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«June 18, 2010 - July 18, 2010»
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Mentees, would you like to return for another year with Girls Write Now?


If you're interested in committing to another year with GWN for the September 2010 - June 2011 season, we ask that you fill out a short Returning Mentee Application. Please submit your returning application no later than June 18, 2010 in order to ensure consideration for a spot in next year's class.
Download an application below and email your completed one to meghan [at] girlswritenow.org, or drop it off at the GWN office, by June 18.

Please feel free to contact Meghan or Jess with any questions!


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This spring, Girls Write Now is thrilled to announce CHAPTERS, featuring the work of New York City's best teen writers and the professional women who mentor them, and a dynamic, diverse line-up of special guest authors curated by Maud Newton. CHAPTERS readings will be held at the Center for Fiction (17 East 47th Street bet. 5th Ave. & Madison), from 6:00PM to 8:00PM. Co-sponsored by The Center for Fiction, EILEEN FISHER, American Eagle Outfitters, and glassybaby.

Friday, June 18

Guest Author:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
author of The Thing Around Your Neck

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author of Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, and The Thing Around Your Neck. She has received numerous awards, including the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.

06 / 19
Start: 10:00 am
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Looking for something to do with your mentor or mentee this summer? Girls Write Now offers several fun summer
pair projects for you and your mentor/mentee
to work on independently.
 
1. Start a pair blog!  Download a copy of the GWN guidelines for starting your own pair blog at the bottom of this page.

2. Publish your own chapbook
!  Below you can download a calendar and template for creating your own chapbook.  GWN will print your manuscript if submitted by Sept. 1, 2010. You must let Meghan know by July 15 if you will be submitting a chapbook for publication.
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Attention ALL GWN Mentees! You're invited to the... 
 
GWN Class of 2010 Mentee Graduation Party!

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When: Tuesday, June 29, from 4PM to 7PM
(come anytime, leave anytime)

Where: GWN Headquarters
520 8th Ave., between 36th and 37th Streets
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Start: 3:45 pm

GIRLS COLLEGE BOUND
College Essay Writing
Summer Workshop Series
Workshop 1


Calling all NYC High School Girls!
Are you a rising senior? Are you wondering what it takes to write a successful college application essay? Come to our 100% FREE summer workshop series and worry no further!
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