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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 Brunches with “2 Dope Queens” and HBO
Variety February 8, 2019 Variety talked to Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson over brunch with HBO and Girls Write Now
Girls Write Now Collection: “Brilliant” and “Fearless”
All the Words February 5, 2019 Louis Arata wrote a rave review of Girls Write Now: Two Decades of True Stories
Activism through Feminism!
This blog was written by mentee Mekkiayah Jacobs who was selected by Girls Write Now to attend Gloria: A Life and was
The Science of Speaking Clearly and Thinking Differently
This blog was written by mentee, Shea Formanes who recently created a podcast trailer with her mentor, Tracy Miller during our Persuasive
An Ode to Formal Poems
This blog was written by mentee, Sarane James who was inspired by our craft talk speakers, poet Samantha Thornhill and violinist Morgan
Thank you to our 2018 appeal donors for championing young women
Thank you to the 400+ donors listed below who championed young women and helped us raise 50% more than last year for
Whitney Blackmon: Fitting a Mold of Her Own
This blog was written by mentee Jayli Milan who was inspired by Whitney Blackmon’s Industry Talk at the Poetry Workshop. When
Dope Queen Phoebe Robinson Honored by Girls Write Now
Blouin ArtInfo January 9, 2019 Blouin ArtInfo reports that “2 Dope Queens” is returning to HBO in 2019, and highlights
Do you have a mentor who changed your life?
#MentorsMatter. Share your story with us and honor your mentor with a gift to Girls Write Now to support our
The Pitfalls of Giving Back
This blog was written by mentee Shanai Williams who learned a great deal about philanthropy through Katrina Huffman, former Chief Program Officer of