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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.
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.
7 Ways to Make Younger Friends in Retirement
August 11th, 2022 The Wall Street Journal “Intergenerational friendships can be powerful. The trick is starting them”. The Wall Street
Mentee Madison Mailutha Honored in Teen Writing Contest
Fourteen-year-old mentee Madison Mailutha was named an honorable mention in New York Public Library's James Baldwin Teen Creative Contest, which asked teens in New York City to take inspiration from Baldwin's work to tell the world what they're passionate about.
Abbi Jacobson Talks with Girls Write Now About Prelude Fellowship
Girls Write Now honoree and longtime champion Abbi Jacobson recently spoke with Girls Write Now about her new initiative, the Prelude Fellowship. Applications are due November 10!
Cover Reveal for the Girls Write Now 2025 Anthology: Hope Lives In Our Words
It’s almost here! The Girls Write Now 2025 Anthology will be published August 26, 2025 via Dutton Books, in collaboration
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Girls Write Now Monday Memo: July 6, 2026
Everlasting Color…Your Monday Memo's Creative Anthem. Plus, our poets take Governors Island at the NYC Poetry Festival!
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!
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 Monday Memo: June 29, 2026
Fathers, Sons & Golden Girls…It's Your Monday Memo. Plus love, lesbianism & liberation.
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: June 22, 2026
What We're Reading This Summer…It's Your Monday Memo. From a 1943 love story to 2025's buzziest romantasy.
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.
Girls Write Now Community Substack Roundup
It's no secret that Girls Write Now is full of writers and creatives—so we asked them to share their corners of the internet with us. The result: a roundup of can't-miss Substack publications from our mentors, mentees, members, and beyond. Find your next favorite read below, and hit subscribe.
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: June 16, 2026
Speaking on Queer Love & Second Chances…It's Your Monday Memo.Plus, our 2026 Pride Month book recs!
2026 Pride Month Book Recommendations from Girls Write Now
The Girls Write Now Community's Recommended Reading for Pride Month
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: June 8, 2026
They Called Me Blasphemy, I Called It Poetry…It's Your Monday Memo. Plus, mentee wins Women's Media Group scholarship/
