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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
Girls Write Now Mentor Featured on Your Tango
Your Tango September 3, 2020 Your Tango wrote an article about Sophie Flack where she mentioned her involvement with Girls
Hulu Enters Development Deal with Emma Roberts to Adapt Coming-of-Age Mystery Novel ‘Tell Me Lies’
mxdwn.com September 2, 2020 The platform mxdwn.com mentioned Emma Robert’s speech for the Girls Write Now Graduation Gala. See more
National Endowment for the Arts pushes for change amid suffrage commemoration
Tennessean August 31, 2020 The chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mary Anne Carter, wrote an opinion piece
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book Donation Amplifies Black Voices Through Books for Equity Initiative
Yahoo! Finance August 20, 2020 Yahoo! Finance featured Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book Donation of book to nonprofits across the country
Bookmark the NYPL’s “Essential Reads on Feminism” for kids and teens
Time Out August 18, 2020 Time Out features New York Public Library’s list of “Essential Reads on Feminism” where the
Partnership With Girls Write Now
Penguin Random House August 11, 2020 Penguin Random House features its partnership with Girls Write Now on their Social Impact
Dismantle Systemic Racism With These Five Nonprofit Organizations – Part 2
NYXT July 28th, 2020 NYXT highlights the work of Girls Write Now and encourages people to engage and take action
Girls Write Now Writing Works: TV Writing Bootcamp
Here Now Cloud July 26th, 2020 Here Now Cloud promoted Girls Write Now’s Writing Workshop: TV Writing Bootcamp on their
Find Purpose by Connecting Across the Generations
Greater Good Magazine July 20th, 2020 Girls Write Now Advisor and board alum Marci Alboher mentioned her work with Girls
Graduation Gala Feature on Subway Book Review Newsletter
Subway Book Review July 21st, 2020 Subway Book Review highlighted Girls Write Now’s Graduation Gala in their summer newsletter. See