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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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And the Girls Write Now Award goes to….
To further the celebrations for our 15th Anniversary, we held our first major fundraising gala this spring with two goals:
Final Deadline: Apply Now to be a mentor or mentee
“If it weren’t for Girls Write Now, I couldn’t have gotten this far… I have faith in my writing, and
GWN + Penguin: Walking the Walk this June
Penguin employees, get your sneakers on! And witness the power of matching an intergenerational community of readers and writers with the
Inside the Writers Studio with Girls Write Now
Here at Girls Write Now, we write as a community. It’s a group exercise of talent and passion — and
Your Story Begins Here — GWN wants YOU!
Don’t wait another minute — we’re enrolling a new class of mentors and mentees starting fall 2013, PLUS registering girls
Spotlight on… Site-Specific Playwriting!
It had been a long time since I’d been up close and personal with the theater; sure, I’d been in
And… ACTION! Writing for the Stage
As someone who appreciates writing as a solitary activity and one that takes place at a safe distance from a
Fresh Ink: GWN in the Press
From Sesame Street to Mumbai, Girls Write Now has already collected 2013 media mentions from The New York Times, School Library Journal, Women’s
Celebrate With Us: the GWN Awards are coming up!
It’s Girls Write Now’s 15th Anniversary, and we’re celebrating with a gala! But to stay true to the grassroots nature
CHAPTERS 2013: Get to Know Adele Griffin
Our next CHAPTERS reading is coming up soon and this month’s featured guest author is YA superstar Adele Griffin. Watch