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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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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
Pair Spotlight: Emely Paulino & Jess Pastore
In front of a crowd of over 600 people, one strong voice rang out. “She is a poet,” read high
From Resumes to Essays to College: Girls College Bound Summer 2013
Riddle us this: how do you turn a twice-weekly babysitting gig and school band into a resume admissions officers will
MothSHOPS at Girls Write Now: The Importance of Storytelling
Don’t know what a MothSHOP is? Check out Eryn’s first post explaining how we’re working with special storytellers to bring
The New World of Creative Publishing
This spring, Youth Board members Shannon Daniels and Emely Paulino helped lead our series of digital workshops held in partnership
Four CHAPTERS Later: Spotlight on our 2013 Reading Series
On Friday June 14th, in an overflowing auditorium in SoHo, more than three hundred audience members roared as our girls