GIRLS WRITE NOW PRESENTS THE
2022 Agents of Change Awards
On Thursday, October 13 at DVF Studios in NYC, Girls Write Now celebrated 25 years of next gen leaders driving change throughout New York City—and now nationwide—thanks to the generous support of our partners across industries.
HONORING GIRLS WRITE NOW
AGENTS OF CHANGE
CHRISSY KING
Writer, Speaker, Strength Coach & Educator
ROSE ELSE-MITCHELL
President, Education Solutions, Scholastic
AMANDA GORMAN
Poet & Activist
LAVAILLE LAVETTE
President & Publisher at One Street Books, Manager Partner at Ebony Media Publishing
JEFF
GURAL
Chairman, GFP Real Estate, New York
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
DANIELLE PONDER
Singer, Songwriter, Producer & Public Defender
PHOEBE ROBINSON
Stand-Up Comedian, Writer, Producer, Actress & Publisher
MADELINE MCINTOSH
CEO, Penguin Random House U.S.
MENTEE PRESENTERS
KATHRYN
DESTIN
Girls Write Now Mentee Alum & Editor-In-Residence
MARIA
RUIZ
Girls Write Now Mentee
MAYA CRUZ
Girls Write Now Mentee & Editorial Intern
NATALIA VARGAS-CABA
Girls Write Now Mentee Alum & Technical Writer, Google
TUHFA
BEGUM
Girls Write Now Mentee Alum & 3L Criminal Defense Clinic Law Student Intern, NY Law School Legal Services
Watch the Evening’s Speeches & Performances
Together,
Let’s Amplify #DifferentPerspectives
Girls Write Now demonstrates the power of different perspectives through a TikTok campaign in which creators and influencers write their own stories prompted by this video.
We began the program with the perspective of Girls Write Now Mentee & Intern, Asma Al-Masyabi, Class of 2022, from Aurora, Colorado.
Photos from the Event
Girls Write Now Partners
GAMECHANGERS | $100K+
LEADERS | $75K+
VISIONARIES | $50K+
INNOVATORS | $25K+
CHAMPIONS | $10K+
CREATORS | $5K+
SUPPORTERS | $2.5K+
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