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Home / We’re Breaking Through: Support Us at 15 Years

We’re Breaking Through: Support Us at 15 Years

“I had never heard someone say, ‘Your story is beautiful’.”
– Karla Kim, 17 years old

Dear Friend,

At a recent Girls Write Now event, I watched a girl step up to the microphone for the first time and read her own poem, hearing the power of her voice as hundreds of audience members listened on. It was a breakthrough moment.

As New York’s first and only writing and mentoring organization for girls, for 15 years we have broken through the barriers of gender, race, and poverty, challenging educational inequalities in neighborhoods across New York City. This holiday season, as we close out our milestone anniversary year, I hope you will make a donation to help launch Girls Write Now into a new era.

Girls Write Now has an impressive track record of success. In a city where only 29 percent of students are college ready, we send 100 percent of our high school seniors on to college–with portfolios, publications, and confidence. In 2013, our girls won 40 competitive Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and 44 percent of our seniors earned college scholarships.

In today’s changing media landscape, Girls Write Now continues to innovate, paving the way for tomorrow’s writers. This fall, in partnership with The New School University, we launched a new mentoring program empowering girls to explore the intersection of writing and digital media.

Our work has already transformed the lives of nearly 5,000 girls. Please join me in celebrating Girls Write Now and help us reach our goal of $100,000 by December 31st. Together, we can write the future, one girl at a time.

Sincerely,
Maya Nussbaum


MAYA NUSSBAUM
Girls Write Now Founder & Executive Director

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Spring Series: Save the Date

Announcing our 2019 Spring Series—CHAPTERS Readings and QWERTY Multimedia Exhibition—hosted by the N-Y Historical Society. Fridays 6-8 PM: March 15, April 26, May 17, May 31, and June 14. Discover the next generation of women writers, featuring keynotes from Laurie Halse Anderson, Mira Jacob, Eva Hagberg Fisher, Wayétu Moore, Renée Watson, and more.

You Make All the Difference

Thank you to our 400+ donors who championed young women and helped us raise 50% more than last year for our 2018 appeal. Every dollar donated is building the next generation of leaders and thinkers.

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Girls Write Now: Two Decades of True Stories from Young Female Voices (Tin House, 2018) is featured in New York Times, Teen Vogue, & many more!

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