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Monday Memo

Monday Memo is Girls Write Now’s weekly newsletter, featuring our best original writing and art, stories from our community, upcoming events, and thoughtfully curated resources and opportunities. Chock full of reading lists, writing prompts, jobs, contests, and even the occasional playlist, this newsletter is the ultimate memo to plan your week.

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MONDAY MEMO ARCHIVE

Peace Mural, Prompts & Poetry…It's Your Monday Memo! January 12, 2026
Great News, You Still Have Time to Apply…It's Your Monday Memo! January 5, 2026
On Endings & Beginnings…It's Your Monday Memo! December 29, 2025
How to Stick To Your Writing Goals & Support Writers…It's Your Monday Memo! December 22, 2025
Can You Guess Who's the Swiftie & the Mah Jongg Player In This Pair?…It's Your Monday Memo! December 15, 2025
How To Be a Writer in the Age of AI…It's Your Monday Memo! December 8, 2025
Will You Join Us This Giving Youth Day?…It's Your Monday Memo! December 1, 2025
The Ultimate Gift Guide for Writers & Readers…It's Your Monday Memo! November 24, 2025
Here's Your Chance to Start the Journey of a Lifteime…It's Your Monday Memo! November 17, 2025
Mentees Inspire Hope With Their Words…It's Your Monday Memo! November 10, 2025
This First Time Voter Got a Shoutout From a Former President…It's Your Monday Memo! November 3, 2025
Don't Go In There!! Or Should We? Welcome to This Week's Monday Memo… October 27, 2025
Winners of Writing for Life…It's Your Monday Memo! October 20, 2025
It’s Your Monday Memo: Hope Edition October 13, 2025
Celebrating the Lesser Known Legacy of Toni Morrison…It’s Your Monday Memo October 6, 2025
Cooking, Comedy & Children's Books…It’s Your Monday Memo September 29, 2025
Defying Death with Rachel Bloom…It’s Your Monday Memo September 22, 2025
All Aboard Fall Journeys…It’s Your Monday Memo September 15, 2025
How Old is the Youngest Mayor in America?…It’s Your Monday Memo September 8, 2025
Adventures Beyond The Screen…It’s Your Monday Memo September 1, 2025
Last Week to Embark on a Fall Journey…It’s Your Monday Memo August 25, 2025
When You Laugh, You Defy Death…It’s Your Monday Memo August 18, 2025
Author Maggie Smith on our New Anthology…It’s Your Monday Memo August 11, 2025
Did You Hear Her Spanish?…It’s Your Monday Memo August 4, 2025
Sharpening Your Inimitable Voice…It’s Your Monday Memo July 28, 2025
Feeding Your Inner Artist…It’s Your Monday Memo July 21, 2025
Try Our Creative Summer Soundtrack…It’s Your Monday Memo July 14, 2025
Paper Dreams & Disco Fruit…It’s Your Monday Memo July 7, 2025
Writing Our America…It’s Your Monday Memo June 30, 2025
For Those Seeking Hope…It’s Your Monday Memo June 23, 2025
Skating to Liberation…It’s Your Monday Memo June 16, 2025
Skating into Summer…It’s Your Monday Memo June 9, 2025
Waking Up To You… It’s Your Monday Memo June 2, 2025
Unconditional Love Awaits…It's your Monday Memo! May 26, 2025
Musical Muses & Managing Mental Health…It's your Monday Memo! May 19, 2025
If only I could speak…It's your Monday Memo! May 12, 2025
Writing for Life Essay Contest…It's your Monday Memo! May 5, 2025
Out for Popcorn, or Movie Night in? It's your Monday Memo! April 28, 2025
Speaking on Environmental Justice & Hope…It's Your Monday Memo! April 21, 2025
What Makes You Hopeful?…It's Your Monday Memo! April 14, 2025
