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    • Publishing 360 Workshops

    Take Me With You, Issue #1 Zine Release Party!

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

    It’s here! Come celebrate the release of our zine, Take Me With You: Underground. We’ll read pieces from the zine, share some highlights from the year, and start brainstorming ways to keep the creative energy from our first issue into future iterations.

  • NYPL Teen Voices Festival
    • Special Events

    Teen Voices Festival at New York Public Library

    New York Public Library 476 5th Avenue, New York, New York, United States

    Calling all teens! Join us at the Library on Friday, August 25, for author talks, giveaways, and an afternoon of teen creativity—all free! Girls Write Now will be tabling, so stop on by and say hi!

  • OFFICIAL PARTNERS Mamefest and Girls Write Now
    • Special Events

    Meet Up at Maméfest: A POC-Centered Music Festival

    Get into the groove of the new Girls Write Now Collaboratory year and meet fellow mentors and mentees at a music festival! Girls Write Now has been invited as a non-profit partner to Mamé Fest.

  • Nicole Glover NaNoWriMo Salon
    • Salon Series

    Poisoned Pen Parlor: Mysteries and Genre Mashups with Nicole Glover & NaNoWriMo

    Girls Write Now and NaNoWriMo cordially invite you to an evening filled mystery, murder, and a touch of magic. In this Friday Night Salon, we will be talking about writing mysteries, crafting mysteries alongside other genres like fantasy and historical fiction, and how to execute the perfect (fictional) murder.

    • Special Events

    Workshop | Rhyming With Reason with JRose

    In this workshop, we will focus on the skill of rhyming in spoken word poetry. Participants will be presented with various writing prompts that challenge their rhyming skills. A number of literary devices will also be discussed, such as, alliteration and wordplay.

  • Turquoise background with notebook overlay. Various framed pictures or femme presenting youth writing and talking. Airpods & Gold stars.
    • College & Career Chats

    College & Career Chat

    In College Chats, mentees meet with Girls Write Now “mentors for the day” to talk about why their alma maters might be right for you, including tips and tricks for navigating everything from the application and interview process, to campus life, majors, and writing your theses. Schools include small liberal arts colleges around the country; state and city schools; universities big and small; rural and urban; schools with specialties in literature, science, and everything in between. Come learn more about Columbia, Fordham, Harvard, Howard, Hunter, SUNY, CUNY, and more!

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    • Community Conversations

    Israel-Hamas War: Approaches to Processing and Discussing

    In this special Community Chat, Professor of Undergraduate Social Work at Saint Leo University, Christina Cazanave, MSW, shows us how to employ a trauma-informed approach, have civil conversations, and listen with compassion.

    • Mentor Professional Development

    MENTORSHIP BEST PRACTICES: NURTURING GROWTH, STRENGTH, & SAFETY

    Online

    This Mentor Professional Development session encompasses a wide range of topics that are crucial for fostering positive mentor-mentee relationships, such as connecting, motivating, resilience-building, balancing allyship, recognizing signs of potential issues or conflicts, and abuse prevention awareness.