Once you’re part of Girls Write Now, you’ll never have to go it alone—creatively or professionally. We curate college and career opportunities from our extensive network and share some of the best wellness and writing tips from our diverse community of creatives.
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Writing Prompts & Inspiration
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Erasure Poetry: The U.S. Constitution
Using an excerpt of text from the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, skim through and select words that stand out to you to uncover new meaning within the… Let’s Go!
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Women’s History Month Writing Prompts
Unlock your creative power and explore your gender identity with 5 prompts in honor of Women’s History Month! Let’s Go!
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Gratitude Writing Prompts
Reconnect with others and yourself with five writing prompts our staff love! Let’s Go!
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Make Your Own Multimedia Story
Did you know there is a day that celebrates your love of writing? Yup! November 15 is I Love to Write Day. Expand your writing skills with some of our… Let’s Go!
Writing Tips & Guides from Our Community
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How to Submit to Literary Journals
Publishing your creative writing is an exciting opportunity to share your work with the world for others to enjoy. If you haven’t sent your work to a journal or magazine… Let’s Go!
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10 (Not So Obvious) Publications You Should Pitch To
Check out these 10 places that Mentee Alum Romaissaa Benzizoune recommends for pitching op-eds and make your voice heard! Let’s Go!
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Write an Artist Statement that Expresses All You Are with djassi daCosta johnson
Get inspired to “choreograph” your own artistic path and put it into words. Let’s Go!
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Personal Essay Writing Tips & Prompts to Get You Started
Almost every personal essay, whether it’s 300 or 3,000 words, tells a story of change: a change in your attitude or the way you move through the world, a change in your relationship, a change in your core beliefs or habits. Let’s Go!
College & Career Resources
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Networking Tips and Tricks To Land Your Dream Job
At our Writing Works workshop, The Joy of Networking with Macmillan, Girls Write Now mentees had the opportunity to flex their networking muscles as they learned how to make authentic, impactful and fun connections in a professional setting from Macmillan “Mentors for the Day.” Use these tips and tricks from Macmillan employees to help you form the relationships that could land you your dream job! Let’s Go!
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From Application to Admissions: Tips for Writing a Winning Scholarship Essay
Courtesy of Tom Rabbit, Girls Write Now College Guide 1. Grab the Reader Never underestimate the power of a strong introduction. Look at these two examples of introductory lines. Can… Let’s Go!
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How to Write a Scholarship Essay
Scholarship essays vary dramatically in subject. However, most of them require a recounting of personal experience. These tips will be more helpful for writing personal essays, like for the National… Let’s Go!
Get to Know Our Writing & Mentoring Programs
All Girls Write Now yearlong programs foster holistic one-to-one writing relationships between mentors (age 25+) and mentees (14-24) who are woman-identifying, trans* and gender-expansive—and from around the nation.




WRITING 360
Writing 360 is is designed to grow multi-genre, multimedia writing skills and communication prowess, while mentors and mentees exercise their authentic voices and share their stories with the world.




WRITING WORKS
Writing Works is our college and career readiness program geared to equip young adults and early-career professionals with the skills to succeed while fostering professional and personal connections.




publishing 360
Publishing 360 invites community members who have completed at least one year of a Girls Write Now program to work on an editorial team and level up their digital production skills with expert support.