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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 Mentee Ariel Zhang Wins Lena Dunham’s Famesick Writing Contest!
Announcing Grand Prize Winner of Girls Write Now's Mental Health-Focused Writing Contest in Partnership with Lena Dunham and Random House.
Kirkus Reviews Praises Girls Write Now’s Forthcoming Anthology, Metamorphosis
Kirkus Reviews Describes Metamorphosis: Girls Write Now 2026 Anthology as Sincere Engagement and Effort.
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
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!
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.
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Introducing Ana Castillo
This post was written by Program Intern Olaya Barr. For our May CHAPTERS Reading, Girls Write Now is thrilled to
Science Writing: What I didn’t learn from taking AP Environmental Science
This blog post was written by Program Intern Olaya Barr. With the upcoming Science Journalism Workshop I decided to sit
Start Your Story With Girls Write Now!
Ready to make your writing soar? The time for mentee and mentor enrollment is here! Girls Write Now is now
Introducing Farai Chideya
This blog post was written by Program Intern Olaya Barr. For our next CHAPTERS Reading on April 25, award-winning author,
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S SCHOLASTIC WINNERS!
Throughout the year, we at Girls Write Now get the opportunity to witness our mentees’ evolve into incredible writers and
Save the date: The Girls Write Now Awards are coming up!
Join us at the legendary Bowery Hotel on the evening of Tuesday, June 3rd from 6-9pm for the 2014 Girls
Our CHAPTERS Reading
This post was written by Elshaima Omran and Stacie Evans, a mentee-mentor pair in our Writing & Mentoring Program, who
Owning Your Work: Speaking with Strength and Courage
Amy Fusselman participated in the March event of our 2014 CHAPTERS Reading Series as our keynote guest author. I loved
Happy Birthday to Gloria, a Woman Who Writes the World
This year, the Girls Write Now Awards are all about celebrating women and girls who write the world and inspire
Adapting for the Screen
This post was written by Tana Tymesen, a mentor in the Digital Media Mentoring Program, who participated in the Visual