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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
Calling All Mentee Alums From the Last 20 Years– Send Us Your Work!
Calling all Girls Write Now mentee alums from the past 20 years: send us your work! In celebration of our
Introducing #GirlsReadNow
Introducing our new monthly book club #GirlsReadNow! Each month, we’ll be choosing a new book by a female author to
13 Hilarious GIPHY GIFs From Bustle’s #IStandUpFor Comedy Showcase
Bustle July 14th, 2017 Bustle recaps their #IStandUpFor comedy showcase, the proceeds of which benefitted Girls Write Now. See more
Bustle Presents the #IStandUpFor Comedy Showcase, Raising Money for Girls Write Now
Bustle July 5th, 2017 Bustle presents their upcoming all-female comedy showcase, from which all ticket sales will be donated to
May CHAPTERS Emcees Caroline & Winkie
The 2017 Girls Write Now May CHAPTERS Reading, hosted by New-York Historical Society in their beautiful new auditorium with an audience of 180. Our keynote
QWERTY 2017: Celebrating the Intersection of Art and Media
This blog post was written by Madhurie Parasram, Girls Write Now First Year Mentee in our Digital Media Mentoring Program. Madhurie co-hosted
The best scene of ‘Rough Night’ involves an adult diaper and male objectification
Mic June 21st, 2017 Girls Write Now awards honoree Ilana Glazer encourages female artists to take up more space in
Rising to the Top: Girls Write Now’s Class of 2017
“My goals as a writer were to talk about myself in a way that would best reflect who I am,
Introducing #GWNFollowerFriday Reading Recommendations!
Are you an avid reader? We are looking for book recommendations from our followers to feature each Friday on our
Thirteen Great Female-Focused Books to Read for Pride Month
This blog post was written by Spencer George, Communications Intern. As if finding a good book with strong female characters isn’t hard enough,