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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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Breaking Through: Sneak Peek at the 2013-14 Program Year!
What does a theme mean to you? For writers, a theme can be many things: a tool, driving your plot
Pair Spotlight: Shannon Daniels & Whitney Jacoby
Twelfth-grader Shannon Daniels says she knew she wanted to be a writer when she “realized that a poet whose life
Meet the Team: The Fall 2013 Intern Class
Our interns are activists, actors, animal-lovers — and a critical part of our team. Whether they’re recruiting for programs, behind
You Go Girl! Mentor and Mentee Accomplishments
Beach days and bunk beds aside, summer wasn’t just an excuse to get some rest. Mentors and mentees got published,
Now Introducing: Meatloaf Muzik
Third-year Girls Write Now mentee Najaya sat down with the members of up-and-coming hip hop/Afropunk band Meatloaf Muzik to talk
Transformative Learning Spaces
This post was written by Moth Lead Coach, Lisa Podell, who facilitated our summer storytelling MothSHOPS here at Girls Write
Hot Off the Digital Press: Our First-Ever eZine!
This spring, our Digital Media Mentoring pilots culminated in the publication of our first-ever e-zine. What’s an ezine, you ask?
To Essay: College Prep with Girls Write Now
As a college applicant, a girl participating in our college prep series faces a challenge she has no doubt already
Nice to Meet You! Get to Know Erica & Gloria
Here at Girls Write Now, we’re powered by dedicated and passionate volunteers like our Board of Directors. Providing guidance on all
Worlds of Writing: Our 2012-13 Workshop Library
“The Girls Write Now workshops pushed me to write on the spot, without scrutinizing all of my mistakes, and opened