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By Girls Write Now

Annual Celebration of Original Work from our Community

July 30, 2026 – New York, NY

Members of the community gathered both in person at Girls Write Now headquarters and virtually to celebrate their work from the past year. The event included collaborative writing activities, and performances from mentees Tania Merolla, Vibu Parambhai, Nailah Araf, La’Tia Owens, Kendel Goonis, Samantha Verdugo, Petra Wong, and Amari Murray.

After a short break, we held a podcast panel featuring two Speaking in First Draft guests, Deb Coffy and Vera Sirota, plus Ysabella Carla Salvino and Ameena Rodriguez from our forthcoming podcast, The Vision Lab.

Deb Coffy appeared on the episode Speaking on Reproductive Justice and spoke with Blair Imani on organizing, intergenerational stories, medical racism, and the power of creativity in activist spaces. Vera Sirota appeared on a special bonus episode of Speaking in First Draft entitled Speaking on the Stories in Our Suitcases which highlighted the stories of immigrants and their families.

Ameena mentored Ysabella through the Lead Incubator Journey as Ysabella created their episode, which brings in Lourdes Macias to discuss education inequality.

The showcase concluded with a heated round of GWN trivia, a group photo, and a hang-out session!

From Summer 2025 through Spring 2026, Girls Write Now has launched 37 Journeys across three cycles. Our Journeys have focused on fiction, poetry, songwriting, marketing, standup comedy, speechwriting, musicals, AI, activism, publication and more. Each cycle, we welcome about 350 combined mentors and mentees to collaborate, find community, and create.

Summer 2025 Journeys: A complete list of Journeys our community has embarked on over the past year:

Explore Tour
Multimedia Tour
Independent Study
Teach GWN
Power of Punchlines: Stand-Up Comedy for Change
Book Club: Summer Read
College & MFA Preparation
Aloud: Songwriting & Spoken Word
Civil Discourse: Connection & Persuasion
Social Media & Marketing
Teleplays: Writing for TV
Community Togetherness

Fall 2025 Journeys:

Explore Tour
Independent Study
Teach GWN
Power of Punchlines: Standup Comedy for Change
Sharpening Your Inimitable Voice in the Age of AI
Storytelling Across Languages and Cultures
Perspectives on Media
Hooked on Fiction: Crafting Your First Chapter
Wicked Stagewriting: From Plays to Musicals
Civil Discourse: Connection & Persuasion
Book Club: Page to Stage
The Lead Incubator

Spring 2026 Journeys:

Explore Tour
Independent Study
Teach GWN
Power of Punchlines: Standup Comedy for Change
Journalism: The Art of Profiles
Poetry Rising: Voices from Latin America
Writing Our Way to Wellness: Podcast Production
Perspectives on Editorial
Civil Discourse: Connection & Persuasion
STARS: Crafting White Papers for Change
Inimitable Voices in the Age of AI
Thousand Voices Book Club
The Lead Incubator

Want to join in on the fun this fall? Become a mentee or mentor in a Journey this upcoming cycle! Applications are open until August 31.

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