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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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Mentee Maria Ruiz’s Essay “My Life with a Brain Tumor” Published in Choices Magazine
This essay was selected as the grand prize winner in the My Life With Essay Contest, and it chronicles Maria’s health struggles after the initial discovery of her brain tumor when she was just 15 years old.
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Daleelah Saleh Receives Women’s Media Group Scholarship
Mentee alum Daleelah Saleh, a senior at Middlebury College, received $2,000 as part of a newly created scholarship…
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Round Up Your Purchases to Support Girls Write Now
This holiday season, your gift shopping and plane tickets can make a big impact when you donate to Girls Write Now through RoundUp.
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Girls Write Now & Michelle Obama’s Girls Opportunity Alliance
Girls Write Now Mentee Kayla Morgan joined Founder and Executive Director Maya Nussbaum to hear from esteemed panelists Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates, Amal Clooney, and other advocates for gender equality on the Get Her There panel.
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Write Your Novel in 30 Days During #NaNoWriMo
Join a global challenge to write a novel in the month of November with the encouragement of an international community of writers.
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Mentor Alum Nana Brew-Hammond Releases New Anthology of African and Diaspora Writing
Mentor alum Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond is releasing a new anthology of African and Diaspora essays, stories, and poems called Relations. The book will be published on January 17, 2023, by Harper Collins, and is currently available for pre-order.
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Thank You For Joining Us at the 2022 Girls Write Now Agents of Change Awards!
Girls Write Now celebrates 25 years of next gen leaders driving change throughout New York City—and now nationwide—thanks to the generous support of our partners across industries. Stay tuned for…
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Maria Ruiz Wins Scholastic x Girls Write Now My Life With… Essay Contest
Maria Ruiz’s essay, “Side Effects Include,” has been selected as the grand prize winner in the Scholastic x Girls Write Now My Life With… Essay Contest. The essay will appear online and in the print edition of Choices magazine later this fall, and Maria will receive a $500 cash prize.
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Mentees Attend National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as STARS Fellows
Girls Write Now mentees Alyssa Fowler, Sheyla Javier, and Natalie Henry participated in a 6 month fellowship at STARS CGI, which culminated in a trip to Seneca Falls, New York, to attend the 2022 Induction Ceremony at the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Inductees this year included Michelle Obama, Octavia Butler, Joy Harjo, and Judy Chicago.
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DotDash Meredith “The Come Up”Series
Girls Write Now partner DotDash Meredith invites young adults to join Investopedia and Project Come Up on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the Dotdash Meredith auditorium.
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Girls Write Now Pair Trees
The pair trees give mentoring pairs at Girls Write Now the ability to choose their own adventure by selecting the time commitment that works best for their schedule and by…
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Three Girls Write Now Mentees Honored by ruth weiss Foundation
Mentee Megumi Jindo and mentee alumni Elizabeth Shvarts and Grace Yu were recognized in this year’s awards for the inaugural Youth Poet Award and the Emerging Poets Award.
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Student Book Recommendation: ‘Taking Root’ by Girls Write Now | PBS
Mentee Ilana Drake, who has been part of Girls Write Now for five years, wrote a review of Taking Root: The 2022 Girls Write Now Anthology for PBS News Hour.
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The Estée Lauder Companies Convenes WRITING CHANGE Grantees for Inaugural Collective
August 29th, 2022 WebWire Girls Write Now is selected as one of the inaugural members of Estée Lauder’s Writing Change Collective, a group designed to promote equity, access, and artistic…