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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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Girls Write Now x Channel Kindness: The Art of Kindness
Grandmother's hands, cups of tea, smiling strangers…Four Girls Write Now mentees share poetry about the ways they give and receive kindness.
HBO and CharityBuzz Raise $16K for Girls Write Now in Auction
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Ozan Yerli, whose generous bid won the HBO and CharityBuzz auction for two tickets to the final season premiere of Succession.
Native Americans in Philanthropy Invites Applications for the Native Youth Grantmakers program
March 24, 2023 Native Americans in Philanthropy has recently opened applications for a grant program that is designed for Indigenous
Mentee Alum Romaissaa Benzizoune Named as a New York Times Fellow
Mentee Alum Romaissaa Benzizoune joins the next cohort of New York Times Fellows in Opinion Editing.
Mentee Alum Kilhah St Fort Receives Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship
The Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship is a three year, cohort-based program that provides funded summer internships and unprecedented opportunities to promising undergraduate students from 12 New York City partner institutions.
Upswing Fund Partners with Girls Write Now for Mental Wellness
We’re proud and grateful to continue our partnership with The Upswing Fund for the 3rd consecutive year!
Mentee Megumi Jindo Performs at Vital Voices Mentoring Walk
Mentee Megumi Jindo performed a poem she wrote in honor of the Vital Voices Mentoring Walk, called "The Vision We Reach," and performed it at the panel at DVF Studios.
Remembering Mentor Adina Talve-Goodman Through Her Essays
Adina's book of essays, Your Hearts, Your Scars, chronicles the solemn, bewildering, painful, and at times humorous, aspects of her chronic illness. This year, her book was published posthumously by Bellevue Literary Press, and speaks as a testament to the warmth and ferocity of Adina's life.
Mentee Carina Solis Publishes Chapbook “Daughtersong”
"I hope that the Girls Write Now community will enjoy this chapbook."
From the Archives: Mentee Fiki Hunt Interviews Girls Write Now Champion Robin Thede
This inspiring Q&A between mentee alum Fiki Hunt and comedian Robin Thede took place at the 2019 Agents of Change Awards at DVF Studios.