Journalism, Journaling & Journeys…It's Your Monday Memo! April 7, 2025
Take A Civil Discourse Journey…It's Your Monday Memo! March 31, 2025
Get the Inside Scoop on Publishing & Children's Book Writing…It's Your Monday Memo! March 24, 2025
Applications for Summer Journeys are Open…It's Your Monday Memo! March 17, 2025
Find Your Inner Rage…It's Your Monday Memo! March 10, 2025
And The Oscar Goes To YOU…It's Your Monday Memo! March 3, 2025
"Be The Author of Your Own Story"…It's Your Monday Memo! February 24, 2025
"Hard Times Require Furious Dancing"…It's Your Monday Memo! February 17, 2025
Writing is Our Love Language…It's Your Monday Memo! February 10, 2025
Perspectives On Joining the Legacy of Black Activism…It's Your Monday Memo! February 3, 2025
We Could All Use a Love Letter…It's Your Monday Memo! January 27, 2025
Artivism to Honor Our Ancestors…It's Your Monday Memo! January 20, 2025
Finding Hope When We Need It Most…It's Your Monday Memo! January 13, 2025
How To Keep Your Resolution To Write More…It's Your Monday Memo! January 6, 2025
Our Best of 2024 Collection…It's Your Monday Memo! December 30, 2024
Our Favorite Books We Read in 2024…It's Your Monday Memo! December 23, 2024
Estée Lauder Infuses Tech With Creativity…It's Your Monday Memo! December 16, 2024
R. F. Kuang on Claiming Her Voice…It's Your Monday Memo! December 9, 2024
Fast Company Feature with NBCU…It's Your Monday Memo! December 2, 2024
Indigenous Movies to Watch and Prompts for Gratitude…It's Your Monday Memo! November 25, 2024
Get Inspired by Barbie Dream Gap Contest Winners…It's Your Monday Memo! November 18, 2024
Join Our Chorus of Intersectional Voices…It's Your Monday Memo! November 11, 2024
What It Means to Be a First Time Voter…It's Your Monday Memo! November 4, 2024
Eat My Brain, I DARE You…It's Your Monday Memo! October 28, 2024
The Value of Writing Communities…It's Your Monday Memo October 21, 2024
Could You Repeat That? It's Your Monday Memo October 14, 2024
A Night of Poetry with Rupi Kaur…It's Your Monday Memo October 7, 2024
Don't Forget to Apply for a Fall Journey…It's Your Monday Memo! September 30, 2024
Shining a Light on Banned Books…It's Your Monday Memo! September 23, 2024
Join Us In The Collaboratory…It's Your Monday Memo! September 16, 2024
New York Film Fest, School Advice & More…It's Your Monday Memo! September 9, 2024
Back to School Survival Pack…It's Your Monday Memo! September 2, 2024
Ballot Brainteasers & Weeping Wisteria…It's Your Monday Memo! August 26, 2024
Prompts & Events to Stretch That Summer Feeling…It's Your Monday Memo! August 19, 2024
Girls Vote Now…It's Your Monday Memo! August 12, 2024
Mentees Go For the Gold at 30 Rock…It's Your Monday Memo! August 5, 2024
An Ode to Black Girl Joy…It's Your Monday Memo! July 29, 2024
Get Your Books at These Indie Sellers…It's Your Monday Memo! July 22, 2024
Humor, Film Reviews, BookTok & More in Summer Studios…It's Your Monday Memo July 15, 2024
The Sounds of Summer Have Returned…It's Your Monday Memo July 8, 2024
Revising the Pledge of Allegiance…It's Your Monday Memo! July 1, 2024
Celebrating our Newest Anthology…It's Your Monday Memo! June 24, 2024
Announcing Our First Chapters Contest Winner…It's Your Monday Memo! June 17, 2024
Marching & Writing for Pride…It's Your Monday Memo! June 10, 2024
Take Action with Letter Writing…It's Your Monday Memo! June 3, 2024
The Best Gifts for Grads…It's Your Monday Memo! May 27, 2024
