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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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Girls Write Now Named a Moleskine Foundation Creativity Pioneer
Girls Write Now has been named a Creativity Pioneer by the Moleskine Foundation
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: September 22, 2025
Defying Death with Rachel Bloom…It’s Your Monday Memo. Plus, writing food, eating poems, and more creative prompts in our studios!
Girls Write Now Joins LitNYS for 2025 Facing Pages Convening: Leading in a Liminal Season
Last weekend, literary organizations from across the state traveled to Hudson, NY to attend the annual LitNYS Facing Pages convening.
What We’re Reading: Vanishing Daughters by Cynthia Pelayo
A Novel from Girls Write Now Teaching Artist Cynthia Pelayo. Cynthia Pelayo is a longtime member of the Girls Write Now community, having taught a workshop for us called True Crime Poetry: Activating Awareness back in 2022. Now, she has come out with a novel of psychological suspense, following a haunted woman stalked by a serial killer confronting the horrors of fairy tales and the nightmares of real life.
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: September 15, 2025
All Aboard Fall Journeys…It’s Your Monday Memo. Plus, mentee & intern Ayah Al-Masyabi named finalist in NPR's national podcast challenge!
Intern Ayah Al-Masyabi Announced as an NPR Best Student Podcast in America Finalist
Girls Write Now intern Ayah Al-Masyabi was announced as a finalist in NPR’s best student podcast in America contest for
Silver Member Renisha Conner Releases Song “Humility”
Since her time at Girls Write Now, former intern Renisha Conner has taken her creativity to the new medium of
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: September 8, 2025
How old is the youngest mayor in America?…It’s your Monday Memo. Plus, James Patterson partners with us to help writers finish their books!
Girls Write Now to Present at LitNYS Statewide Literary Convening
Girls Write Now Leads in the Literary Scene Through Adversity
What We’re Reading: When the Harvest Comes by Denne Michele Norris
When the Harvest Comes is a novel by Girls Write Now champion Denne Michele Norris.
