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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
Youth Board Presents: CRINGE Festival!
This post was written by Christina Drill, Program Coordinator. I think one of the most difficult things about being a young
Introducing Our New Board Members!
The new year brings some new faces to Girls Write Now! We’ve added four new members to our Board of Directors, rounding
#MentoringWorks
January is National Mentoring Month! Launched in 2002, it’s a time to reflect and celebrate the need for mentors, and
The Multi-Faceted, Slightly Amorphous Nature of Mentorship
This post was written by Shara Zaval, a mentor in the Writing and Mentoring Program. My friends and I often
Together, we’re rewriting the future
2014 was quite a year here at Girls Write Now. From honoring Gloria Steinem to presenting at the United Nations to a
I Am a Story Waiting to Be Told
“I am a story waiting to be told. Memoirs waiting to be written. Patience burning of suffrage, withering of double standards, of
2014 Holiday Gift Guide!
The holidays are right around the corner! Enjoying the season but still looking for some great gifts? We’ve rounded up some suggestions
My Mind: Infinite, Powerful
For the Digital Media Mentoring Program’s first studio workshop of the year, Girls Write Now partnered with Urban Word NYC
Mentee-Mentor Relationships: A Pair’s Perspective
This post was written by mentee-mentor pair Iris Torres and Heather Kristin. Recently, the two were interviewed for NPR’s LatinoUSA, during which they shared
My Voice Matters: Headed to Columbia on a Full Ride!
This post was written by Corrine Civil, mentee and Robin Marantz Henig, her mentor. Each time I attend a workshop