Why Give Write Now? Because now more than ever, young women’s voices matter and they deserve the support to tell their stories. We need their stories. Our community of champions — Zadie Smith, Ilana Glazer, Roxane Gay, Gloria Steinem, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and 20 years of dedicated mentors and authors — all know that now is the time to champion young women writers and we must do this together. Won’t you join the movement and support the next generation of women writers? Your gift will directly impact young women right now. Please forward this to a friend. Thank you!
Our authors and champions,
Girls Write Now mentees Natalie and Daleelah,
alongside Zadie Smith, winner of the Girls Write Now 2017 Rise Speak Change Award.
Our champions spotlight the importance of writing to share your voice…
“The typical fullness of a girl’s life, of a woman’s life, can certainly be a frustration, but it can also be a writer’s greatest gift and opportunity.”
— Zadie Smith, author of Swing Time and On Beauty & 2017 Girls Write Now Awards honoree
“So many thoughts swirling and whirring around my brain… Writing it all down gave me control over these thoughts and feelings.”
— Ilana Glazer, 2017 Girls Write Now Awards honoree and co-creator and co-star of Broad City
“Everyone has a voice. It’s a question of finding the courage to use it. And the first step in finding the courage is knowing that no matter who you are, or how quiet you think your voice is, your voice matters.”
— Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist and Difficult Women and 2015 CHAPTERS reading keynote speaker
…and of Girls Write Now:
“I love the fact that at Girls Write Now, no voice is left unheard. It is a safe space…I’m just in love with it. ” — Mentee
“Girls Write Now is doing deeply important work — young women, now more than ever, must claim their own stories.”
— Emma Cline, author of The Girls & April 2017 CHAPTERS reading keynote speaker
“Girls Write Now teaches young women something radical: that their voices matter. That writing is a way to be heard, a way to find one’s own power.”
— Mara Wilson, author of Where Am I Now? & 2016 Craft talk speaker
“I love how how determined Girls Write Now is to empowering girls and reminding them how it is possible to be a successful writer no matter your age, sex or ethnicity. ” — Mentee
“I love being able to be part of a vibrant literary community of women. Writing as a job can be so isolating and this is my chance to meet and serve other young writes. It inspires me and delights me.” — Mentor Alum, Marissa Quenqua