Growing a Word Garden…It's Your Monday Memo! May 20, 2024
How to Start a Creative Career…It's Your Monday Memo! May 13, 2024
What We Inherit and What We Pass On…It's Your Monday Memo! May 6, 2024
First Chapter Writing Contest…It's Your Monday Memo! April 29, 2024
Countdown to Pub Day for On the Art of the Craft…It's Your Monday Memo! April 22, 2024
James Rhee, Teen Vogue, and More…It's Your Monday Memo! April 15, 2024
Twice Known, Once Written. It's Your Monday Memo! April 8, 2024
Poetry to My Ears…It's Your Monday Memo April 1, 2024
Sisterhood's Beautiful Bonds…It's Your Monday Memo March 25, 2024
Live on Instagram with Ayesha Curry…It's Your Monday Memo March 18, 2024
What We're Cooking Up This March…It's Your Monday Memo March 11, 2024
Happy Girls Write Now Day!…It's Your Monday Memo March 4, 2024
Two Stories, Fifteen Years, One Book…It's Your Monday Memo February 26, 2024
Writing by Our Future Presidents & Leaders…It's Your Monday Memo February 19, 2024
In the Eye of the Beholder…It's Your Monday Memo February 12, 2024
Curls Are Crowns, Wear Them Proud…It's Your Monday Memo! February 5, 2024
Writing Contest with Ayesha Curry…It's Your Monday Memo! January 29, 2024
Mentees Are Making Headlines, Literally…It's Your Monday Memo! January 22, 2024
Walking in Dr. King's Footsteps…It's Your Monday Memo! January 15, 2024
Changing the Face of Publishing…It's Your Monday Memo! January 8, 2024
The Best Girls Write Now Stories of 2023…It's Your Monday Memo! December 25, 2023
Three Poets Meet the Moment…It's Your Monday Memo! December 18, 2023
We're Ready For Our Close Up…It's Your Monday Memo! December 11, 2023
Shine the Light on the Truth…It's Your Monday Memo! December 4, 2023
Play The Girls Write Now Scavenger Hunt…It's Your Monday Memo! November 27, 2023
Is It Too Early For The Holiday Playlist?…It's Your Monday Memo November 20, 2023
Leading From Where You Are…It's Your Monday Memo November 13, 2023
How To Be Your Authentic Self in the Workplace…It's Your Monday Memo November 6, 2023
What If Medieval Serfs Had Answering Machines…It's Your Monday Memo October 30, 2023
Support for Our Community in Wartime…It's Your Monday Memo October 23, 2023
This One's For the Poets…It's Your Monday Memo October 16, 2023
Care for the Soul…It's Your Monday Memo October 9, 2023
Mystery Lovers Unite…It's Your Monday Memo! October 2, 2023
Kicking Off Our Collaboratory…It's Your Monday Memo! September 25, 2023
What To Read During Hispanic Heritage Month…It's Your Monday Memo! September 18, 2023
The Scariest Thing I've Ever Done…It's Your Monday Memo! September 11, 2023
Bringing You A Bit of Carnival…It's Your Monday Memo! September 4, 2023
Little Tiny Prayers and Whispers…It's Your Monday Memo! August 28, 2023
A Spacey Hip-Hop Girls Write Now Celebration…It's Your Monday Memo! August 21, 2023
The Nostalgia of Summer Haze, Wrapped in Your Monday Memo! August 14, 2023
An Ama-ZINE-g New Publication Just Dropped in This Monday Memo! August 7, 2023
Reclaiming Pink For Ourselves in This Monday Memo July 31, 2023
Midnight Messages in Your Monday Memo… July 24, 2023
The Fabulous Finale of Speaking in First Draft…Here's Your Monday Memo July 17, 2023
Don't Miss Out on Joining Our Community…Here's Your Monday Memo July 10, 2023
Our America: In This Monday Memo, Girls Write Now Responds to Injustice July 3, 2023
Girls Write Now Featured On The More You Know…It's Your Monday Memo! June 26, 2023
