Join the girls and gender-expansive youth from all 10 organizations that comprise the STARS coalition for a panel discussion on school safety. For our fifth annual STARS town hall, we’ll be meeting at the Weeksville Heritage Center to talk through mental health, gun violence, metal detectors, and public transportation to school.
In Career Chats, mentees gain exposure to various industries by networking with employees—Girls Write Now “mentors for the day”—across publishing, media, beauty, finance, and more. Professionals share their journeys, advice for breaking into their industry, and how they are charting a course for a successful career. Learn about positions you never knew existed, and get support applying to a curated selection of open jobs and internships within companies like NBC, Scholastic, Royal Bank of Canada, Estee Lauder, Dotdash Meredith, EHE Health, BBDO Advertising and more.
Join us for a celebration Ariel Aberg-Riger’s debut book, America Redux: Visual Stories From Our Dynamic History. With writing prompts, drawing, and collage exercises, we’ll imagine ways to illustrate our own stories and use the power of visual storytelling to explore issues of equity and social justice.
Join us for an evening that will empower everyone to create the stories they want to see in the world. Filmmaker and Author Lande Yoosuf will share her professional journey and what led her to write her debut novel, Ko-Foe!
Join us in New York City for this in-person, community-building workshop, where participants will be able to access the career capital of RBC Mentors for the Day to break the cycle of humdrum professional interactions and remain above the radar. Walk away with your perfect elevator pitch: crafted, practiced, and delivered!
Join us on Wednesday, May 31st, at P&T Knitwear for an official release party to celebrate the Girls Write Now Class of 2023, listen to a selection of performances, and come together in community to witness the power of stories to change minds.
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!
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!
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.
