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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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Publisher’s Weekly Picture of the Day
Publisher’s WeeklyMay 20th, 2020 Publisher’s Weekly features Girls Write Now’s recent Girls Write Now Live, honoring Rosayra Pablo Cruz and Julie
Mekkiayah Jacobs: New York City Needs to Care For Its Homeless
Literary Hub May 20th, 2020 Literary Hub features an excerpt by mentee Mekkiayah Jacobs from Taking Our Place In History: The
Girls Write Now Mentee Jade Story
Hear from Girls Write Now senior mentee, Jade Lozada, about how joining Girls Write Now helped her achieve her dreams
How NYC Nonprofits Are Adapting to the Coronavirus Pandemic
NYXT NYCMay 12th, 2020 NYXT highlights how NYC-based nonprofits are are adapting to the COVID-19 situation, including how Girls Write
Fridays This Spring at Girls Write Now
Girls Write Now is proud to announce our newly expanded programming throughout the spring season. Join us every Friday evening for
A Note From Maya Millett, Co-Chair of the 2020 Anthology Editorial Committee
If I had to pinpoint the moment my mentee Kaya and I really, deeply clicked, it was probably during a
15 NYC Organizations Offering Indoor Learning Activities for Kids at Home
NYXT NYC March 31st, 2020 NYXT highlights organizations in NYC providing resources to kids and families during the COVID-19 situation.
Girls Write Now Honors Robyn Crawford on Facebook Live (4/3)
Penguin Random House April 2nd, 2020 Girls Write Now honors Robyn Crawford, author of A Song For You: My Life with
An Update From Girls Write Now
Dear Friends, Late last week, The New Yorker published a story called “Quarantine Tips from My Cat,” by Girls Write
A New Yorker Story Inspired by a Girls Write Now Pair Relationship
Girls Write Now has always been about stories, and the writers and relationships behind them. And that is particularly true