Girls Write Now Mentees Filomena Baker, Natalia Lashley and Cynthia Leung helped interview more than 50 bodega owners and store workers as part of the CLARIFY (The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative For Youth) internship program to assess the impact of the New York state plastic bag ban.
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Resources for Processing & Writing About War in Ukraine
As we continue to process our experiences of war in Ukraine, use these resources to help guide your discussions about the topic.
Celebrating Girls Write Now Writers at The Met
Girls Write Now celebrates the many mentees who submitted their work to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. We hope that all those who submitted take a moment to celebrate their hard work, creativity and commitment to their art.
YR Media | Social Media, Beauty Filters, and the Rise of Insecurities in Gen Z
March 23rd, 2022 YR Media Esther Omolola, a first-year Girls Write Now mentee and high school senior, recently penned an…
Mattel’s Barbie Dream Gap GoFundMe to Benefit Girls Write Now
It is an honor for Girls Write Now to work with the Barbie Dream Gap Project and the world’s largest…
Discover Your Next Media Obsession through the lens of Gender Identity
As Women’s History Month comes to an end, we asked our community: What is one piece of media that has helped you explore your gender? Find out what 5 mentors and mentees said and discover your next media obsession!
Sweat & Support Girls Write Now at Modo Yoga NYC This March
Sweat and support Girls Write Now. In honor of Women’s History Month, our friends at Modo Yoga are accepting donations all month long and 100% of Karma class proceeds will go to Girls Write Now. Our NYC neighbor, Modo Yoga understands the importance of nourishing young minds through mindful practices, whether it’s on the mat or on the page.
Girls Write Now Mentee Q&A with Shonda Rhimes
TV Producer Shonda Rhimes Inspires Girls Write Now mentees with a behind-the-scenes look at her creative career as part of…
Shop the Strand’s ‘Trailblazing Women’ Book Picks to Support Girls Write Now
This Women’s History Month, Girls Write Now is proud to partner with Strand as the beloved bookstore donates 20% of proceeds from their Trailblazing Women book collection.
I Am Woman; Because I’m a Girl
Girls Write Now celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month with a powerful poetry performance by Mentor-Mentee Alum Pair Hadia Sheerazi and Carmin Wong.
Celebrate Women’s History Month
Join us in celebrating Women’s History Month through community-crafted works, virtual events, writing prompts, and more!
Closing the Dream Gap: The Value of Having Role Models + Representation
Tune in to hear Kat Jagai, Girls Write Now mentor and mentee alum, speak on the value of having role…
My Simple Realization Essay Contest: Girls Write Now Mentee Chelsea Lin Published in ‘Real Simple’ Magazine
To usher in Women’s History Month, Girls Write Now is thrilled to partner with Dotdash Meredith for the publication of Mentee Chelsea Lin’s essay Each Tremolo Reminds Me in the March issue of Real Simple magazine!
The Love of Hip-Hop Playlist: Friday Night Salon Style
A sonnet is basically a chorus, and Shakespeare was basically a rapper. But Shakespeare’s got NOTHING on a SZA and Isaiah Rashad collab. Well, at least that’s what our Friday Night Salon guest author, poet—and Girls Write Now Fellow!—Sam Arriozola, thinks.
12 Spellbinding Books by our Black Teaching Artists
We’re celebrating #BlackHistory this month and beyond by digging into books from some of Girls Write Now’s incredible Teaching Artists!