Honoring Namesakes for Juneteenth…It's Your Monday Memo! June 19, 2023
Queer as Fiction (Kiss and Tales): It's Your Monday Memo! June 12, 2023
A Royal Romance and a Writer's Strike…It's Your Monday Memo! June 5, 2023
Join Us at a Summer Exploratory…It's Your Monday Memo! May 29, 2023
Explore the Girls Write Now Collaboratory…It's Your Monday Memo May 22, 2023
Comedy for Trees? Yes Please!…It's Your Monday Memo May 15, 2023
Get Liberated with Chrissy King at the Anthology Launch Party…It's Your Monday Memo! May 8, 2023
Ready for Our Close Up with Jenna Bush…It's Your Monday Memo! May 1, 2023
Tales From Planet B…It's Your Monday Memo! April 24, 2023
Keep The Party Going! Welcome to Girls Write Now April 22, 2023
All We Poets Do Is Win, Win, Win…It's Your Monday Memo! April 17, 2023
A.I. Technopocalypse–Are They Watching? It's Your Monday Memo! April 10, 2023
What’s Love Got To Do With It?! It’s Your Monday Memo! April 3, 2023
Girls Write Now On Poetry…It’s Your Monday Memo March 27, 2023
Lady Gaga's Channel Kindness Promotes New Story Collection..It’s Your Monday Memo! March 20, 2023
Girls Write Now's Debut Podcast Just Dropped…It’s Your Monday Memo! March 13, 2023
Happy Girls Write Now Day! It’s Your Monday Memo! March 6, 2023
Navigating the Joy of First Love: It’s Your Monday Memo! February 27, 2023
Full Body Laughter: It’s Your Monday Memo! February 20, 2023
And I Will Always Love (Writing About) You…It’s Your Monday Memo! February 13, 2023
Basking in Black-nificence…It’s Your Monday Memo! February 6, 2023
Announcing Career 360…It’s Your Monday Memo! January 30, 2023
Kicking off our Kindness Collection: It’s Your Monday Memo January 23, 2023
Realizing Dr. King's Dream Through Our Words…It's Your Monday Memo! January 16, 2023
Fill Your Sugar Jar! It's Your Monday Memo! January 9, 2023
New Year, New Ways to Celebrate Mentoring…It's Your Monday Memo! January 2, 2023
Where do our mentees see themselves in 25 years? It's your Monday Memo! December 26, 2022
Jobs for the New Year + a Gift Guide for Book-Lovers…It's Your Monday Memo December 19, 2022
"Girls Write Now is the Gift That Keeps On Giving"… It's Your Monday Memo! December 12, 2022
Body Liberation Activist Chrissy King is Our Champion…It's Your Monday Memo! December 5, 2022
Roxane Gay is in Our Fan Club…It's Your Monday Memo! November 28, 2022
Why Girls Write Now is Everything to Phoebe Robinson: It's Your Monday Memo! November 21, 2022
Roopster Roux and You Can Give Too…It's Your Monday Memo! November 14, 2022
Join Amanda Gorman in Supporting Girls Write Now: It's Your Monday Memo! November 7, 2022
It's Alive!!! It's Your Monday Memo! October 31, 2022
A Ghost Story About Gentrification…It's Your Monday Memo! October 24, 2022
Scholastic Essay Contest Winner Announced…It's Your Monday Memo! October 17, 2022
Our Mentees are STARS…It's Your Monday Memo! October 10, 2022
Q&A with Award-Winning Mentees and their Mentors..It's Your Monday Memo! October 3, 2022
Introducing our Editors-in-Residence… It's your Monday Memo! September 26, 2022
Scholastic Essay Contest Reveal…It's Your Monday Memo! September 19, 2022
Join Lady Gaga's #BeKind21 Challenge…It's Your Monday Memo! September 12, 2022
This Is Your Sign to Start Your Novel…It's Your Monday Memo! September 5, 2022
Meet the Powerful Women Opening Doors for Us All—It's Your Monday Memo! August 29, 2022
Arts-Based Activism with Sepideh Moafi: It's Your Monday Memo! August 22, 2022
