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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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Girls Write Now Mentees Speak Up on Grief Awareness Day for The Yellow Tulip Project Blog
3 Girls Write Now Mentee Alumni Wrote Personal Reflections on Grief for The Yellow Tulip Project
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Mentee Allison Sengkhounmany Attends New York Times Summer Academy
Mentee Allison spent a summer in NYC networking, building skills, and meeting her mentor in-person for the first time.
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Girls Write Now & The Yellow Tulip Project Team Up For Mental Health Awareness
Girls Write Now and The Yellow Tulip Project Kick Off Wellness Collaboration
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Girls Write Now Joins NBCUniversal’s Creative Impact Lab
Reel Works and Girls Write Now Collaborate on Videos as Part of the Creative Impact Lab
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Girls Write Now Selected As Amazon Literary Partnership 2023 Grant Recipient
Amazon Literary Partnership Supports the Production of Girls Write Now’s Annual Anthology
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Mentee Alum Shea Formanes’ Indie Sci-Fi Drama Plants Its Seeds
A Mentee Alum Seeks Funding For Her First Feature Film
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NBCUniversal Makes Creative Connections with Girls Write Now Mentees
A fantastic opportunity for mentees to make connections and take a peek behind the curtain at Comcast NBCUniversal
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Mentee Ayah Al-Masyabi Named as a Finalist in the NPR Student Podcast Challenge
Out of over 3,300 entries, Ayah Al-Masyabi’s podcast about soccer in America was chosen as one of 13 high school finalists in the NPR contest.
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In conversation with Girls Write Now’s Maya Nussbaum and Today’s Jenna Hager Bush
Maya Nussbaum joins Jenna Bush Hager in latest The More You Know Campaign to spread literacy awareness through PSAs, social content, and inspiring conversation
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Girls Write Now Founder Speaks at Feminist Climate Panel
Founder Maya Nussbaum Speaks on Feminism and Climate Change at U.S. State Department Panel
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Girls Write Now Celebrates the 2023 Anthology at P&T Knitwear
Girls Write Now On the Other Side of Everything: 2023 Anthology is now available to purchase in stores and online
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Girls Write Now Mentees Perfect Their Elevator Pitches with RBC Employees
On Tuesday, RBC Capital Markets invited Girls Write Now mentees and mentee alumni to their New York headquarters for a workshop entitled, “Who are You, Again? Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch with RBC.”
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Genesis Hyundai + Girls Write Now
Last Tuesday, members of regional Genesis dealerships and leaders at the Genesis Inspiration Fund came by Girls Write Now’s office in Manhattan to get an exclusive preview of the 2023 anthology launch party, which features performances by mentee contributors and their mentors.
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Girls Write Now Anthology Committee Book Picks: 2023 Edition!
We’re so lucky to have amazing authors supporting the production of our annual Girls Write Now Anthology. Check out some…
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Girls Write Now + Capital Prep Harlem
Last Friday, Girls Write Now staff members visited Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School to donate the five most recent volumes of Girls Write Now’s anthologies to the school’s library and to teach a writing workshop for female students.