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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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The Role of Storytelling: Up close with Fresh & Girls Write Now
The idea of this organization is women helping women to sharpen their pen, and by extension their power. As a
Highlights from our Editing Workshop with Dutton, Putnam and Berkley!
Girls Write Now is giving young women the tools and confidence to tell their stories, and fostering a new generation of writers. These girls are being not only told but shown that their words matter. It is hard to find a more inspiring model than this, and Dutton is so proud of bringing these voices to print.
Before and After the Book Deal at Powerhouse Arena
On January 9th at the Powerhouse Arena in DUMBO, Mentor Hannah Sheldon-Dean and Mentee Kenia Torres attended acclaimed author Courtney
An Educational Pop-Up with HBO/WarnerMedia & Girls Write Now
Girls Write Now is proud to be a long-standing partner with Agent of Change HBO/WarnerMedia, embracing our joint mission to
Learning animation, making friends, and practicing storytelling skills at the Mid-Year Mentee Workshop!
We had an amazing time this past weekend at our 2019-2020 program year Mid-Year Mentee Workshop! We were joined by
Meet Amber and Tiffany Davis of Context & Co!
We’re thrilled this year to be partnering with Amber and Tiffany Davis of Context & Co. for our 2020 spring
“A Different Way to Tell Stories”: Mentoring the Next Generation of Writers
Glitch January 24th, 2020 Glitch highlights Girls Write Now’s multimedia programming, including the 2019 Multimedia Anthology, CTRL+B, as well as
Thank you for your support and join us in 2020!
Meet Girls Write Now Mentee Alumna, Arnell Calderon, a passionate writer who has now graduated from The New School, completed
Write, Fight, Ignite Panel at Powerhouse
Mentee Hermei Herman: The event was called Write, Fight, Ignite, and it took place on November 19th at PowerHouse Arena.
Go boldly into the new year with the best investment you can make!
So then I asked myself: What if instead of having traditional white male voices be my North Star, how about