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Native Americans in Philanthropy Invites Applications for the Native Youth Grantmakers program
March 24, 2023 Native Americans in Philanthropy has recently opened applications for a grant program that is designed for Indigenous…
Mentee Alum Romaissaa Benzizoune Named as a New York Times Fellow
Mentee Alum Romaissaa Benzizoune joins the next cohort of New York Times Fellows in Opinion Editing.
Mentee Alum Kilhah St Fort Receives Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship
The Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship is a three year, cohort-based program that provides funded summer internships and unprecedented opportunities to promising undergraduate students from 12 New York City partner institutions.
Upswing Fund Partners with Girls Write Now for Mental Wellness
We’re proud and grateful to continue our partnership with The Upswing Fund for the 3rd consecutive year!
Mentee Megumi Jindo Performs at Vital Voices Mentoring Walk
Mentee Megumi Jindo performed a poem she wrote in honor of the Vital Voices Mentoring Walk, called “The Vision We Reach,” and performed it at the panel at DVF Studios.
Remembering Mentor Adina Talve-Goodman Through Her Essays
Adina’s book of essays, Your Hearts, Your Scars, chronicles the solemn, bewildering, painful, and at times humorous, aspects of her chronic illness. This year, her book was published posthumously by Bellevue Literary Press, and speaks as a testament to the warmth and ferocity of Adina’s life.
Mentee Carina Solis Publishes Chapbook “Daughtersong”
“I hope that the Girls Write Now community will enjoy this chapbook.”
From the Archives: Mentee Fiki Hunt Interviews Girls Write Now Champion Robin Thede
This inspiring Q&A between mentee alum Fiki Hunt and comedian Robin Thede took place at the 2019 Agents of Change Awards at DVF Studios.
2023 Mentee Book Recommendations for Their Mentors
Happy 2023! This National Mentoring Month, we had our Girls Write Now mentees brainstorm what books they’d like their mentors…
Tashi & Nancy
What happened when a Midwestern woman and a Tibetan girl met through Girls Write Now? Nancy Shapiro reflects on 15 years of friendship and mentorship with Tashi Sangamo.
Channel Kindness and Girls Write Now Launch Story Collection
Channel Kindness, a project of the Born This Way Foundation, and Girls Write Now are excited to announce the launch of Kindness Collection, a series of stories written by mentees sharing their experiences and diverse perspectives.
Draft Editing and Dim Sum: Mentor Erica Silberman and Mentee Samantha White Reflect on Their Mentorship
Samantha: We talk all the time. I also check in when I have big life decisions to make—work, money, love.…
Books Our Mentors Recommend for 2023 Mentees
Happy 2023! This National Mentoring Month, we had our Girls Write Now mentors brainstorm what books they’d like their mentees…
Longtime Film Forum Director to Step Down After 50 Years
January 9, 2023 Announced in The New York Times, longtime Film Forum director Karen Cooper will be stepping down in…