An estimated 70% of the country’s literary arts organizations are located in New York State, with the largest concentration based in the city. The leaders of these groups share the responsibility to represent literature for the nation, and they will be gathering to find inspiration at Girls Write Now on September 16-17.
Press Releases
Pitchfest Extravaganza Brings Together Girls Write Now Writers and Literary Agents
Girls Write Now mentors and mentees had the opportunity to get feedback on their query letters from top literary agents during our virtual Pitchfest Extravaganza.
Girls Write Now Selected As Amazon Literary Partnership 2023 Grant Recipient
Amazon Literary Partnership Supports the Production of Girls Write Now’s Annual Anthology
In conversation with Girls Write Now’s Maya Nussbaum and Today’s Jenna Bush Hager
Maya Nussbaum joins Jenna Bush Hager in latest The More You Know Campaign to spread literacy awareness through PSAs, social content, and inspiring conversation
Genesis Hyundai + Girls Write Now
Last Tuesday, members of regional Genesis dealerships and leaders at the Genesis Inspiration Fund came by Girls Write Now’s office in Manhattan to get an exclusive preview of the 2023 anthology launch party, which features performances by mentee contributors and their mentors.
Mentee Carina Solis Publishes Chapbook “Daughtersong”
“I hope that the Girls Write Now community will enjoy this chapbook.”
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.
Girls Write Now, Target & You!
Because Target believes our work resonates with their guests, we have been invited to raise awareness for our work eradicating the barriers of gender, race, age, and poverty to mentor the next generation of writers and leaders. Together, our community channels the power of our voices and stories to shape culture, impact industries, and inspire change.
Daleelah Saleh Receives Women’s Media Group Scholarship
Mentee alum Daleelah Saleh, a senior at Middlebury College, received $2,000 as part of a newly created scholarship…
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…
Girls Write Now Celebrates the Reopening of NYC with an Ode to the Subway captured in a short film
Girls Write Now is thrilled to premiere “A Passenger’s Library,” an original short film directed by the filmmaker B. Monét in partnership with Level Forward, that brings to life and is inspired by a poem of the same name by Girls Write Now mentee and LaGuardia high school rising senior, Anaís Fernández.