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Poet Rupi Kaur in Conversation with Girls Write Now Founder Maya Nussbaum on milk and honey’s 10th Anniversary
Poet Rupi Kaur sat down with Girls Write Now Founder Maya Nussbaum for a conversation about milk and honey’s 10th Anniversary.
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Girls Write Now at Chief Clubhouse On The Art Of The Craft
Contributors of Girls Write Now On The Art Of The Craft: A Guidebook To Collaborative Storytelling met at Chief’s Flatiron District Clubhouse to discuss the book.
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Banned Books Week: How to Support the Freedom to Read
PEN America recorded nearly 10,000 instances of book bans from July 2021 to the end of the 2023 school year. 37% of the banned books had characters of color or themes of race and racism. 36% had LGBTQ+ characters or themes. What can we do as individuals to protect the freedom to read in the…
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Girls Write Now Speaks out on Youth Mental Health at Kate Spade Global Summit
Girls Write Now’s Executive Director Maya Nussbaum spoke about confronting the mental health crisis, cultivating community, and nurturing youth wellness, which the organization has prioritized for nearly three decades. The summit featured activists, leaders, and cultural figures, including Simone Biles and Taraji P. Henson, and Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Versha Sharma.
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Celebrating Isabel Allende’s Legacy with Barbie
Barbie celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the changemakers whose stories helped shape the world and continue to inspire generations. In tribute to the newest honoree in the Barbie Inspiring Women line, writer Isabel Allende, Barbie is donating $25,000 to Girls Write Now to help the next generation write their own stories.
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Literary Leadership Convening
An estimated 70% of the country’s literary arts organizations are located in New York State, with the largest concentration based in the city. The leaders of these groups share the responsibility to represent literature for the nation, and they will be gathering to find inspiration at Girls Write Now on September 16-17.
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Girls Write Now Joins New York Film Festival as Community Partner
Girls Write Now participants can receive a discount code to attend New York Film Festival screenings
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Book Riot Features Here & Now: Girls Write Now 2024 Anthology
In a list highlighting new releases for Book Riot, Girls Write Now mentor Erica Ezeifedi praised Here & Now: the Girls Write Now 2024 Anthology, saying “If you’d like to see the future of writing, and help an amazing nonprofit, I highly recommend getting a copy.” Ezeifedi has been a mentor at Girls Write Now…
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Dinner Is Served! A Brooklyn Restaurant Is Donating Proceeds to Girls Write Now
Dinner is served! Vineapple, a beloved restaurant in Brooklyn Heights, is donating a portion of the proceeds from their Monday dinner service to Girls Write Now throughout September. Whether it’s date night, friends’ night, or a writing meet up, send some love to us (and your tastebuds) by visiting Vineapple.
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Mentee Ayah Al-Masyabi Publishes Essay in The Mantlepiece
Mentee Ayah Al-Masyabi recently published an essay, “The Weight of Uncertainty” in The Mantlepiece, a monthly literary journal, featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, travel writing, book reviews, light verse, and poetry.
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Mentee Alum Erika Jing Wins Auburn Witness Prize
Mentee alum Erika Jing recently won the Auburn Witness Prize for her poem, “Follow.”
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Girls Write Now and LKBF Latinx Storytellers Conference
Girls Write Now is proud to support the inaugural LKBF Latinx Storytellers Conference in NYC on September 13-14, 2024.
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Girls Write Now at NBCU’s Career Inspiration Camp
Girls Write Now mentees attended NBCUniversal’s two-day Career Inspiration Camp.