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    • Writing Works Workshops

    Money Matters: Securing Your Financial Future

    In this second installation of our Financial Literacy series, we will engage in candid conversation on all things money. Hosted virtually on June 7, 2023 from 6:30–7:45 PM ET, this Q&A style workshop will give you the opportunity to ask any lingering questions you may have about your financial decisions! With topics ranging from liability management, asset allocation, transfer of wealth, savings and compounding wealth, and retirement, treat yourself to the gift of a lifetime, confidence in your financial future!

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    • Enrollment Open House

    Summer Exploratory: Query Letter Writing

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    At this Summer Exploratory, you’ll learn about Girls Write Now’s Collaboratory, hear from our veteran Mentors and Mentees about their GWN experiences, jump right in with some fun exercises on query letter writing led by GWN Mentor and literary agent Madeline Wallace, and learn how to apply to the Collaboratory. Plus, we’ll have a Q&A, so come with questions! We hope to see you there!

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    • Special Events

    A Juneteenth Reflection: What’s the Future Got To Do With It?

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    Join Girls Write Now and Howard University professor and Founder of the writing for healing non-profit SOAR, Kimberly Collins, for a reflective Juneteenth discussion that allows us to excavate our origin stories while healing for our future.

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    • Enrollment Open House

    Summer Exploratory: Culture, Language, & Storytelling

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    At this Summer Exploratory, you’ll learn about Girls Write Now’s Collaboratory, hear from our veteran Mentors and Mentees about their GWN experiences, jump right in with an exercise on culture, language, & storytelling led by GWN Fellow Sally Familia and GWN Mentee Izabell Mendez, and learn how to apply to the Collaboratory. Plus, we’ll have a Q&A, so come with questions! We hope to see you there!

    • Special Events

    End Of Year Celebration

    Girls Write Now Office 247 W 37th Street #1000, New York, NY, United States

    Join GWN’s End of Year Celebration, where we will toast YOU and your accomplishments this year. Let’s kick back and enjoy performances, acknowledgments, games, fortune telling, a photo booth, and more! Come mingle and have a good time with the community either at the GWN office in NYC, or join us virtually via Zoom.

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    • Enrollment Open House

    Summer Exploratory: Podcasting

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    At this Summer Exploratory, you’ll learn about Girls Write Now’s Collaboratory, hear from our veteran Mentors and Mentees about their GWN experiences, jump right in with some fun exercises on podcasting led by GWN Community Coordinator Vahni Kurra and GWN Editor-in Residence Kathryn Destin, and learn how to apply to the Collaboratory. Plus, we’ll have a Q&A, so come with questions! We hope to see you there!

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    • Enrollment Open House

    Summer Exploratory: Photopoetry

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    At this Summer Exploratory, you’ll learn about Girls Write Now’s Collaboratory, hear from our veteran Mentors and Mentees about their GWN experiences, jump right in with some fun exercises on photopoetry led by GWN Community Manager Jesse Jagtiani, and learn how to apply to the Collaboratory. Plus, we’ll have a Q&A, so come with questions! We hope to see you there!

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    • Enrollment Open House

    Summer Exploratory: Activists or Storytellers

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    At this Summer Exploratory, you’ll learn about Girls Write Now’s Collaboratory, hear from our veteran Mentors and Mentees about their GWN experiences, jump right in with an exercise on activism and storytelling led by GWN Community Manager Emily Mendelson, and learn how to apply to the Collaboratory. Plus, we’ll have a Q&A, so come with questions! We hope to see you there!

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    • Writing Works Workshops

    Honing your Personal Statement with HarperCollins

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    HarperCollins and Girls Write Now meet for an intergenerational exchange to help young writers take their college application personal statements to the next level!

  • Polishing for Publication with Scholastic: Editing Your Submission
    • Writing Works Workshops

    Shaping Your Personal Statement with Scholastic

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    Scholastic and Girls Write Now meet for an intergenerational exchange to help young writers take their college application personal statements to the next level!