“I am a story waiting to be told. Memoirs waiting to be written. Patience burning of suffrage, withering of double standards, of double consciousness. I am woman.” —Carmin Wong, 2014 mentee-alum For two years at Girls Write Now, Hadia, a development writer who grew up in Pakistan, mentored Carmin, an aspiring poet and a native of Guyana.…
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…
Thank You, O Magazine!
This summer, O, The Oprah Magazine hosted a book sale to benefit Girls Write Now. Already fans, we were blown away by the support and generosity of their staff, and the rest of Hearst employees. Sarah Meyer, an Assistant Books Editor at O, remarked, “The choice of whom to donate the modest proceeds of our book…
Penguin Random House Global Walk for Girls Write Now
This post was written by communications intern, Emely Paulino. For the second year in a row, Girls Write Now was selected by Penguin Random House employees (last year, by Penguin Group) as the charity beneficiary of their Global Walk. On Friday, June 13th, Penguin Random House employees braved the rainy weather and walked along 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…
Shop Online and Support Girls Write Now!
The future is here: while you do your online shopping, you can also support our programs. That’s right: we’ve partnered with Amazon to bring you the easiest way to mentor the next generation of women writers. Simply sign into AmazonSmile at this link, and 0.5% of your eligible purchases will go to our programs, at…
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…
Thank You Just Energy
Thank you to Just Energy for their generous donation to Girls Write Now. We’re happy to be partnered with the Just Energy Foundation– a clean energy company giving back to the communities it serves. With support like theirs we’re able to continue to inspire, support, and guide young women in our communities and serve our…
Meet Our 2013 Urban Hero, Paldon Dolma
We’re thrilled to announce Girls Write Now’s 2013 Urban Hero, to be honored at the Urban Heroes Awards Benefit coming up November 12 at The Pierre, where you’re all invited! Drumroll please… Paldon Dolma is a senior in high school who’s embarking on her second year with her mentor Alice Sheba. Paldon arrived in the Bronx…
A (Record-Breaking) March of the Penguins — For Girls Write Now!
Every year, Penguin employees pick a non-profit to benefit from their Global Walk, and this year we were the lucky winners! On Friday June 14th, hundreds of employees at Penguin USA strapped on their sneakers to march along the Hudson in support of Girls Write Now. Employees fundraised until the day of the event, choosing to…