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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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Live! Dorkshop 1: “Messing Around”
This pair is trying to capture videos and pictures to start their story.
Live! Dorkshop 1: Photo & Video
Most of us entered the ITS Lab of Parsons The New School for Design, excited to use some new programs.
Girls Write Now Mentor Training, Part II
My mentee and I can usually be found at a communal table at Starbucks. We sit side by side with
Home at Last – Reflections on Mentor Training Part II
When I arrived at the Girls Write Now office for my mentor orientation back in September, I was completely overwhelmed.
Getting Started with Digital Remix Portfolio
On Wednesday, January 18, GWN Remix Mentees and Mentors gathered for the first meeting of their important mission! The objective:
Food, Fun, and Julia Child: Julie Powell at GWN’s Food Memoir Workshop
In this month’s GWN genre workshop, I got to meet Julie Powell—as in, the author of Julie and Julia. It was
Dining in the Midst of Nudes: From the GWN Food Memoir Workshop
By Larissa Heron Girls Write Now Mentee In the summer of 2011, I travelled to France with a group of
What’s Really In My Kitchen: From the GWN Food Memoir Workshop
If you were to step foot in my kitchen, you would probably laugh at its size. I do. It’s about
The Place Where Lost Things Go: From the GWN Food Memoir Workshop
I’m searching for a bag of leafy yao choy, but my fingers just seem to fumble through the bottom drawer
An Awe-Inspiring Craft Talk with Julie Powell at GWN’s Food Memoir Workshop
The December 10th Craft Talk with Julie Powell was one-of-a-kind with humor and wit. She told the Girls Write Now