Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Since 1998, Girls Write Now has been forging a path for a diverse powerhouse of voices across genders, races, ages, and socio-economic backgrounds to uplift the leaders of tomorrow. Our community spread across the nation is loudly and proudly telling their stories every day, and we’re doing our part to ensure they’re heard. As we continue to build on the last three decades, we remain committed to constantly pushing the bounds of our internal and societal imaginations through a lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, and, most importantly, belonging (DEIB) to shape culture, impact industries, and inspire change.
In over 30 states across the United States, Girls Write Now matches cis women and girls, transgender, and nonbinary young adults from systemically underserved communities—over 90% of color, 90% high-need, 75% immigrant or first-generation, and 25% LGBTQIA+—with professional writers and digital media makers as their personal mentors. We also serve as a pipeline of talent into schools and industries in need of these fresh and vital perspectives to reimagine a more inclusive world where all people no matter their backgrounds belong.
Girls Write Now remains committed to centering, supporting, and amplifying voices of those who have been historically disempowered due to their gender and gender identity. Anchored in intersectional feminism and queer history, we reaffirm our charge to create space for writing, mentoring, community, resources, and opportunities for cis women and girls, transgender people, and the breadth of gender identities that exist within our community. Girls Write Now was founded to protect and promote their rights for freedom and autonomy of mind and body—especially their stories, long-restricted and silenced around the world.
DEIB in Action
Story Collections
Teaching Artists & Speakers
Girls Write Now celebrates the young women and gender-expansive writers who make up our community—we are all the richer for their powerful words and voices. See our multi-genre, multimedia story collections that showcase writing by authors identifying as Black, LatinX, Asian, Muslim, Jewish, Palestinian, LGBTQIA+, and more.
Join our Community Conversations where together we build a stronger culture of compassion, inclusion, and understanding by discussing a range of necessary and timely topics. Please contact us with your questions, suggestions, and testimonials so we can represent the community as fully as possible.
The Collaboratory is Girls Write Now’s home for writing, mentoring, and community in all of its forms. As a mentor, mentee, or member in the Collaboratory, you have direct access to our unique experiences, resources, and opportunities that are created with an understanding of intersectional identities. .
By no means are we perfect, and the work of achieving a more just world is ongoing. Our leadership group Intersectional Voices in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging—or IVDEIB— is community-driven, designed to advise, recommend, and continuously drive change at an organizational level. To join, please complete this form.