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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 Celebrates Women’s Stories with HBO
Adweek March 22, 2019 HBO’s The Inspiration Room features women’s intimate stories “to celebrate the power of authentic, unedited voices”
Girls Write Now in HBO’s Inspiration Room
Campaign US March 20, 2019 HBO’s The Inspiration Room is showcasing women’s unedited stories for Women’s History Month—accompanied by a
New Partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Brings Internship Opportunities to Girls Write Now Alum
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt March 15, 2019 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is partnering with Girls Write Now on a pilot internship program
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Girls Write Now Partner to Bring New Talent, Voices to Books & Media Industries
Girls Write Now’s new partnership with Agent of Change Houghton Mifflin Harcourt fast-tracks efforts to provide underserved young women with
HBO & Girls Write Now Team Up for Women’s History Month
HBO PR March 14, 2019 HBO announced the launch of The Inspiration Room, an exhibit celebrating “the power of authentic,
Girls Write Now Mentor Livia Nelson Speaks to the Power of Mentorship
The Blue List March 8, 2019 To celebrate International Women’s Day, The Blue List interviewed Girls Write Now mentor Livia
Our 2019 March CHAPTERS Readers & Emcees
Thanks to all who joined us at the New-York Historical Society on Friday, March 15th for our CHAPTERS Reading, the
Celebrate Women’s History Month with Girls Write Now
Bustle March 5, 2019 Bustle included volunteering with Girls Write Now in its roundup of “6 Productive Things To Do
Girls Write Now: A 2019 Change-Maker
NYXT March 5, 2019 NYXT included Girls Write Now in its list of local organizations in Midtown Manhattan making “the transformations
“2 Dope Queens” Discuss Girls Write Now & Final Season
ESSENCE February 8, 2019 ESSENCE interviewed “2 Dope Queens” creators Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson on the bittersweet end of their