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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
Girls Write Now Wins 45 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
This blog post was written by Program Coordinator Emily Yost. For over a decade, Girls Write Now and the Alliance for Young Artists
What Are Our Girls Reading in School? The Results Are In!
This blog post was written by Communications Intern Camille Fung about the VIDA survey we run in partnership with VIDA:
Girls Write Now Spring 2016 Save the Date
Join us for our Spring 2016 events! You will not want to miss out on a season of incredible keynote speakers,
Featuring Tanwi Nandini Islam at CHAPTERS
The brilliant Tanwi Nandini Islam kicks off our 2016 CHAPTERS Reading Series at the General Society Library on March 18! Join
Movin’ On Up! (Actually, Down Eight Floors)
It’s official, we’re moving. With a strategic plan to double the number of girls we serve, we’re also doubling our space!
In My Opinion: Op-Ed Journalism Workshop
This blog was was written by Julia Mercado a Girls Write Now mentee about the December 12 workshop on Journalism: Op-Ed and Think-piece.
Write to College! Scholarships & Acceptances
College acceptances and scholarships are rolling in! Meet Kirby and Shirleyka, and look out for updates on more girls soon! Kirby
Why I Love My Mentor…
To celebrate National Mentoring Month, Girls Write Now mentees Gia Deeton and Jada Fitzpatrick share public thank you notes to their mentors. 4:16 pm,
Mentee and Mentor Reunite: Six Years Together
Demetria Irwin is a New York-based freelance writer and editor. Follow Demetria on Twitter at @Love_Is_Dope and connect with her on Facebook. When
She Writes Press Publishes Our Anthology
“The stories, essays, and poems gathered from the mentees in this volume are expressions of, and vehicles to, power. Writing them, the