Join us in celebrating Women’s History Month through community-crafted works, virtual events, writing prompts, and more!
We approach this month as a time to honor, explore and support the experiences and survival of all women through an intersectional lens. By the teachings of Audre Lorde, when fighting for gender liberation, our differences serve as tools to bring us closer together, just as our similarities do. It is in this spirit that Girls Write Now amplifies the multitudinous voices of young women and gender-expansive youth, adding to a legacy of gender equity and inclusivity efforts through transformational storytelling.
-Lei Fagan, Publishing 360 mentee
What’s Happening This Month
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Women’s History Month allows us to celebrate those who blazed the trail before us, as well as the women and gender expansive youth who will carry us into the future. The stories presented in the collections below show how the Girls Write Now community is illuminating that new path forward. The writing tackles such topics as femininity, internalized misogyny, media stereotypes, forging gender identity and gender liberation. Join us on a journey of self-discovery in these two groundbreaking, feminist collections by Girls Write Now mentees and mentors!
My Body, My Voice: A Feminist Story Collection
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Bye, Binary: A Feminist Story Collection on Gender
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Unlock your creative power and explore your gender identity with five prompts in honor of Women’s History Month!
From poetry to prose, dance to comedy, our Teaching Artists and staff show us that women and gender-expansive writers are driving innovation and creativity in every field. Discover your passion and create work alongside these incredible artists!
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‘I am Woman; Because I’m a Girl’ by Mentee Alum Carmin Wong & Mentor Alum Hadia Sheerzai
Carmin Wong
Carmin Wong is a poet, playwright, digital humanist, and dual-title Ph.D. candidate in english Litᐧorature and African American and Diaspora Studies at Pennsylvania State University, originally from Guyana. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, New York, she holds a B.A. in English with a minor in Playwriting from Howard University and an M.F.A. in Poetry Writing from the University of New Orleans. Carmin has received artist grants from Poets & Writers, Scholastic, Jeremy O. Harris, and The Bushwick Starr, along with fellowships from the Wild Seeds Writers Retreat, The Watering Hole, and the Furious Flower Poetry Center. Her poetry has been recognized by the Academy of American Poetry, and her works have been broadcast on WRBH and WPSU radio stations. Carmin’s writing appears in various publications, including Xavier Review, Obsidian, The Quarry, and Sou’wester. Her recent play, Finding Home: Adeline Lawson Graham, Colored Citizen of Bellefonte (Pennsylvania State University, 2023), utilizes the arts and archival research to reconstruct the narratives of 19th-century African American residents of Centre County, Pennsylvania. She co-authored the choreopoem A Chorus Within Her (Theater Alliance, 2021) and the award-winning Furious Flower Syllabus: Opening the World of Black Poetry (James Madison University, 2024). Carmin serves as the 2024-2025 Shirley Graham Du Bois Creative in Residence with Castle of Our Skins. In her spare time, she facilitates writing workshops for youth and system-impacted adults in jails and prisons and organizes community-led arts and social justice programming.
‘As A Woman’ by Mentee Alum Sue Najm
Sue Najm
Sue Najm is a high school senior, youth advocate, and organizer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is currently pursuing a career in film with hopes of becoming a screenwriter. She has worked with organizations such as Teens Take Charge and Youth Allies-Youth Advocates. Sue has also worked with the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, hosting and moderating monthly town halls and with the Intergenerational Change Initiative as a student researcher. She’s involved in multiple film programs such as Reel Works and Girl Be Heard.
‘A Room of My Own’ by Mentee Meril Mousoom
Meril Mousoom
Meril Mousoom is a high school senior. Their interests include activism, journaling, and dancing. They have a love of op-eds and The New York Times. Outside of politics, Meril also loves to indulge in Korean pop music!
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