Global News Wire December 11th, 2019 Global News Wire covers Girls Write Now’s partnership with Youth INC and the 3rd Annual State of Youth Development Conference, which included a reception for the 2019 recipients of the HI Impact Award. Girls Write Now was a 2019 recipient. See more here Return to Media Mentions
Oprah Reveals Favorite Things List for 2019
Philly Voice November 8th, 2019 Philly Voice highlights their favorite items on Oprah’s 2019 Favorite Things List, which features Piccolina’s Trailblazer Tees. Girls Write Now and Piccolina collaborated on a limited edition pre-order sale for the tees, with partial proceeds going to support Girls Write Now. Shop Oprah’s Favorite Things List for 2019 Return to…
Day of Impact: Forbes Teams Up with Girls Write Now
Forbes Magazine July 19, 2019 On July 18, 2019, Forbes hosted its third annual “Day of Impact” at four locations — including partnering with Girls Write Now on a magazine journalism workshop for mentees. Dedicated Forbes team members served as mentors for the day. To learn more about our partnership with Forbes and the workshop,…
Our 2019 Anthology in the Women’s Review of Books
Women’s Review of Books May 22, 2019 The May / June issue of the Women’s Review of Books includes a shoutout to Ctrl + B: The Girls Write Now 2019 Anthology, published May 21, 2019, which “showcases the next generation of women writers.” See full ad in the Women’s Review of Books (p. 32) Return…
Girls Write Now Awarded a 2019 Amazon Literary Partnership Grant
Business Wire May 20, 2019 The Amazon Literary Partnership announced over $1 million in grant funding to 66 nonprofit literary organizations across the country. “This year’s grant recipients include a wide range of organizations striving to amplify diverse voices, including…Girls Write Now. Many of this year’s recipients work on behalf of overlooked or marginalized writers.”…
Mentee Alum Marcela Grillo on Ways to Better Support Students with Disabilities
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt May 9, 2019 Mentee alum Marcela Grillo — an intern with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) as part of the HMH and Girls Write Now “Writing Works” internship program — wrote an important blog post entitled, “3 Ways Teachers Can Better Support Students With Disabilities.” See Marcela’s full blog post via Houghton Mifflin…
MEET GIRLS WRITE NOW MENTEE ALUM IREEN, INTERN WITH “AGENT OF CHANGE” HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt April 26, 2019 Mentee alum Ireen Hossain joined Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) as an intern this semester as part of the Girls Write Now and HMH Writing Works internship program. “Ireen…published a piece for the Girls Write Now anthology in 2013, titled ‘On the Right Track.’ She hopes to partake in the…
It’s National Volunteer Month: Join Girls Write Now!
The Villager April 17, 2019 In honor of National Volunteer Month, check out service opportunities that have an impact beyond hashtags. “How about mentoring aspiring young scribes at Girls Write Now?” To get involved with Girls Write Now, click here. See more via The Villager Return to Media Mentions
Meet Girls Write Now Mentee Alum Marcela, HMH Intern
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt March 29, 2019 Mentee alum Marcela Grillo joins Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) as an intern this month as part of the HMH and Girls Write Now inaugural internship program. “Marcela Grillo…received her BA in English from Connecticut College in 2016. She was a Girls Write Now mentee from 2011-2012. Her fiction has…
Mentee Alum Danni Green Joins Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt March 28, 2019 Mentee alum Danni Green joins Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) as an intern this month as part of the HMH and Girls Write Now inaugural internship program. “Brooklyn native Danni Green is a writer and poet…Her work can be read in the GWN’s anthology, Two Decades of True Stories from…