I am a freshman at Bard College in upstate New York — practically three hours from the City, my family, and my mentor Mel. So meeting physically with Mel has become a rare blessing. I message her. This is where I tell her all that is happening — the good, the bad and the…
Mentee and Mentor Reunite: Six Years Together
Demetria Irwin is a New York-based freelance writer and editor. Follow Demetria on Twitter at @Love_Is_Dope and connect with her on Facebook. When I first joined Girls Write Now (GWN) as a mentor in 2010, the veteran mentors all talked about how GWN would become a big part of my life and I would find myself “spreading the…
“How Will You Use What You Know?” Girls Write Now on The Heidi Chronicles
Recently, Girls Write Now had the opportunity to see The Heidi Chronicles on Broadway, written by groundbreaking feminist writer, thinker, and advocate Wendy Wasserstein. At a pivotal moment during the show, the title character articulates her feelings out loud: “We’re all concerned, intelligent, good women. It’s just that I feel stranded. And I thought the whole…
Beyond High School: Where GWN Takes You
Each year, we send our graduating seniors out into the world with a polished portfolio, a sense of ownership over their creative voice, and a bank of memories. But the GWN story doesn’t end there. You can find our mentee-alums translating the next great poem in a university library, fighting for human rights, leading our…
Alum Spotlight: Heather & Isoris
Nothing breaks the Girls Write Now bond. Once pairs forge a relationship at Girls Write Now, they stay connected well into the future, to college and beyond. This week, we’re delighted to share an update on mentor-alumna Heather Smith and mentee-alumna Isoris Nivar. They were paired together in 2007 during Heather’s first year as a…
Ambassadors of the Arts
This post was written by communications intern, Emely Paulino. This summer, our mentees have been involved with some incredible leadership initiatives. From opening the Youth I.N.C State of the Market Conference to speaking at the YWCA Symposium, meet our ambassadors of the arts! Rumer LeGendre — Second-year mentee Rumer LeGendre was selected to perform at a…
Four CHAPTERS Later: Spotlight on our 2013 Reading Series
On Friday June 14th, in an overflowing auditorium in SoHo, more than three hundred audience members roared as our girls took to the stage one last time in 2013. It was the grand finale of our CHAPTERS Reading Series, in partnership with publishers Open Road, Penguin Group, Random House Children’s Books, and Writers House — and…
Alum Spotlight: GWN Shout-Out!
Taysha Milagros Clark was a mentee with Girls Write Now from 2011 to 2012. She is now studying at Barnard College, and is a member of GWN’s Youth Board. The time has come to give a shout-out to the beautiful and talented Girls Write Now community. When I graduated from the program and went on…
Alum Spotlight: “Passions Translate” by Shira Engel
Shira Engel was a mentee with Girls Write Now from 2006 to 2010. She is now a junior at Wesleyan College. Passions translate. I learned this invaluable truth first as a mentee at Girls Write Now. My mentor, Morgan, was a total anglophile while I was interested in Latin America. At workshops, my peers wrote…