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Girls Write Now has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Teen Vogue, The Today Show, Book Riot, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and many more.
New York City Poetry Festival Features Girls Write Now Poets & Performers
Join four mentees for an afternoon of poetry on identity, resistance, and coming of age. Girls Write Now takes the Youth Stage at The New York City Poetry Festival on Sunday, July 19 at 2 PM. The 15th Annual Festival takes place at Nolan Park on Governors Island—this will be the second time our mentees grace the Poetry Festival stage. Registration is free—all you need is the $2.75 ferry fare. We look forward to seeing you there!
Mentees Envision Their Future at NBCUniversal’s Career Inspiration Camp
As a student coming from California coming to this camp was a great way to get exposure in the media
From Solitude to Love and Longing: What Our New Mentees Are Reading This Summer
We're Alone. My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Stoner. And right beside them: The Henna Wars. Rose in Chains. Madonna in a Fur Coat. When we ask incoming mentees what they're reading, the stack runs the gamut—from solitude to love and longing, from a 1943 Turkish love story to a 2025 romantasy, with poetry and feminist theory in between.
Across Genres and Generations: What Our New Mentors Are Reading This Summer
Last week, we asked our incoming mentees what they've been reading. Now it's our new mentors' turn. Sula. The Dry Season. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States. And right beside them: The One & Only Googoosh, Blood Over Bright Haven, The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli. From a 1973 American classic to a 2026 debut, from Iranian pop history to Palestinian memoir to romantasy—it's a summer reading adventure like none other. Enjoy!
Girls Write Now is Featured in Crunchy Tales Article Highlighting the Importance of Mentoring
Girls Write Now was recently featured on Crunchy Tales as a great organization to become involved in as a later-in-life Mentor.
Girls Write Now with Melinda French Gates as She Launches her New Book
Girls Write Now was invited to hear Melinda French Gates speak at the New York City Center about her new release, The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward. The book is published through Moment of Lift and Flatiron Books, an imprint of Girls Write Now partner Macmillan Publishers. Girls Write Now is also a three-time grantee of Melinda Gates' Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health.
Mentee Lydia Bach Makes Waves with Recent Publication, Today Show Appearance & Frazzled Lit Shout-Out
Congratulations to mentee Lydia Bach, whose list of accomplishments has been growing exponentially this year, including a publication, a feature on the Today Show, and inclusion on a short story longlist!
Rupi Kaur Shouts Out Girls Write Now on The Kelly Clarkson Show for International Day of the Girl
Poet and Girls Write Now Honoree Alum Rupi Kaur gave Girls Write Now a shout out on the Kelly Clarkson Show in honor of International Day of the Girl.
Latest News
Latest News
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: August 17, 2026
The Courage It Takes to Comment…It's Your Monday Memo. Plus, counting down to Metamorphosis, our 2026 anthology.
Girls Write Now Mentee Ariel Zhang Wins Lena Dunham’s Famesick Writing Contest!
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Girls Write Now Monday Memo: August 10, 2026
Introducing The Vision Lab Podcast…It's Your Monday Memo! Plus, your college survival guide & mentoring through uncertainty.
Kirkus Reviews Praises Girls Write Now’s Forthcoming Anthology, Metamorphosis
Kirkus Reviews Describes Metamorphosis: Girls Write Now 2026 Anthology as Sincere Engagement and Effort.
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: August 3, 2026
The Wild Inside…It's Your Monday Memo. Plus, Travel + Leisure, Bustle, and The Drift join us for a Career Chat
Girls Write Now Celebrates Community Work at Annual Collaboratory Showcase!
Girls Write Now Recently Celebrated Our Community's Work from the Past Year!
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: July 27, 2026
A Self-Proclaimed Funny Person’s First Time Writing Comedy… It's Your Monday Memo. Plus, learn how to write the perfect personal statement—your own!
Mentees Envision Their Future at NBCUniversal’s Career Inspiration Camp
As a student coming from California coming to this camp was a great way to get exposure in the media
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: July 20, 2026
Metamorphosis Monday… Your Memo's Here. Early praise for our new book, plus a story written in the stars.
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: July 13, 2026
If You Are Transgender, You Have to Live… It's Your Monday MemoPlus, write a love letter to yourself this week!
