“Reading, writing and being encouraged to do both is what made being a young woman tolerable for me. The teachers who fostered my young self expression remain the heroes of my life. Girls Write Now is doing the essential, joyful work of nurturing the next generation of writers, and of giving them not just the tools, but the permission, to tell the truth about their lives. This organization means so much to me, both personally and creatively. As the beneficiary of a transformative and life-affirming education in creative writing, I know firsthand the gift that kind of mentorship and community can be—for both the writers and for all of us lucky enough to read them.”

“Girls Write Now has put together a book of the young women who have something to say. The same young women we all are or have been before. ”

“Girls Write Now is revolutionary in confronting the reality that women’s voices are often overlooked, forgotten- or worse, silenced. ”

“These young girls are the real visionaries of tomorrow and we are beyond lucky to read their stories today. ”

“Girls Write Now has become one of the most important organizations for teenage girls in America and a most powerful bridge between what can be imagined to what will be created, and flourish, out of imagination.”