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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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Family Memoir Workshop with Mara Wilson
This blog post was written by Emily Yost, Senior Program Coordinator for the Writing & Mentoring Program. The family memoir
PR NEWS’ TOP WOMEN IN PR AWARDS LUNCHEON
PR News December 14, 2016 PR News promoted Girls Write Now’s Maya Nussbaum while advertising their luncheon, at which Maya
Girls Write Now Visits Houghton Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt invited Girls Write Now mentees into their New York City headquarters to talk about publishing and to pair
5 EXCEPTIONAL NONPROFITS WHO SUPPORT YOUNG WOMEN
Capterra December 9, 2016 Capterra highlighted Girls Write Now as a nonprofit that supports young women. See more by Capterra Return
9 STRONG WOMEN GET REAL ABOUT THE ROAD TO CHANGE
New York Magazine December 8, 2016 The Cut asked nine real-life change-makers, including Girls Write Now’s Maya Nussbaum, for “their
Sitcom Screenwriting-A Digital Workshop
This blog post was written by Lissa Sangree-Calabrese, a first year Digital Media Mentoring Program mentee. Lissa writes about her
Mentor starts Kaleidoscope
Mentor alum, Nicole Gervasio, starts her own writing project, Kaleidoscope, with inspiration from the Girls Write Now program. The Project began
Making Dreams Come True. Your gift Will Be Matched!
This blog post was written by Nyasiah Colon, a Girls Write Now Mentee & Youth Board Co-Chair. Four years ago, I
THE PIMCO FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $1.96 MILLION OF GRANTS
PIMCO December 1, 2016 The PIMCO Foundation, the philanthropic arm of global investment management firm PIMCO, has awarded more than
Happy Giving Tuesday
li.st November 29, 2016 Lena Dunham shouted out Girls Write Now as an organization that “hooks at risk young women