Calling All Alum—
Mentees, Mentors, Board, Staff, Interns, Teaching Artists & Volunteers:
It’s Time to Come Home!

Life@GWN introduces the Girls Write Now storykeepers, spotlighting different members of our community during their time with and beyond Girls Write Now. Are you up to something cool these days? Interested in telling the story of your time at Girls Write Now? Have wisdom you’d like to pass down to younger mentees? Life@GWN is the place for you!

Submit your original writing and multimedia art to be featured on our publishing platform, Girls Write Now Stories! Set up an author page and get the opportunity to be featured in in one of our collections or publications.

Girls Write Now Stories features thousands of pieces of writing, including collections on time, bodily autonomy, identity, sexuality, climate activism, gender equality, and more. Receive exclusive story packages once a month starting this spring.

We’re demystifying the writing process by asking Girls Write Now community members to share their works-in-progress, first drafts, napkin scribbles, and any other unpolished writing gems. As a Girls Write Now creator, you will be interviewed about your process, vision for your work, and what this community means to you.

Have you published a book? Add it to our directory of publications by mentees, mentors, and alumni. Get eyes on your work, publicize to our expansive community, and be a part of the Girls Write Now library for life.

Are you interested in learning more about Girls Write Now’s publishing platform, and our digital publication process? Our Web Editorial Committee plays a lead role with editorial, design, and publication of all Girls Write Now Stories, blazing the trail for a new era of publishing.

SEEKING NEW MEMBERS IN PUBLICITY AND MARKETING
The 25th Anniversary Book Editorial Advisory Committee is a select group of mentees, mentors, alumni, and community members who are not just telling their stories, but deciding how those stories should be told. This Committee is shaping, editing, and promoting our new book published by HarperCollins set for release in Spring of 2024.

SEEKING MEMBERS FOR THE GIRLS WRITE NOW 2024 ANTHOLOGY
Girls Write Now’s Print Anthology Committee stewards our annual anthology from first draft to final publication. Members edit mentee and mentor submissions and support publicity and media. Published in partnership with Penguin Random House’s Dutton Books for the past five years, the 2023 edition is set for release in May. As we put to bed this year’s anthology, we’re forming our committee for next year!

Dreams are universal; opportunity is not. Girls Write Now offers a brave space, inspired curriculum, and a welcoming community that—now more than ever—are essential to the development of the next generation of leaders. By lending your support, you can help young writers create opportunity for themselves and their communities for generations to come. Ready to donate now?

This year, Girls Write Now launches a Next-Gen Philanthropy Initiative, entitled The Story Changes Minds. What we have always had to give is our Time, our Stories, and access to our Communities. Money, or the lack thereof, has often prevented us from viewing ourselves through a philanthropic lens. Our goal is to raise a generation of philanthropists—givers and advocates. Girls Write Now will help provide mentees, and our community-at-large, greater control over our world and our own destinies.

Girls Write Now is always looking for ways to elevate, refine, and share our community, programs, and media brand. If you’re a member of the press looking to write a story about your time at Girls Write Now, a PR professional willing to donate your time, or a social media pro full of ideas to innovate our feed, reach out!

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.

In College Chats, mentees meet with Girls Write Now “mentors for the day” to talk about why their alma maters might be right for mentees, including tips and tricks for navigating everything from the application and interview process, to campus life, majors, and writing your thesis.

Career360 helps mentees and alumni plan for future career paths and take proactive steps towards achieving career and life goals. Our mentors help Girls Write Now community members ages 19-29 learn more about themselves and their desired career journeys through intentional reflection and personalized one-to-one coaching to hone networking skills, present value to employers, and land the job.

Do you enjoy Girls Write Now workshops and events? Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes? Open to early career alum, our internships offer the opportunity to contribute your ideas and watch them come to life—while growing your editorial and tech skills through hands on experience shaping digital content.

Girls Write Now mentors are professional women-identifying and gender-expansive adults who rely on strong writing skills in their professions across a wide range of industries. Mentors in our yearlong programs—age 25+ from around the nation—work with mentees in a structured one-to-one relationship on set curriculum to produce original writing and hone college and career readiness skills with guidance from the Girls Write Now team and community.

Girls Write Now mentees are woman-identifying and/or gender-expansive young adults in high school, college, and beyond who are passionate about learning and growing as writers, communicators and professionals. Mentees in our yearlong programs are 14-24 from around the nation. Be a part of our community and create with a dedicated mentor by your side!

College guides are volunteers who support our mentees with the college application process. They lead workshops on how to craft components of college and scholarship applications, meet one-to-one with high school juniors and seniors and their mentors to provide advice and feedback on application materials, and support with the college decision making process. Ready to apply now?

Career Guides are volunteers who support our mentees and fellow alum with everything job-related. One time resume review, interview coaching, recruiter connection tips, and more! Ready to apply now?

Our advisors are must be licensed mental health professionals who provide Girls Write Now mentors and staff with guidance in handling sensitive issues and difficult situations they may encounter with their mentees. Additionally, Wellness Advisors help train mentors in teen mental health and social-emotional youth development. Ready to apply now?

At Girls Write Now, we have been honored to work with incredible speakers, authors, and teachers who pass on their passion and wisdom through multi-genre, multimedia, professional development, and wellness workshops and events. Teaching Artists bring their expertise to our community by hosting salons, leading workshops, facilitating trainings, and more.