Girls Write Now + Macmillan

Girls Write Now Partnerships

Macmillan

Girls Write Now is proud to team up with Macmillan Publishers to help more young women and gender-expansive youth own their stories and share them with the world.

Experience the Partnership

Honoring Macmillan CEO

Jon Yaged

At our Radical Gratitude Spring Awards, we honored Macmillan’s Chief Executive Officer, Jon Yaged.

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Partnership Experiences

Demystifying the World of Publishing with Macmillan

Caeer Chat

Macmillan and Girls Write Now meet for an intergenerational exchange to help discover the various roles and opportunities at Macmillan Publishers. Employees from different departments become “Mentors for the Day” to share their professional journeys with mentees and pull back the curtain on all the careers available in the publishing industry.

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Girls Write Now + Macmillan Employee Engagement Workshop

Special Event

Girls Write Now connects with employees across Macmillan Publishers to tap into the creativity and build community with colleagues, mentees and mentors.

Partnership Pipeline

Kayah Hodge Joins Macmillan Publishers as Digital Creator

At the Girls Write Now 2024 spring awards, mentee Kayah Hodge shared the story of how Girls Write Now and Macmillan publishers helped her realize her creative and professional goals and the benefits of mentorship.

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Areas of Focus

Community
Building

In engagement workshops in which partner employees across all departments serve as “Mentors for the Day” and build community with the young writers of the future.

Industry
Exposure

Girls Write Now offers opportunities for Macmillan authors and employees to pass on their passion and wisdom as guest speakers at our multi-genre, multimedia workshops and events.

Intergenerational Exchange

Understand how today’s young leaders and storytellers from underserved communities are feeling and thinking about publishing, and how Girls Write Now works with youth to elevate their voices. Employees have the chance to become role models, opening doors that can change lives.

College & Career
Readiness

Through Career Chats, Girls Write Now mentees get hands-on interaction with publishing professionals and the opportunity to learn from their wisdom and expertise.

“Girls Write Now reminds young women and gender-expansive creatives—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds—that their voices matter, their opinions count, and they are important. Over the years, my admiration for their mission has only deepened. It’s an organization that builds confidence, provides opportunities, and offers unwavering support. ”

Jon Yaged Honoree

Macmillan Publishers

Macmillan Publishers is a global trade publishing company operating in over 70 countries, with imprints in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and India. Macmillan operates eight divisions in the US: Celadon Books; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Flatiron Books; Henry Holt and Company; Macmillan Audio; Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group; St. Martin’s Press and Tor/Forge. Macmillan writers have won awards including the Nobel Prize, the Man Booker Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Printz Award.

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