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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.
Latest News
Latest News
Ms. Magazine | I’m 18 and I’m Afraid: The Looming Threat of On-Campus Sexual Assault
January 2, 2022 Ms. Magazine Ilana Drake, a third year Girls Write Now mentee and current freshman at Vanderbilt University,
Celebrate Black History Month
Each week throughout February, we'll be sharing stories and events from our community and our partners that honor Black joy, art, writing, culture and history!
We Couldn’t Do it Without You: Thank You To Our 2021 Donors.
Opportunities don't just happen. They are created… by donors like you.
Mattel rolls out Barbie based on journalist, anti-lynching activist and suffragette Ida B. Wells
The doll manufacturer also announced that it will partner with Girls Write Now to provide “girls and gender-expansive young adults with $25,000 in programs empowering them to share their stories,” Mattel’s Barbie account said on Twitter.
Washington Post Opinion | Take it from a high schooler who’s actually learned about CRT: Adults need to chill out
Mentee Christiane Calixte advocates for the value of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in high school education in her op-ed for the Washington Post.
Mississippi Journalist Ida B. Wells Honored with New Barbie Doll
To honor Wells' legacy as a writer and leader, Barbie is partnering with Girls Write Now, a nonprofit dedicated to mentoring the next generation of writers and leaders while breaking down barriers of gender, race, age, and poverty. Through a donation from the Barbie Dream Gap Fund, Girls Write Now will provide high school girls across the nation with writing and publishing programs. Barbie will also host a virtual event on February 18 with Michelle Duster, the great granddaughter of Ida B. Wells.
Barbie Announces New Ida B. Wells Doll As Part Of Inspiring Women Series
Along with the new doll, the company is partnering with Girls Write Now, a nonprofit aimed at offering mentorship for the next generation of up-and-coming writers and leaders. Barbie will be working through its Dream Gap Project donation to provide writing and publishing programs for high school girls and gender expansive groups. Barbie will also be hosting a virtual Dream Gap event featuring Wells' great-granddaughter Michelle Duster as a speaker.
Girls Write Now 2022 TBR List: Community Book Picks
Looking for inspiration on what to read in 2022? Check out these picks from our mentors and mentees during National Mentoring Month!
Girls Write Now 2022 TBR List: Friday Night Salon Book Picks
Authors from across the writing world have hosted Girls Write Now’s Friday Night Salons that allowed us to stretch our minds and dream big. These artists’ #DifferentPerspectives gave us everything from memoir writing tips to poems that speak to our unique identities. If you're looking for books to add to your 2022 To Be Read list, check out these books by teaching artists from our 2021 Friday Night Salons!
Girls Write Now 2022 TBR List: Our Publishing Partners’ Book Picks
We asked our publishing partners which books they’re buzzing about—and here are their picks just in time for your 2022 To Be Read List!
