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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
WELCOME MENTORS, MENTEES & ALUM: OUR BIGGEST CLASS EVER!
Girls Write Now is excited to welcome our newest class of mentees and mentors for the 2018-2019 program year! This
Introducing our Senior Community Outreach Coordinator
iemi Hernandez-Kim is a Girls Write Now mentee alumna from 2003-2006. She’s excited to be an employee of an organization that
Meet Our New Director of Community Outreach
Erica Silberman fell in love with Girls Write Now when she group-taught a playwriting workshop for them in 2005. Through the
Girls Write Now gets ready for college
As Girls Write Now celebrates 20 years, we are thoughtful about our past and looking forward to our future. One
Mentees Attend Q&A with Tomi Adeyemi and Jimmy Fallon
Mentee Maxx Carr, who attends LaGuardia High School, absolutely loved Tomi Adeyemi’s book, The Children of Blood and Bone (Macmillan).
Samhita Mukhopadhyay urges followers to check out Girls Write Now and the 2018 Anthology
Samhita Mukhopadhyay May 30, 2018 Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Executive Editor of Teen Vogue, tweeted that she was honored to write the
Bustle Urges Twitter Followers to Check Out Generation F
Bustle May 23, 2018 Bustle tweeted about their support of Girls Write Now, urging their followers to check out Generation
Ashley C. Ford Thanks Girls Write Now in Tweet About Generation F
Ashley C. Ford May 22, 2018 Writer and Journalist, Ashley C. Ford stated in a tweet that she was “honored
Kirkus Review Praises Girls Write Now’s 20th Anniversary Anthology
Kirkus Review June 27, 2018 Kirkus Review published a glowing review of Girls Write Now: Two Decades of True Stories
“A celebration of young female writers”: Kirkus Review Praises Girls Write Now 20th Anniversary Anthology
Kirkus June 27, 2018 Kirkus reviewed Girls Write Now: Two Decades of True Stories from Young Female Voices (Tin House), calling it a