“If it weren’t for Girls Write Now, I couldn’t have gotten this far… I have faith in my writing, and I know from now on I will achieve and I will be successful.” — Yodalin Peralta, former mentee Life is better in twos. Girls Write Now is currently accepting applications for mentors and mentees for the…
We’re Nominated for the DVF Awards!
We’re over the moon to be nominated for the People’s Voice Award as part of this year’s DVF Awards. For the sixth year, the awards, created by Diane von Furstenberg and the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, seek to “honor and support extraordinary women who have had the courage to fight, the power to survive and…
NBCUniversal Foundation’s 21st Century Solutions Grant
We’re beyond thrilled to announce Girls Write Now is the recipient of a grand prize $100,000 social innovation grant from NBCUniversal Foundation’s 21st Century Solutions Grant Challenge Awards! Girls Write Now won the first place award in the NBC New York market for our Digital Media Mentoring Program. This grant, applicable in 10 of NBCU’s most…
$1M STARS Citywide Girls Initiative
Bold effort will deepen and expand services in sports, education, the arts and leadership development for more than 1,000 girls citywide. Girls Write Now is beyond thrilled to announce our participation in the STARS Citywide Girls Initiative, funded at $1 million by the New York City Council. In collaboration with five leading NYC nonprofits, the…
Introducing Our New Board Members!
The new year brings some new faces to Girls Write Now! We’ve added four new members to our Board of Directors, rounding out this group of incredible advocates to a total of sweet sixteen. From an intellectual property attorney and small business strategist to a veteran ABC News producer and a mentor-alumna—they all have a passion for helping…
Things We’re Grateful For: December Partnership with THINK
This month, we’re honored to announce our partnership with THINK, a line of women’s fitness apparel designed to promote positive thinking, empowerment and a healthy lifestyle. Based in Brooklyn, THINK values its local community, and each month donates 10% of its proceeds to a charity or nonprofit organization that aligns itself with THINK’s causes of female health…
Champion a Girl’s Voice & Give Write Now
Dear Friend, Now, more than ever, is the time to champion girls and their stories. There is a critical time in a teen girl’s life when she becomes creatively and intellectually open and aware. Girls Write Now seizes this moment to help girls harness the power of their voices. By taking the risk to share…
Chime For Change Storytelling Partnership
“I genuinely believe in the power of stories and yours are beautifully crafted, sensitive and smart.” —Mariane Pearl on Girls Write Now This October, we are proud to be partnering with Chime For Change—a global campaign to convene, unite and strengthen the voices speaking out for girls and women around the world co-founded by Gucci,…
Workshops Launch, Voice to Voice
Following an awesome orientation — where we welcomed our biggest-ever class of mentors and mentees — and a spectacular celebration of International Day of the Girl, we launched our 2014-15 workshop series. This year’s studio and genre curriculum will be guided by a new annual theme, Voice to Voice. To us at Girls Write Now, this theme symbolizes the power of our…
Mentee Shirleyka Hector Receives Urban Hero Award
On October 7, 2014, for the 20th anniversary of the Catalog for Giving, Girls Write Now mentee Shirleyka Hector was honored at the Urban Heroes Award Benefit by the Girls Write Now Board of Directors. Hector was one of twelve youth honorees that evening. “Thanks to the Catalog and Girls Write Now, I can say that I…