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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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Support Write Now! Here’s How…
On Friday, April 21st, the Girls Write Now community gathered for a sold-out CHAPTERS Reading. This year’s spring events are not to be missed. The
Honoree Girlboss Sophia Amoruso: “The power of words has created my past, present, and future.”
Girls Write Now honors Sophia Amoruso, author of #GIRLBOSS, and the inspiration for Netflix’s Girlboss. “The power of words has created
Let’s Reconnect — Alum Survey & Exciting Spring Events!
Happy Spring! We have so many exciting events coming up, and we hope you’ll join us to see the community
HIGHLIGHTING BROAD CITY’S ABBI JACOBSON AT THE GIRLS WRITE NOW AWARDS
Girls Write Now is thrilled to honor Abbi Jacobson, co-creator and co-star of Broad City. “The female point of view is
Student play to benefit nonprofit encouraging female writers
The Daily Campus April 11th, 2017 We couldn’t be more thankful to Olivia Piper at UConn for using their production
One-Woman Show Workshop with Hallie Haas
This blog post was written by senior and second-year mentee, Diana Romero. When I found out that we were going
Short Story Workshop with Patricia Park
This blog post was written by senior and first-year mentee, Maggie Wang. When I flipped through our April PM workshop
Highlighting Broad City’s Ilana Glazer at the Girls Write Now Awards
Girls Write Now is thrilled to honor Ilana Glazer, co-creator and co-star of Broad City. “When women have the agency to
MENTOR & MENTEE ALUM: TAKE OUR SURVEY THEN JOIN US AT THE AWARDS
Calling all mentor and mentee alumnae to the Girls Write Now Alumnae Community (GWNAC)! You are part of an intergenerational community of
10 New York-based organizations that are making the city a better place
TimeOut April 6th, 2017 We’re so honored to be featured in Timeout’s list of 10 NYC-based grassroots and nonprofits! We offer