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Engaging Community Connections

Join us for a variety of events designed to foster connection and creativity. From author readings to open mic nights, our community events provide a platform for voices to be heard and stories to be shared.

Online Community Hub

Stay connected with fellow writers and mentors through our online community hub. Share your work, seek feedback, and participate in discussions to continue learning and growing outside of mentoring sessions.

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Community Studio

Our workshops bring together writers, artists, and professionals to explore new ideas and hone their craft. Whether it’s poetry slams or multimedia storytelling sessions, these collaborative experiences inspire creativity and innovation.

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Meet Our Staff

Aaryana Sharma

Aaryana Sharma is a sophomore in high school who loves writing poetry and reading comics. When she isn\'t juggling homework and writing, she can be found listening to rock or playing with her goldendoodle, Biscuit, and her mini labradoodle, Mocha.

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Aaliyana Garcia

Aaliyana Garcia is a bright senior that is obsessed with the art of theater and vocal performance. She loves indulging herself in books, astrology, fiction writing/poetry and performing arts. Her dream one day is to become a Broadway star in hopes of inspiring those to take the stage alongside her. She grew up in Washington Heights as a Cuban, Dominican, Puerto Rican that speaks no Spanish but is surrounded by her culture.

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A.N Wegbreit

Arielle is an enthusiastic educator who loves sharing her passions and helping others discover their own. She is currently a high school English/EAL teacher and librarian devoted to global perspectives and individual identity. She is constantly exploring, observing and growing—obsessively fangirling over anything from Taylor Swift to BTS or Ethan Hawke to Marissa Meyer. She wants to continue to open her own world with her involvement in Girls Write Now and hopes to help all those she meets find the fun in surrounding themselves with engaging books and endless possibilities.

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“Irene has taught me to look at life from a more beautiful angle. We recently worked on a narrative essay together where she compared her life to a game of Omok. I had never heard of Omok, and I got to learn all about it from her and her writing. She opens me up to new ideas and comparisons I wouldn’t have thought of on my own. I thought her essay was a beautiful metaphor, and I want to think about life the way she does.”

Alexis Grusby Mentee

“Alexis has helped me become more reflective and insightful not only in writing but in the way I go about life. During our writing process of my narrative story about the Korean board game Omok, especially in our brainstorming stages, Alexis guided me in directions that I had not taken before, asking me questions that required me to sit down and reflect on what I truly thought. It’s made me embrace as a writer and a student a more vulnerable side of myself that I do not often explore!”

Irene Cho Mentee

“I’m here because when I was younger…wiser writers who I really looked up to encouraged me, and their encouragement changed my world. They helped me to take myself more seriously. And the only way I can ever repay them and honor their memory is to be a source of that encouragement to other writers.”

Winnie Holzman Honoree

“Girls Write Now is a testament to the impact of investing in people like me, and a space where I can channel both my professional and creative interests.”

Kathryn Destin Current or Former Staff/Intern and Mentee Alum

“My mentor, a talented journalist and podcast producer, helped me recognize the power of sharing my story and the importance of having a safe space to tell it.”

Fiki Hunt Mentee Alum

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