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Girls Write Now has been recognized by the White House, featured in The New York Times, profiled on NBC Nightly News, and highlighted on Good Morning America. Ms. Magazine called our mentees the future of feminism and according to Business Insider we’ve got the most impressive kids graduating high school.
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National Geographic
“We had the honor of spending some time with Maya Nussbaum, founder and executive director of Girls Write Now, which mentors and empowers young women by matching girls with professional women writers, inspiring life-long relationships and tearing down stereotypes.” Read more
Chime for Change
“January is National Mentoring Month in the United States. And the New York based NGO Girls Write Now is purposely celebrating its 20th anniversary. This week we will publish a series on mental health written by both mentors and mentees.” Read more
Girlboss
“To celebrate International Day of the Girl, we asked three teen girls to paint their picture of a perfect, equal future. It’s a sobering look at how far we still have to go—and an inspiring view of the young women who will lead us there…” Read more
Elle
“We lie a little about the power of storytelling,” said Melissa Harris-Perry at the fifth annual Girls Write Now Awards, an event that honors trailblazing women who are changing the world with their words. “We lie about the notion that storytelling is always empowering.” No, she corrected: Storytelling is hard…” Read more
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We Couldn’t Do it Without You: Thank You To Our 2021 Donors.
Opportunities don’t just happen. They are created… by donors like you.
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Girls Write Now’s 2022 TBR List: Book Picks From Our Community
Sometimes the most challenging part about reading is actually deciding what to read next. Girls Write Now has asked our bookworm friends to share their To Be Read list! Take a look around and maybe add a title or two to your 2022 reading list.
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Girls Write Now 2022 TBR List: Community Book Picks
Looking for inspiration on what to read in 2022? Check out these picks from our mentors and mentees during National Mentoring Month!
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Girls Write Now 2022 TBR List: Friday Night Salon Book Picks
Authors from across the writing world have hosted Girls Write Now’s Friday Night Salons that allowed us to stretch our minds and dream big. These artists’ #DifferentPerspectives gave us everything from memoir writing tips to poems that speak to our unique identities. If you’re looking for books to add to your 2022 To Be Read list, check out these books by teaching artists from our 2021 Friday Night Salons!
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Girls Write Now 2022 TBR List: Our Publishing Partners’ Book Picks
We asked our publishing partners which books they’re buzzing about—and here are their picks just in time for your 2022 To Be Read List!
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Girls Write Now 2022 TBR List: Staff Book Picks
Our favorite books reflect the many voices, backgrounds, and influences of the Girls Write Now staff who are shaping culture, creating change, and impacting the world—without their #DifferentPerspectives we all fall behind. Our favorite books reflect the many voices, backgrounds and influences of the Girls Write Now staff who are shaping culture, creating change and impacting the world—without their #DifferentPerspectives we all fall behind.
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Letters From Our Partner Workshops
We are grateful to our corporate partners and champions for bringing together people across generations, enriching our community—and for changing lives. Read letters between mentees and mentors at our “Letters
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5 Binge-Worthy Podcasts From Our Teaching Artist Community
Girls Write Now is celebrating National Day of Listening with podcasts by our fantastic teaching artists. Listen to these riveting stories now.
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Partner Spotlight: Girls Write Now
At our Girls Write Now Awards we celebrated the incredible mentees and mentee alums who are sharing their different perspectives, healing communities, and passing on their craft, including Kat Jagai (Girls Write Now Mentee Alum, Current Mentor and Editorial Assistant at Alloy Entertainment); Julia Mercado (Girls Write Now Mentee Alum, Summer Associate at Meredith’s Real Simple and Talent Coordinator at Hearst); Tiffani Ren (Girls Write Now Mentee Alum, Current Mentor and Marketing Assistant at Penguin Random House).
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Girls Write Now Celebrates the Reopening of NYC with an Ode to the Subway captured in a short film
Girls Write Now is thrilled to premiere “A Passenger’s Library,” an original short film directed by the filmmaker B. Monét in partnership with Level Forward, that brings to life and is inspired by a poem of the same name by Girls Write Now mentee and LaGuardia high school rising senior, Anaís Fernández.
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Foreword to Girls Write Now Unmuted: The 2021 Anthology
As a young girl, I was terrified to say what was on my mind. I lived in a muted bubble and sealed it tight with fear. What would people think?
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Girls Write Now Honors the Memory of Stephanie Meyers
e are deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Stephanie Meyers, a beloved editor and friend close to many in and around our community.
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Racial Justice Strategic Plan: Spring 2021 Update
Dear Friends, As the George Floyd trial continues on this week, the crucial need for racial justice in our nation and in our communities could not be more clear. At
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Girls Write Now Partners with 'Girlhood' Author Melissa Febos & Illustrator Forsyth Harmon
Girls Write Now is honored to partner with author Melissa Febos and illustrator Forsyth Harmon for a fundraiser celebrating the launch of Girlhood (Bloomsbury, March 30). The essay collection has been named a Most Anticipated
