This blog was written by mentee Sanjana Kaicker who was motivated to action by mentor alum Maeve Higgins’ craft talk in our persuasive podcasting workshop. Comedian, host of hit podcasts, advocate for climate justice and immigration… Maeve Higgins came to Girls Write Now to speak about her experiences and her career path at the November digital…
Shoutout from Phoebe Robinson in the New York Times
New York Times November 9, 2018 Phoebe Robinson, bestselling author of Everything’s Trash, But It’s OK, co-creator and co-star of the podcast 2 Dope Queens, and recently honored at our Day of the Girl event, praised Girls Write Now in the New York Times. “[Girls Write Now] reached out to me and I was thrilled. Female writers tend to not be supported…
Wise Words from Phoebe & Tomi
Girls Write Now honorees Phoebe Robinson and Tomi Adeyemi spoke their truth and we are all the better for it. Support!
What It’s Like to Interview Phoebe Robinson and Tomi Adeyemi
What It’s Like to Interview Phoebe Robinson and Tomi Adeyemi Written by Girls Write Now mentee Maxx Carr, who is a senior at LaGuardia High School. Meeting authors Tomi Adeyemi and Phoebe Robinson was a surreal experience. I had read (and loved) Tomi’s book, Children of Blood and Bone and I had heard of Phoebe’s…
YA Writer Justine Larbalestier Inspires the Class of 2019
This blog was written by mentee Agustina Harris about her experience hearing Justine Larbalestier’s craft talk at our workshop on suspense fiction. Justine Larbalestier is a YA suspense fiction writer from Sydney, Australia living in New York with many feats under her belt such as a short film, a radio show, and many eloquent novels.…
Author Ali Benjamin, Jellyfish, and the Importance of Suspense Fiction
This blog was written by mentee Sylvi Stein about her experience hearing Ali Benjamin’s craft talk at our recent workshop on suspense fiction. When I arrived at Suite 1000 for the first Girls Write Now Writing and Mentoring workshop of the year—suspense fiction!—and scanned the packet, the first thing I spotted was the author and…
Rupi Kaur
On September 26, 2018, Girls Write Now received ten tickets to attend Rupi Kaur’s highly anticipated “America Tour.” The mentees gathered at Town Hall. Here are two recollections of the evening from Manar Dihyem and Luna Azcurrain. Rotten to the Kaur by Manar Dihyem Never would I’ve thought that someone like me, a random Arab…
Amy Berkower: Voting and stories can change lives. Please donate today!
On Day of the Girl, our Honorary Chair, Amy Berkower of Writers House told a packed audience that supporting Girls Write Now “was like her day job.” She also spoke about the importance of voting and women’s voices during such a crucial time. While you wait in the poll lines today, consider giving our girls…
In Praise of Intersectionality in Girls Write Now Anthology
Signature November 5, 2018 Signature reviewed two anthologies that explore feminism from an intersectional perspective, including our own Girls Write Now: Two Decades of True Stories from Young Female Voices (Tin House). “The young women in Girls Write Now write of experiences that help them to name who they are. Girls are given the chance to not only be…
A New York State of Fright: Horror Stories That Benefit Girls Write Now
Daily Messenger October 27, 2018 Just in time for Halloween, the Daily Messenger interviewed writer Patrick Freivald about his contribution to the anthology, A New York State of Fright: Horror Stories from the Empire State (Hippocampus Press, 2018), which features “twenty-four visions of dread” that “give voice to New York’s everyday fears, macabre mysteries, and worst nightmares.”…
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