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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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75 Top Literary Leaders Meet to Strengthen & Repair for New York’s Annual Statewide Literary Arts Convening at Girls Write Now
LITNYS and Just Buffalo Literary Center convene at Girls Write Now to discuss Rupture & Repair in the literary community.
LIHerald.com: Elmont High senior Amira Elrington-Edwards looks to mobilize voters
Long Island Herald Reports on Girls Write Now’s National Voter Registration Day Student Ambassadors September 27, 2024 LIHerald.com highlighted the
Banned Books Week: How to Support the Freedom to Read
PEN America recorded nearly 10,000 instances of book bans from July 2021 to the end of the 2023 school year. 37% of the banned books had characters of color or themes of race and racism. 36% had LGBTQ+ characters or themes. What can we do as individuals to protect the freedom to read in the United States?
Girls Write Now Speaks out on Youth Mental Health at Kate Spade Global Summit
Girls Write Now's Executive Director Maya Nussbaum spoke about confronting the mental health crisis, cultivating community, and nurturing youth wellness, which the organization has prioritized for nearly three decades. The summit featured activists, leaders, and cultural figures, including Simone Biles and Taraji P. Henson, and Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Versha Sharma.
Celebrating Isabel Allende’s Legacy with Barbie
Barbie celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the changemakers whose stories helped shape the world and continue to inspire generations. In tribute to the newest honoree in the Barbie Inspiring Women line, writer Isabel Allende, Barbie is donating $25,000 to Girls Write Now to help the next generation write their own stories.
Literary Leadership Convening
An estimated 70% of the country’s literary arts organizations are located in New York State, with the largest concentration based in the city. The leaders of these groups share the responsibility to represent literature for the nation, and they will be gathering to find inspiration at Girls Write Now on September 16-17.
Girls Write Now Joins New York Film Festival as Community Partner
Girls Write Now participants can receive a discount code to attend New York Film Festival screenings
Book Riot Features Here & Now: Girls Write Now 2024 Anthology
In a list highlighting new releases for Book Riot, Girls Write Now mentor Erica Ezeifedi praised Here & Now: the Girls Write Now 2024 Anthology, saying “If you’d like to see the future of writing, and help an amazing nonprofit, I highly recommend getting a copy.” Ezeifedi has been a mentor at Girls Write Now for two years, during which time she has experienced the incredible talent of the young writers in the community. "In every workshop I’ve done since starting with the organization a couple years ago, I’ve been blown away with the level of writing coming from high schoolers."
Dinner Is Served! A Brooklyn Restaurant Is Donating Proceeds to Girls Write Now
Dinner is served! Vineapple, a beloved restaurant in Brooklyn Heights, is donating a portion of the proceeds from their Monday dinner service to Girls Write Now throughout September. Whether it's date night, friends' night, or a writing meet up, send some love to us (and your tastebuds) by visiting Vineapple.
Mentee Ayah Al-Masyabi Publishes Essay in The Mantlepiece
Mentee Ayah Al-Masyabi recently published an essay, "The Weight of Uncertainty" in The Mantlepiece, a monthly literary journal, featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, travel writing, book reviews, light verse, and poetry.
