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Be a Writing 360 Mentee

Complete our Inquiry Form to be notified when enrollment for the 2021-22 program year opens. For questions, please email mentee@girlswritenow.org.


Join a dynamic, multi-generational community of writers and media makers, and form a one-to-one mentoring relationship with a professional writer. Transform the fierce words in your journal into powerful poems, podcasts, horror fiction, TV scripts, songs, blogs, and more—while getting all the support you need on your path to college and career.

You could be a Writing 360 mentee if you are:

  • A New York City girl or gender non-conforming youth from any of the five boroughs
  • In grade 9-12 at a public high school
  • A native or non-native English speaker with proficient English writing & speaking skills
  • Able to make a commitment to weekly in-person mentoring sessions, monthly Saturday workshops, and special events from September through June
  • Passionate about writing and growing in any genre, including digital media storytelling

What you’ll get as a Writing 360 mentee:

  • Form a one-to-one mentoring relationship with a woman or gender non-conforming professional with writing and media experience
  • Participate in monthly writing workshops led by expert teaching artists in a range of genres, media, and writing-related industries
  • Publicly showcase your original work at exhibitions or our popular reading series
  • Publish your work in our award-winning print and multimedia anthologies
  • Receive college and career support from the pros
  • Apply for writing awards, publications, scholarships, internships, and more
  • Devoted and caring community that wants to see you succeed and gives you the necessary tools to do so!

Writing 360 mentee program requirements:

Note: All attendance requirements are in-person. However, if our headquarters remain closed due to COVID, we will continue our interactive virtual programming.

  • Training and orientation in early Fall
  • Monthly Saturday workshops
  • Weekly one-to-one mentor/mentee pair sessions
  • Friday Night Salons
  • After-school Writing Works (college/career readiness) workshops on Wednesdays throughout the program year
  • A multi-genre, multimedia portfolio
  • Submission and performance/exhibition of final work in spring series
  • Submission and publication of final work in Girls Write Now anthologies
  • Regular and timely communication on the online platform Slack
  • Commitment to the Girls Write Now mission and community

We welcome all candidates who identify as female or gender non-conforming. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or citizenship. 

Application process:

  • Late Spring: Applications launch
  • Late Spring/early Summer: Application deadline—applications accepted on a rolling basis
  • Mid-summer: Interviews on a rolling basis
  • Late Summer/early Fall: Acceptances announced
  • Early Fall: Training and orientation activities

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Email mentee@girlswritenow.org

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Life Resources and Events

At Girls Write Now, we are saddened and horrified by the domestic terrorism grounded in the systemic racism and inequality we work as a community to challenge and change every day. We are here to support you individually and as a community through our robust programming. Check out our calendar to see our current offerings or visit our Life Resources page to support you during this time. 

We’re Hiring!

Looking for more purpose-driven work in the new year? Check out available roles to join the team! 

Friday Night Salon with Arisa White

Join us on Friday, January 15, 6-7:30PM EST for Memory, Metaphor & Magic: Writing Poetic Memoir with Arisa White!

GIVE. WRITE. NOW. And Thank you!!

Girls Write Now’s services are more essential than ever before—serving the hardest hit communities—and many of our young women and gender nonconforming youth have themselves become essential workers to help their families. They carry an enormous burden and face devastating loss, slipping further into poverty. To meet the need, we have enriched and extended our programs, leading the historical transition to virtual learning.

Get Involved!

Are you a licensed mental health professional who’d love to work with our community of writers and creatives? We’re seeking volunteer Wellness Advisors. Get more info & apply here!

Relive the Girls (Re)Write Now Awards

If you missed the awards, you can still watch it! Relive this revolutionary night of mini–master classes with honorees on empathy, art, activism & humor and Girls Write Now mentees on writing with purpose, climate justice & self-care. 

Writing from our Future Leaders

Taking Our Place in History: the Girls Write Now 2020 Anthology was published with support from Dutton and Amazon Literary Partnership, available for purchase from McNally Jackson Books and anywhere ebooks are sold!

Girls Write Now in the News

Girls Write Now’s work has recently been featured by the National Endowment for the Arts, Time Out New York, NYXT and more!

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