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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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From Solitude to Love and Longing: What Our New Mentees Are Reading This Summer
We're Alone. My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Stoner. And right beside them: The Henna Wars. Rose in Chains. Madonna in a Fur Coat. When we ask incoming mentees what they're reading, the stack runs the gamut—from solitude to love and longing, from a 1943 Turkish love story to a 2025 romantasy, with poetry and feminist theory in between.
Girls Write Now Community Substack Roundup
It's no secret that Girls Write Now is full of writers and creatives—so we asked them to share their corners of the internet with us. The result: a roundup of can't-miss Substack publications from our mentors, mentees, members, and beyond. Find your next favorite read below, and hit subscribe.
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: June 16, 2026
Speaking on Queer Love & Second Chances…It's Your Monday Memo.Plus, our 2026 Pride Month book recs!
2026 Pride Month Book Recommendations from Girls Write Now
The Girls Write Now Community's Recommended Reading for Pride Month
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: June 8, 2026
They Called Me Blasphemy, I Called It Poetry…It's Your Monday Memo. Plus, mentee wins Women's Media Group scholarship/
Girls Write Now Partners with Tribeca Film Festival as Co-Host
Girls Write Now is Co-Hosting at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival!
Women’s Media Group Awards Scholarship to Girls Write Now Mentee Christiane Calixte
Girls Write Now Mentee Christiane Calixte Has Been Awarded This Year's Women's Media Group Scholarship.
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: June 1, 2026
Speaking in First Draft on Creative Burnout…It's Your Monday Memo. Plus, the power of punchlines to challenge the status quo
Mentees Inspire CITYarts Peace Wall
“I firmly believe that when kids create, they don’t destroy- they inspire us all. At this time more than ever,
Girls Write Now Monday Memo: May 25, 2026
Hills Like White Infirmaries…It's Your Monday Memo! Mentee Wagiha Mariam reimagines Hemingway—a Mental Health Awareness issue on healing through storytelling.
