Special Events

Open Mic: A Creative Showcase

Open to all mentees, all mentors and the public

Join us at the Girls Write Now Office for our Open Mic Series! Performers are invited to share their work (poems, songs, stories, and more!) on the mic for an audience as we gather to celebrate creativity and build community.

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Special Events

Estée Lauder Companies + Girls Write Now: Think Tank on Tech, Art, Language & Beauty

Open to all mentees and program alum

Join us for an inspiring Tech Day with Estée Lauder, where creativity meets technology to make a lasting impact! This event will spark curiosity, build skills, and empower minds through hands-on learning and expert insights. Together, we’ll explore the world of technology and collaborate on building a curriculum that shapes future tech talent.

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Community Studios

The World of Prompts

Open to all mentees, all mentors and members

This month, we’ll discuss how to find inspiration and writing prompts in media of all kinds — books, movies, plays, shows, etc! And then we’ll create a few prompts together for good measure.

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Community Studios

Career Readiness: Tips, Tricks & Triumphs

Open to all mentees, all mentors and members

Looking for jobs or internships? No need to go it alone. Join us this month to share tips on networking, job hunting, professional communication, and accountability. Mentors are invited to share their wisdom and professional journeys to support mentees.

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Committee Studios

Committee on Print Editorial: Behind the Publishing Curtain

Open to all mentees, all mentors and members

This month, we’re excited to pull back the curtain on the publishing world: how books are published and how YOU can get published, including the 2025 Anthology. We’ll introduce the Anthology and its editing committee — maybe you'd like to join? HarperOne Associate Editor Daphney Guillaume will share her publishing experience, and other committee members will be available to answer your questions.

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Career Chats

The Best Short Stories 2024 with Penguin Random House

Open to all mentees, all mentors, members and the public

Join Girls Write Now and Penguin Random House for a panel discussion on the Best Short Stories 2024 Anthology featuring The O. Henry Prize Winners! Our panelist include Jenny Minton Quigley, the series editor for the O. Henry Prize Stories, along with Amber Caron and Caroline Kim, two O. Henry Prize-winning writers whose work is featured in this year’s anthology.

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Special Events

A Networking Event on Technology, Innovation & the Next Generation of Leaders

Open to all mentees and program alum

Join the leading tech company Kyndryl at the Girls Write Now NYC headquarters to learn about tech, AI, and how to break into the ever-growing field. We will discuss the relationship between writing and AI and what we need to know about cybersecurity to feel safe, and engage in generative writing and networking activities.

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Community Studios

Finding Your Voice: Creating Memorable POV in Fiction

Open to all mentees, all mentors and members

This month, we are going to talk about the relationship between voice and character. We’ll get to know our main characters and talk about the ways their personality traits, background, identity markers, and more influence the ways our characters think and speak, whether our narration is 1st person, close 3rd, or even 3rd omniscient.

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