Lost & Found: It's Your Monday Memo! August 15, 2022
Girls Write Now On the Road: It's Your Monday Memo! August 8, 2022
Forbes' Futures & Film Forum Memories: It's Your Monday Memo! August 1, 2022
Get Ready for Film Forum Movie Night (And Your Monday Memo)! July 25, 2022
Missing Home and Making Moves– It's Your Monday Memo! July 18, 2022
It's A Monday Brimming with Opportunity! July 11, 2022
Ready, Set… Erase? It's Your Monday Memo! July 4, 2022
Tuesday feeling like Monday? Us too. Get in the Groove with this Monday-ish Memo! June 28, 2022
Read, Join & Celebrate…Starting with Your Monday Memo! June 20, 2022
Show Us How You Fight For Freedom: It's Your Monday Memo! June 13, 2022
Put the Day Away…But First, It's Your Monday Memo! June 6, 2022
"We Are Girls From the East": It's Your Monday Memo May 30, 2022
AAPI Book & Podcast Recs: It's Your Monday Memo! May 23, 2022
Toast Our Authors at This Week's Book Launch! It's Your Monday Memo! May 16, 2022
"My Soul Is A Tapestry…" Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month This Monday Memo! May 9, 2022
Celebrate the Moms & Caregivers in Your Life: It's Your Mom-day Memo! May 2, 2022
Viola Davis & Anna Quindlen Live this Week! It’s Your Monday Memo April 25, 2022
Join Our Conversation with Roxane Gay! It's Your Monday Memo April 18, 2022
Drumroll Please…The 2022 Anthology Cover & Title Revealed: It's Your Monday Memo! April 11, 2022
Myth, Magic and History: It's Your Monday Memo April 4, 2022
An Evening with Viola Davis! It's Your Monday Memo March 28, 2022
Women Need to Talk About Money. Start the Conversation with your Monday Memo! March 21, 2022
Hanging out with Shonda Rhimes! It’s Your Monday Memo! March 14, 2022
I am a woman, I am a girl, I am your Monday Memo! March 7, 2022
Mentee Chelsea Lin Wins Real Simple Essay Contest! It’s Your Monday Memo February 28, 2022
Practice Self-Love with 5 Black Artists: It’s Your Valentine’s Day Memo! February 14, 2022
Amanda Gorman and Girls Write Now Join Forces: It’s Your Monday Memo February 7, 2022
Black History Month Starts Now! It’s Your Monday Memo January 31, 2022
If You Write, You Are A Writer: It’s Your Monday Memo January 24, 2022
This Monday Pick Up Your Pen In Honor of MLK! January 17, 2022
Listen Up! Your Monday Memo has an Audio Giveaway! January 10, 2022
National Mentoring Month is here… and so is your Monday Memo! January 3, 2022
The race is still on December 27, 2021
Hip Hip Hooray, Exclusive Book Giveaway! It's Your Monday Memo! December 20, 2021
Worth a Thousand Clicks: It's Your Monday Memo December 13, 2021
Staff Book Picks! It's Your Monday Memo! December 6, 2021
Post-Thanksgiving Bounty! It's Your Monday Memo! November 29, 2021
Feeling Grateful? It's Your Monday Memo November 22, 2021
Landing Your Dream Job! It's Your Monday Memo! November 15, 2021
Investigating Forgiveness: It’s Your Monday Memo November 8, 2021
Five Mentors Changing Literature! It’s Your Monday Memo! November 1, 2021
Get Published Nationally! It’s Your Monday Memo! October 25, 2021
Write to Your Heart's Content! It's Your Monday Memo! October 18, 2021
Int'l Day of the Girl, hear us roar! It's your Monday Memo! October 11, 2021
De-twist your college list! It’s your Monday Memo! October 4, 2021
Writing Contests & TA Gigs! It's Your Monday Memo! September 27, 2021
Welcome Class of 2022! It’s Your Monday Memo! September 13, 2021
