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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
Profiling Mentor and Mentee Alum: Rachel and Lashanda
“I’m forever grateful to Girls Write Now. The transition from my home in the Bronx to Ithaca College was difficult,
Lorem Ipsum: Typography & Poetry ‘Zines
This blog post was written by Digital Program Intern, Caroline Ver Planck about the Digital Media Mentoring Program (DMP) workshop on
2015 Media Highlights
In 2015 alone, Girls Write Now was featured in Vogue UK, New York Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, NBC New York, ABC News,
Sneak Peek at 2016 CHAPTERS!
This blog post was written by Girls Write Now Communications Advisor and Editor Molly MacDermot. Girls Write Now’s popular CHAPTERS
Perfecting the (short!) story: 140 characters
This blog post was written by Girls Write Now Communications Advisor and Editor Molly MacDermot. The Writing and Mentoring Program
Evolution On and Off the Page: A Craft Talk with Helen Phillips
This blog post was written by Mentor Alum and member of the Writing and Mentoring Program Curriculum Committee Kate Schmier on the October
We Have Come So Far: A Mentee Alum Gains a New Perspective
This post was written by Stephanie Huancas a member of the Girls Write Now Youth Board and Mentee Alum. I must confess:
Girls Write Now Secures $1.2 Million For Girls Programming
Girls Write Now is partnering with other leading nonprofits in a citywide intiative to empower more girls. Last year, Girls
Join Us for the 2015 Holiday Soirée
We cannot wait for all of our guests to join us for a night of friends, fun, and letter writing this
2015 Girls Write Now Holiday Appeal
Dear Friend, “Forget likability.” This is the advice renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave at the 2015 Girls Write Now