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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
2015 Girls Write Now Awards Makes a Statement: ‘Forget About Likability’
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s acceptance speech has been rippling through the internet’s digital waves since the 2015 Girls Write Now Awards
Pamela Paul: Writing is in the Family
Writing is the undercurrent that brings so many people to Girls Write Now – friends, colleagues, and even our dearest
“Everyone has a voice” – Q&A with Roxane Gay
Guest Author Roxane Gay kicked off our May CHAPTERS reading series for 2015. Check out this awesome video and experience her inspirational
Web Presence Workshop: “Life as a woman is tough!”
This blog post was written by Xena Leycea Bruno a Girls Write Now mentee about the Web Presence Workshop on
2015 Girls Write Now Awards: Twitter!
Capture some of the hubbub and festivities of the 2015 Girls Write Now awards from some of the best tweets
2015 Girls Write Now Awards: Recap
Thanks to our incredible emcees Mariane Pearl Managing Editor, Chime for Change, and Thasfia Chowdhury Girls Write Now mentee, the third annual Girls
2015 Girls Write Now Awards: Photos
Please enjoy photos from the evening of the 2015 Girls Write Now Awards, for some additional please check out our Facebook
Women Who Write the World: The 2015 Girls Write Now Awards
“‘The heritage of childhood is the sense of life bequeathed by the folk wisdom of the ages. It it is a
VOICE/VOICE: Introducing the Digital Program’s First Art Book
The works created during the 2014-2015 program year by Digital Mentees are incredible because they are multidimensional in both form
Finish Things: Q&A with Emily St. John Mandel
Guest Author Emily St. John Mandel kicked off our April CHAPTERS reading series for 2015. Check out this awesome video and