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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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Alum Spotlight: Bernadette & Mel
I am a freshman at Bard College in upstate New York — practically three hours from the City, my
Why Women at Work Need a Fairy Godmother
Khaleej Times April 1st, 2017 Niranjani Mahadevan at the Khaleej Times cites Chimamanda Ngozi’s speech at the 2016 Girls Write
Tickets Selling Fast. Buy Now! The Fifth Annual Girls Write Now Awards
Girls Write Now Mentee Receives The Lotos Foundation Scholarship
Girls Write Now is honored that The Lotos Foundation has chosen our mentee, Caroline Lin, to be a Louis Padovano
Apply to be a Girls Write Now Mentor or Mentee!
Mentee and Mentor Applications Are Now Closed. Life is better in twos: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply by June 12 to be
March CHAPTERS: Q&A with Emcees Grace and Karina
The 2017 Girls Write Now March CHAPTERS Reading, hosted by N-Y Historical Society, and sponsored in part by Houghton Mifflin
Honoring Ilana Glazer at the Fifth Annual Girls Write Now Awards
Girls Write Now is thrilled to honor Ilana Glazer with the Groundbreaker Award. “When women have the agency to write stories, they take
Highlighting Honoree Melissa Harris-Perry at the Girls Write Now Awards
Girls Write Now is thrilled to honor Melissa Harris-Perry with the Trailblazer Award. “Once again we are reckoning with just
Announcing the first of Our Honorees… Zadie Smith
We are thrilled to honor Zadie Smith with the “Rise Speak Change” Award. “Giving young women the ability to
Best Ways to Volunteer and Get Involved in NYC
Curbed March 15, 2017 Curbed, included Girls Write Now at #29 on its list of calls to action. See more