Girls Write Now Community Experiences
Mentee Affinity Groups
Mentee Affinity Groups are spaces for mentees to discuss self-identified topics, leading to self-discovery, group advocacy, and a sense of belonging. Affinity Group meetings are open to all mentees who self-identify with the group, and mentees are welcome to join one or more groups.
Girls Write Now Identities
Black
This group provides a supportive space for Girls Write Now Mentees of Black American heritage and the African diaspora to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as HBCUs vs PWIs, Black tropes in media, colorism, desirability politics, reparations and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)
This group provides a supportive space for Girls Write Now Mentees of Asian or Pacific Islander descent to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as media tropes, colorism, academic stress, beauty standards, cultural appropriation and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.
Hispanic/Latine
This group provides a supportive space for Girls Write Now Mentees of Latin American descent to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as immigration stories, language, machismo and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.
Multiracial
This group provides a supportive space for Girls Write Now Mentees who identify as multiracial to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as racial identity, belonging, fetishization, interracial relationships and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.
Christian
This group provides a supportive space for Girls Write Now Christian Mentees to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as faith, navigating secular spaces, church hurt, Christian publishing and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.
Muslim
This group provides a supportive space for Girls Write Now Muslim Mentees to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as Islamic sects, navigating secular spaces, feminism in Islam, stereotypes and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.
LGBTQ+
This group provides a supportive space for Girls Write Now LGBTQ+ Mentees to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as being gender non-conforming, coming out vs. letting others in, queer or trans at school, sports and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.
English Language Learners (ELL)
This group provides a supportive space for Girls Write Now English as a Second Language Learner Mentees to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as language, professionalism, navigating academics, maintaining your native tongue, identity and more. Come with items you want to discuss or your point of view to add to the conversation at hand.
Jewish
This group provides a supportive space for Girls Write Now Jewish Mentees to share their unique perspectives, explore cultural heritage, and engage in meaningful discussions on relevant topics, such as Jewish traditions, oppressor versus oppressed, identity in diverse environments, Zionism, feminism in Judaism, and more. Bring any items or viewpoints you’d like to share as we delve into these important conversations together.