Dear Friends, Late last week, The New Yorker published a story called “Quarantine Tips from My Cat,” by Girls Write Now mentor Nikki Palumbo, who was inspired to write the piece when her mentee, Jadah Jones asked during a virtual pair session, “How is your cat doing during all of this?” Nikki’s response turned into this…
A New Yorker Story Inspired by a Girls Write Now Pair Relationship
Girls Write Now has always been about stories, and the writers and relationships behind them. And that is particularly true during these uncertain times. Girls Write Now mentors are rising up and enveloping their mentees with support, and vice versa—and they are writing. Late last week, The New Yorker published a story called “Quarantine Tips…
The Role of Storytelling: Up close with Fresh & Girls Write Now
The idea of this organization is women helping women to sharpen their pen, and by extension their power. As a girl growing up in Ukraine, I devoured novels because they gave me access to worlds outside of my physical reach. Girls Write Now helps young women build the confidence to share their voices, using the…
Highlights from our Editing Workshop with Dutton, Putnam and Berkley!
Girls Write Now is giving young women the tools and confidence to tell their stories, and fostering a new generation of writers. These girls are being not only told but shown that their words matter. It is hard to find a more inspiring model than this, and Dutton is so proud of bringing these voices…
Before and After the Book Deal at Powerhouse Arena
On January 9th at the Powerhouse Arena in DUMBO, Mentor Hannah Sheldon-Dean and Mentee Kenia Torres attended acclaimed author Courtney Maum’s book launch for Before and After the Book Deal (Catapult), an inside scoop on the publishing experience. Courtney didn’t begin with an orthodox reading from her new book, or an interview about her craft,…
An Educational Pop-Up with HBO/WarnerMedia & Girls Write Now
Girls Write Now is proud to be a long-standing partner with Agent of Change HBO/WarnerMedia, embracing our joint mission to amplify diverse voices and create a pipeline of talent into the entertainment industry. Recently, Girls Write Now aligned with HBO/WarnerMedia for an employee engagement workshop—an educational pop-up— that engaged and inspired girls and employees with…
Learning animation, making friends, and practicing storytelling skills at the Mid-Year Mentee Workshop!
We had an amazing time this past weekend at our 2019-2020 program year Mid-Year Mentee Workshop! We were joined by Anne Beal, an animation artist, filmmaker, and teacher, who led us through an activity to learn stop-motion video. Mentees worked together in groups to create short films using their new animation skills, and had the…
Meet Amber and Tiffany Davis of Context & Co!
We’re thrilled this year to be partnering with Amber and Tiffany Davis of Context & Co. for our 2020 spring series, Girls Write Now Live. Amber and Tiffany will be working with our mentees as storytelling coaches to help prepare them to share their work with the world, with a special focus on public speaking…
“A Different Way to Tell Stories”: Mentoring the Next Generation of Writers
Glitch January 24th, 2020 Glitch highlights Girls Write Now’s multimedia programming, including the 2019 Multimedia Anthology, CTRL+B, as well as how Girls Write Now mentees use Glitch to build digital portfolios to house their work. See more from Glitch Return to Media Mentions
Thank you for your support and join us in 2020!
Meet Girls Write Now Mentee Alumna, Arnell Calderon, a passionate writer who has now graduated from The New School, completed Girls Write Now’s paid-internship program, and recently accepted a full-time position. Arnell’s story is one of the many successes coming out of Girls Write Now’s Writing Works, a workforce development initiative that your donation supports. Thank…
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