This blog was written by mentee Kayla Santos Sabino on Planned Parenthood Donor Services Representative Cassidy Chait. Kayla was the Industry Talk speaker at Girls Write Now’s How to Get What You Want: Politics, Philanthropy, & Persuasive Writing Workshop. Cassidy Chait came to speak at the Persuasive Writing workshop to give us a breakdown of the organization she…
Speaking Up! Mentor Alum Reviews Our Latest Anthology
San Francisco Chronicle’s Datebook December 26, 2018 Mentor alum Alexis Burling wrote about her time as a volunteer with Girls Write Now and praised our latest anthology, Girls Write Now: Two Decades of True Stories from Young Female Voices (Tin House). “Forgive the soapbox, but an anthology such as this one, one that openly discusses what it’s actually like to…
Girls Write Now in the Goop Guide to Volunteering
goop December 23, 2018 Goop has compiled a list of its favorite organizations around the country to volunteer with — including Girls Write Now. “Girls Write Now…mentors underserved young women, helping them find their voices through the power of writing and community. There are opportunities for volunteers to serve as mentors, workshop facilitators, event planners for…
Girls Write Now Celebrates 20 Years in 2018 with Help from ThoughtMatter
ThoughtMatter December 21, 2018 ThoughtMatter worked closely with Girls Write Now this year to create a branding identity and year-long campaign celebrating Girls Write Now’s 20th anniversary, and built around the concept of ensemble. “The work that Girls Write Now does is fundamentally aligned with our mission to do work worth doing…Most recently, Girls Write Now…
“We’re out here making fearlessness feminine…”
“…We’re firefighters, snowboarders, and activists, police officers, writers, and politicians who are pushing the boundaries every day.” These are the words that mentee Sarane writes in her poem Generation Futureproof as part of the 2018 Girls Write Now Anthology: Generation F. Sarane said “When I started to write about Generation F, I soon realized that the…
Girls Write Now Lights Up Times Square: Together Let’s Amplify the Voices of Young Women!
Today, the young women of Girls Write Now get the platform and visual representation they deserve: Big, bold images that capture the vitality and diversity of the girls are featured on multiple billboards throughout three Times Square locations. “It takes real holistic relationships to change a girl’s trajectory, and now you can see them come to life, front and…
Inspiring College Essay Help from Publishing Professionals
This blog was written by mentee Ria Parker who participated in Girls Write Now’s Writing Works workshop with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. On a snowy Thursday afternoon, I walked into the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) headquarters for a Girls Write Now college essay workshop. When I first got there I was nervous and without an essay,…
“Never Stop Writing”: Nazuk Kochhar and Lakin Starling Inspire Mentees
This blog was written by mentee Gabi Palermo who was inspired to never stop writing by craft talk speakers Nazuk Kochhar and Lakin Starling at our Politics, Philanthropy & Persuasive Writing Workshop. Sitting in the Girls Write Now office on a cold Saturday afternoon in November, I was really looking forward to the day’s persuasive writing workshop. I…
50 of the Best Feminist Books of 2018
Autostraddle December 10, 2018 Autostraddle compiled the 50 best books from 2018 that are “by and about women, feminism or gender and related intersectional issues” — and Generation F: The Girls Write Now 2018 Anthology made the the list. “The Girls Write Now anthology is created by mentors and young mentees and this year coincides with the…
Donate today and be entered to win our 20th anniversary anthology!
“As we celebrate 20 years, I’m so proud of the powerful stories from our young writers showcased in this inspiring anthology.” —Maya Nussbaum, Founder & Executive Director Girls Write Now: Two Decades of True Stories from Young Female Voices (Tin House, October 2018) Be one of the first 10 people to donate today and be entered…
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