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Media Mentions
Mentee Maria Ruiz’s Essay “My Life with a Brain Tumor” Published in Choices Magazine
This essay was selected as the grand prize winner in the My Life With Essay Contest, and it chronicles Maria’s health struggles after the initial discovery of her brain tumor when she was just 15 years old.
Write Your Novel in 30 Days During #NaNoWriMo
Join a global challenge to write a novel in the month of November with the encouragement of an international community of writers.
Student Book Recommendation: ‘Taking Root’ by Girls Write Now | PBS
Mentee Ilana Drake, who has been part of Girls Write Now for five years, wrote a review of Taking Root: The 2022 Girls Write Now Anthology for PBS News Hour.
The Estée Lauder Companies Convenes WRITING CHANGE Grantees for Inaugural Collective
August 29th, 2022 WebWire Girls Write Now is selected as one of the inaugural members of Estée Lauder’s Writing Change…
Founder & Executive Director Maya Nussbaum Named as a 2022 Power Woman
Maya Nussbaum joins Diane von Furstenberg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and more inspiring women on Politics NY and amNY Metro’s list of Power Women for 2022.
1883 Magazine | Sepideh Moafi On Her Arts-Based Activism
In a recent interview for 1883 Magazine, Sepideh Moafi spoke about why she chose to teach a Girls Write Now Salon centered on her experience as a refugee and artist-activist.
7 Ways to Make Younger Friends in Retirement
August 11th, 2022 The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal looks at intergenerational friendships, including Girls Write Now Mentee…
MEMORY BOX: Introduced by Lauren Cerand, Co-Presented by Girls Write Now
July 29th, 2022 Film Forum Girls Write Now is teaming up with Film Forum and former Girls Write Now Board…
This Nonprofit Supporting Teens From Underserved Communities Just Released an Anthology — and It’s an Essential Summer Read
July 3rd, 2022 Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure recommends our newest anthology, Taking Root, which showcases the work of…
How NBCUniversal Is Making Purpose a Work Perk
June 25th, 2022 The Hollywood Reporter Hilary Smith, executive vp corporate social responsibility at NBCU, reflects on the company’s various…
Make Money this Summer
June 26th, 2022 The New York Times Girls Write Now mentee Alex Berman was interviewed by The New York Times…
Why Non-Moms Are an Asset to Mothers Everywhere
May 10th, 2022 She Knows Girls Write Now mentor and Board alumna Marci Alboher writes for She Knows about motherhood,…
Viola Davis Joins Keisha Lance Bottoms in Virtual Conversation About New Memoir ‘Finding Me’
April 27th, 2022 Ebony Magazine Girls Write Now recently teamed up with HarperOne, EBONY Publishing, and Jack and Jill of…
Mentee Q+A with Viola Davis
On Tuesday, April 26 at 7 PM ET, Girls Write Now teamed up with HarperCollins for a virtual book launch…