This blog was written by mentee Kayla Santos Sabino on Planned Parenthood Donor Services Representative Cassidy Chait. Kayla was the Industry Talk speaker at Girls Write Now’s How to Get What You Want: Politics, Philanthropy, & Persuasive Writing Workshop. Cassidy Chait came to speak at the Persuasive Writing workshop to give us a breakdown of the organization she…
Inspiring College Essay Help from Publishing Professionals
This blog was written by mentee Ria Parker who participated in Girls Write Now’s Writing Works workshop with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. On a snowy Thursday afternoon, I walked into the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) headquarters for a Girls Write Now college essay workshop. When I first got there I was nervous and without an essay,…
AMERICAN CAPTIVES: LENA BAKER & SANDRA BLAND SHINE LIGHT
This blog post was written by Girls Write Now mentee Laila Stevens after attending the Social Justice Cafe of the Manhattan theater Dixon Place. The October event featured Connie Winston’s American Captives: Lena Baker & Sandra Bland with a panel style discussion afterwards. Staff member Kyndal Thomas (middle) with mentees Laila Stevens (left) and Ria Parker…
The Wing + Camille Perri + Girls Write Now Mentees = FUN!
The Wing hosted a dynamic reading and discussion with our mentees and mentors at their warm and inviting Flatiron location. Camille Perri, author of the books The Assistants and When Katie Met Cassidy (to be published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, June 19th) delivered a thought-provoking keynote address. Camille engaged mentees and underscored the importance of bravely sharing…
Andrea Davis Pinkney Meet & Greet
“Writers write every day, and read everything. Constantly.” These were Scholastic editor and award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney’s words of advice for Girls Write Now mentees during an intimate meet-and-greet hosted at Scholastic on Wednesday, February 25. Three mentees from our Writing & Mentoring Program got the opportunity to chat with Andrea over snacks at Scholastic. Andrea,…
Robin Morgan, MAKERS, and Girls Write Now
We’re so proud to have Robin Morgan on our panel this Friday, October 10, as we celebrate the International Day of the Girl. Along with other inspiring women writers, editors, and activists, Robin will be discussing the current cultural conversations surrounding girls’ rights, and what it means to bear witness and enact change for girls around the…
GWN + Penguin Random House Team Up Again for Global Walk June 2014
We’d like to thank Penguin Random House employees for once again voting Girls Write Now as the organization that will benefit from this year’s Penguin Random House Global Walk! Last year, Penguin Random House employees helped raise more than $33,000 for Girls Write Now, breaking a fundraising record for their Annual Global Walk and showing that they really do walk…
Save the date: The Girls Write Now Awards are coming up!
Join us at the legendary Bowery Hotel on the evening of Tuesday, June 3rd from 6-9pm for the 2014 Girls Write Now Awards to celebrate the achievements of our girls and honor women who write the world. Following the success of our first Girls Write Now Awards, we are thrilled to continue the tradition in…
Happy Birthday to Gloria, a Woman Who Writes the World
This year, the Girls Write Now Awards are all about celebrating women and girls who write the world and inspire us to keep breaking through. That’s why we’re so pleased to announce that at this year’s Awards, taking place June 3 at the Bowery Hotel, our honorees are Gloria Steinem (Feminist, Activist, & Author) and…
Save the Date: CHAPTERS Reading Series 2014
Spring may seem a long way off, but we’re already looking ahead — to our 2014 CHAPTERS Reading Series! Each year, every girl in our Writing and Mentoring Program (and some mentors, too) stands in the spotlight in front of a crowd of hundreds and performs an original work. It’s anxiety-producing for some and an…