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Home / Programs / Girls Write Now Live Performances / HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2017 QWERTY DIGITAL MEDIA EXHIBITION

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2017 QWERTY DIGITAL MEDIA EXHIBITION

QWERTY moderator New York Times’ Jenna Wortham with panelists, Jasmyn Lawson, Kaho Abe, Leah Gilliam, and Janice Morris

In Girls Write Now’s cutting edge Digital Media Mentoring Program, girls create at the intersection of language, technology, and art. The professional women in media who serve as mentors support teens as they explore writing through video and audio production, interaction design, creative programming, animation, and more.

On June 2, The QWERTY Digital Media Exhibition showcased the innovative genre-and medium-bending work by New York City teens.

QWERTY is the culmination of Girls Write Now’s 2016-17 Digital Media Mentoring Program in partnership with Parsons The New School for Design. This program is made possible with leadership funding from the New York City Council STARS Citywide Girls Initiative, The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, News Corp, Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation, Malka Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund, Patrina Foundation, and The PIMCO Foundation.

MULTIMEDIA ANTHOLOGY

Explore QWERTY’s companion publication: Rise Speak Change: The Girls Write Now 2017 Multimedia Anthology

In Our Words

See what Digital Media Mentoring Program mentee Madhurie Parasram had to say about her experience emceeing QWERTY.

PHOTOS

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DIGITAL MEDIA PANEL

QWERTY featured a panel of professional women media-makers moderated by Jenna Wortham, staff writer at the New York Times Magazine and co-host of Still Processing. Panelists included: Jasmyn Lawson, GIPHY Culture Editor; Janice Morris, Head of Lifestyle and Publishing at Twitter’s Global Media Partnerships; game and wearable tech designer Kaho Abe; and artist/VP Education, Strategy & Innovation Girls Who Code, Leah Gilliam.

GIRLS WRITE NOW EXHIBITORS

Kaelah Blades, My Sister & I; Maxx Carr, Time vs. Thoughts vs. My Thoughts; Michelle Chen, Michelle Chen; Clio Chen, Recollection; Sukie Chen, The Beary Family; Nyasiah Colon, The Nerdy Scribbler; Veronica Coniglio, Bird Free No Ai; Jaden Davis, Weird and beautiful suffering; Ivethy De La Rosa, Unanticipated Event; Ana Margarita De Ramos, but not really; Kathryn Destin, America??; Aisha Dia, Moments; Gabriela Diaz, Regret is the Biggest Mess; Maya Gustave, Dark Skin in White America; Gabriela Irizarry, Manspreading; Alicia Kwok, diaspora; Caroline Lin, The Process; Rong Luo, Fashion Martini; Kayla McCarthy, Meat Eaters Dilemma; Teresa Mettela, Indian Girl; Kaya Middleton, Dress Code; Julissa Nunez, Catching Phoebe; Kayla Ortiz, The Little Things; Malika Panjabi, Hey It’s Me; Madhurie Parasram, Ars Poetica; Havi Pham, Better; Ski’La Richardson, For You; Tiffanie Roye, The Tale of the Union Fare Croissants; Daleelah Saleh, Here’s to Teenage Memories; Lissa Sangree-Calabrese, and there she stood; Marifer Santos, Promised Teenage Years; Aziaun Scott, A Young Girl’s Power; Glafira Shanabrook, In the Right Way; N’Kaylah Simmons, A Brooklyn Rose; Anelie Taveras, S.; Jacqueline Thom, Doing STUFFFFFFF!; Anokha Venugopal, Miamiplasty; Khalilah Wise, Causes of Suffering

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Presenting Girls Write Now Live: Unmuted Spring Performance Series!

Join Girls Write Now mentees and mentors and special guest honorees for a boundary-pushing performance series! This season, we’re proud to bring you eight shows—March 12, March 26, April 9, April 23, May 7, May 18, May 21 and June 11. Register now to join us in celebrating the power of shared stories!

Life Resources and Events

At Girls Write Now, we work to challenge and change the systemic racism and inequality by breaking down the barriers of race and poverty to elevate the voices of girls and gender nonconforming youth who are too often not heard—or worse, silenced. From mental and emotional wellness to advocating for racial justice, 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.

Girls Write Now Stands in Solidarity with the AAPI Community

At Girls Write Now, we are alarmed and deeply disturbed by the recent incidents of violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country. As ever, we are committed to challenging systemic racism and xenophobia, and standing in solidarity with our community as we process and heal through art and storytelling.

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Girls Write Now is a dynamic, multi-generational community of writers on a mission. Complete our Inquiry Form to be notified when enrollment for the 2021-22 program year opens!

We’re Hiring!

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

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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