentor or Mentee for the Day or a Mentor or Mentee on Demand. Make a connection without an extended commitment. Learn More

COMMUNITY Collaborate and network with other inspiring minds at engaging events and experiences that are not exclusively for Journey participants. Learn More

OPPORTUNITIES Access unique, thoughtfully sourced, and curated opportunities, including jobs, internships, scholarships, fellowships, writing contests, publications, and more. Learn More
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Partnerships Inspired by a sense of urgency to elevate diverse talent across industries, Girls Write Now proudly aligns with academic, community-based and corporate institutions to build customized partnerships. Together, let’s mentor across generations, shaping the future of your industry with creative, communicative, and competitive candidates. Join Forces

Employee Engagement Get the benefits of interfacing with an extraordinary multi-generational community of writers and leaders; access unique professional development across all forms of writing; and find rare opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Learn More

Talent Pipeline Girls Write Now advertises, recruits, trains, coaches, and refers diverse, competitive candidates of all ages and experience for internships, jobs, and opportunities at all levels of companies across departments and industries. Learn More

Passion Projects We collaborate with companies, employees, and ERGs on the projects they are most passionate about: From publications and panel discussions to contests, merchandise, and celebration of special holidays and initiatives. Learn More

Speaking Executives, authors, experts, and game-changers: We offer talent the opportunity to pass on their craft to the next generation. Formats range from intimate workshops to interactive salons to high profile Awards, and more. Learn More

BOARD & COMMITTEE PLACEMENTS Girls Write Now's dynamic leadership bodies focus on editorial, technology, teaching, and more—while often serve as launching pads to our high powered board of directors. Learn More

Publicity Girls Write Now's rapt audiences reach 60K+ across channels. We have a built in community of media professionals who spread the word, and Getty photographers at our high profile events. We feature our partners through workshops and salons, interviews, panel discussions, articles and more. Learn More
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Authors, Artists & Leaders Our Contributors are authors, leaders, creatives, and technologists. If you can write, you can do anything. Explore our members, showcasing their unique profiles, areas of expertise, and significant contributions to our community. Meet Contributors

Honorees Girls Write Now is proud to honor the trailblazers and game-changers who embody our mission. Learn More

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Gold Members Girls Write Now Gold members are mentors and mentees who have devoted five or more years to the Girls Write Now mission. Learn More

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Mission & Vision We are a powerhouse of voices that have been ignored or silenced for too long. We are a pipeline of talent into schools and industries in need of different perspectives. Learn More

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Lynette Song . 3 years ago

A Cup of Tea

This piece is dedicated to my grandma.