About Girls Write Now
News & Press
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’s 2022 TBR List: Book Picks From Our Community
Sometimes the most challenging part about reading is actually deciding what to read next. Girls Write Now has asked our bookworm friends to share their To Be Read list! Take a look around and maybe add a title or two to your 2022 reading list.
Esther Omolola Receives Women’s Media Group Scholarship
Women’s Media Group (WMG), a NYC-based nonprofit association of women leaders in media and publishing, has awarded one $2,000 scholarship to Girls Write Now mentee Esther Omolola.
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 Ayah Al-Masyabi Publishes Opinion Piece on Voting in The Colorado Sun
Girls Write Now mentee Ayah Al-Masyabi recently had an opinion piece about voting published in The Colorado Sun.
Book Riot Features Here & Now: Girls Write Now 2024 Anthology
In a list highlighting new releases for Book Riot, Girls Write Now mentor Erica Ezeifedi praised Here & Now: the Girls Write Now 2024 Anthology, saying “If you’d like to see the future of writing, and help an amazing nonprofit, I highly recommend getting a copy.” Ezeifedi has been a mentor at Girls Write Now for two years, during which time she has experienced the incredible talent of the young writers in the community. "In every workshop I’ve done since starting with the organization a couple years ago, I’ve been blown away with the level of writing coming from high schoolers."
Girls Write Now Partners with NBCUniversal & Reel Works for PSA as Part of Creative Impact Lab
Girls Write Now recently partnered with NBCUniversal and Reel Works as part of their Creative Impact Lab for a commercial.
Mentee Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson Interviewed on Book Riot Podcast
Book Riot Editor and Girls Write Now mentor Erica Ezeifedi invited mentee and NYS Poet Laureate Finalist Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson onto Book Riot's young adult podcast, "Hey YA" to talk about her journey as a writer and to recommend books for young adults interested in poetry.
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!
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
Recommended Topics:
Latest News
Thanks to You, GWN15 has Launched!
“The main thing I want to say to everyone here is thank you–thank you for making us who we are
It’s Our 15th Anniversary Launch Party!
Girls Write Now celebrates 15 years of exploring new worlds through words! Join us for our anniversary launch party and discover
Mentors and Mentees Meet: A New World Begins
Girls Write Now’s 15th year of programming starts with Mentor Training September 15th and Orientation September 29th. 150 combined mentors and mentees will be traversing
Monica & Elaine in NY Metro Parents
NY Metro Parents features GWN Pair Elaine Stuart-Shah and Monica Chin in The Mentor Effect: Helping At-Risk and Underprivileged Kids! Elaine and Monica highlighted the
GWN Mentees Featured on Business Insider
Kudos to Sharline Dominguez and Georgia Soares, named two of Business Insider’s 28 Most Impressive Kids Graduating From High School This
Dancing with the Scribes to Benefit GWN
GWN Board Chair, Kamy Wicoff did something she’s never done before–dance on stage, to celebrate her 40th and raise funds for
An Inside Look at Girls College Bound
Today was the first time I was able to see a (somewhat) typical GWN workshop. As a summer intern for
Show Your Support for the Class of 2012
“I feel that my next step as a writer is to keep on writing, and always, always write. It has truly
GWN 2012 REMIX Anthology, on Sale Now
The Girls Write Now 2011 anthology won Independent Publisher Award for Outstanding Book of the Year, plus honors from the Indie Excellence
Final CHAPTERS is Just the Beginning
There are dreams behind your brown eyes You are not a shadow You are light You are one Yet you