Five fabulous creators! It's Your Multimedia Monday Memo! August 30, 2021
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! It's Your Monday Memo! August 23, 2021
Seven Sensational Summer Salon Authors! It's Your Monday Memo August 16, 2021
Need a Vacay? Get away with Forbes! It’s your Monday Memo! August 9, 2021
Superhero Podcast Workshop—with Marvel! It’s Your Monday Memo! August 2, 2021
This Summer's Final College Essay Workshop—with HarperCollins! It’s Your Monday Memo! July 26, 2021
Your LAST Day to Apply: It’s Your Monday Memo! July 19, 2021
Open House TONIGHT & Last Week to Enroll: It’s Your Monday Memo! July 12, 2021
Summer Sneak Peek: It's Your Monday Memo! July 5, 2021
From Passion to Profession: It's Your Monday Memo! June 28, 2021
Your Journey Is Just Beginning… It's Your Monday Memo! June 21, 2021
To You, with Love—Graduation & Gratitude: It's Your Monday Memo! June 14, 2021
Let's Get Loud & Proud: It’s Your Monday Memo! June 7, 2021
The Write Fit: It’s Your *Tuesday* Memo! June 1, 2021
From Open House to Open Submissions: It’s Your Monday Memo! May 24, 2021
Turn Up the Volume on Joy: It’s Your Monday Memo! May 17, 2021
Endless Forms of Storytelling: It’s Your Monday Memo! May 10, 2021
Take Good Care: It’s Your Monday Memo! May 3, 2021
Mentorship, Memories & Musical Theatre: It’s Your Monday Memo! April 26, 2021
Writing for the World We Want: It’s Your Monday Memo! April 19, 2021
Speaking the Unspeakable: It’s Your Monday Memo April 12, 2021
Mentees, Unmuted: It’s Your Monday Memo! April 5, 2021
Identity Meets Poetry: It’s Your Monday Memo! March 29, 2021
Tributes & Triumphs: It’s Your Monday Memo! March 22, 2021
The Art of Archiving Your Story: It’s Your Monday Memo! March 15, 2021
Unmute Yourself: It’s Your Monday Memo! March 8, 2021
Invent a New Reality: It’s Your Monday Memo! March 1, 2021
Picture Your Dream Role… It’s Your Monday Memo! February 22, 2021
Recipes for Life: It’s Your Monday Memo! February 15, 2021
Resumes, Relevés & Refrains: It's Your Monday Memo! February 8, 2021
Honor Miss Cicely Tyson & Explore Wellness with Dr. Joy: It's Your Monday Memo February 1, 2021
Your Monday Memo: Cicely Tyson, Whoopi Goldberg, Mahogany L. Browne & More January 25, 2021
Honoring MLK by Speaking Your Truth: This Week’s Monday Memo January 18, 2021
Making Magic Out of Memories: This Week's Monday Memo! January 11, 2021
Your Monday Memo: The Gifts Just Keep on Coming! January 4, 2021
Hello 2021: Monday Memo Sneak Peek! December 21, 2020
Read It & Weep! It’s Your Monday Memo December 14, 2020
Oh Wow, TMI: It's Your Monday Memo! December 7, 2020
Monday Memo: A Week of Giving and Receiving November 30, 2020
December Sneak Peek: It's Your Monday Memo! November 23, 2020
Humor Writing, Personal Statements & Education Equity: It's Your Monday Memo! November 16, 2020
Harness Your Post-Election Energy at This Week's Events! November 9, 2020
Your Monday Memo: Digital Game Creation & Open Mic! August 17, 2020
Your Monday Memo: Novel Writing, Job Opps, Open Mic & More! August 10, 2020
Your Monday Memo: Letter Writing, a Memoir Salon, Fellowships & More… August 3, 2020
Your Monday Memo: Writing Your Life for TV, Screen & Stage! July 27, 2020
Your Monday Memo: Personal Statements & Open Mic Night! ✨ July 20, 2020
This Week's Monday Memo: Personal Statements & Spoken Word Poetry! ☀️ July 13, 2020
Your Monday Memo: Op-Ed Workshop & Our First Summer Salon! ☀️ July 6, 2020