Girls Write Now Partnerships
Join Suleika Jaouad in Supporting The Alchemy Fund for Girls Write Now
Girls Write Now proudly partners with bestselling author Suleika Jaouad on The Alchemy Fund to support the transformative power of writing, mentoring, and community. Suleika’s new publictionThe Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life is a guiding light for people tapping into their creative energy through journaling, with contributions from Jon Batiste, John Green, and Elizabeth Gilbert. In honor of the one hundred artists, writers, and thinkers who contributed, Suleika has set up the Alchemy Fund as a tribute and lifeline to the next generation of creative minds at Girls Write Now.
This is a community effort—when you donate to the Alchemy Fund, you spark the magic of brilliant writers to shape culture and bridge worlds. Will you join us?
The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life—by the bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, with contributions from
Hanif Abdurraqib • Jon Batiste • Martha Beck • Nadia Bolz-Weber • Alain de Botton • Susan Cheever • Lena Dunham • Melissa Febos • Liana Finck • Elizabeth Gilbert • John Green • Marie Howe • Pico Iyer • Oliver Jeffers • Quintin Jones • Michael Koryta • Hanif Kureishi • Kiese Laymon • Cleyvis Natera • Ann Patchett • Esther Perel • Adrienne Raphel • Jenny Rosenstrach • Sarah Ruhl • Salman Rushdie • Sharon Salzberg • George Saunders • Dani Shapiro • Mavis Staples • Gloria Steinem • Linda Sue Park • Nafissa Thompson-Spires • Jia Tolentino • Lindy West • Lidia Yuknavitch • and many others.
Girls Write Now Fall 2025 Awards
Honoring Suleika Jaouad
On October 9, 2025, we honor author Suleika Jaouad at the Girls Write Now Awards ceremony hosted by Diane von Furstenberg.
Suleika Jaouad
on Girls Write Now
Random House Workshop
Writing with Suleika Jaouad
In this interactive workshop, Suleika will share how journaling has helped her tap into that divine, mystical trait that exists in everyone: creativity. She will lead us through some prompts to help us transmute the seemingly commonplace or difficult things in life into something precious, like gold.
