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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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My First Concert: Josh Groban Honors GWN
Josh Groban! Wait, who is he again? It dawned on me that I hardly knew who he was, and only
Russian Tea Cakes: A Food Memoir
Every year, after Thanksgiving, I start to check the mail more eagerly. I know that on some otherwise ordinary December
Truth. Love. Laughter. Life. (The GWN Found Poetry Workshop)
At our Girls Write Now Found Poetry Workshop, I was reminded of why I love poetry so much: It’s honest,
Probing Inspiration: Tapping My Way Back Into Creativity Through Found Poetry
I specialize mainly in Journalism, having worked for HarlemLIVE, an online teen publication for five years. I love journalism because
GWN Found Poetry Workshop
Before the Workshop: I am not a poet. I don’t like writing poetry and I barely read poetry. But, I do
Birds for a Demolition: Idra Novey at the GWN Found Poetry Workshop
White walls are painted with the smiles that radiate off our faces just as our laughter vibrates off the two
Suspense, Perspective, and Writing Advice: GWN’s Crime Fiction Workshop
The lights fade out and dim sunlight enters through the windows. From far behind, a woman comes silently, dressed in
Katia Lief at Year’s Kick-Off Event: GWN’s Crime Fiction Workshop
Walking back into the GWN office after summer vacation was a mixture of relief, familiarity, and excitement. It was the
Robin Wasserman’s Diagram (and More!) at GWN’s Crime Fiction Workshop
I met Robin Wasserman! I would have never thought I would have the chance to meet such an amazing author