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Home / Programs / Girls Write Now Live Performances / CHAPTERS Reading, April 2015

CHAPTERS Reading, April 2015

Our second event in the CHAPTERS Reading Series, in April, saw special guest speaker Emily St. John Mandel, author of four novels, most recently Station Eleven, join the stage with our talented teen writers at Scholastic.

In Our Words

See what mentee-mentor pair Meek Thomas & Carlene Olsen had to say about their first CHAPTERS experience this April.

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Girls Write Now Readers

Misbah Awan, underCOVER hijabi; Ayanna Bailey, Long Way To Go; Karilis Cruz, Black Ash; Karina Martinez, My Last Hymn; Shrien Alshabasy & Bria Cole, Cooking With Friends; Roberta Yadira Nin Feliz, Watercolor Skin; Xena Leycea Bruno, Taunting Little Jar of Sugar & Jeanne Hodesh, A Foodie Comes of Age; Fareena Samad, Expectations of a Sixteen-Year-Old Writer; Rachel Zhao, Letters; Seanna Viechweg, Mother Dearest; Brittney Nanton, Braces; Diondi Williams, Haunted Dreams; Amber Wade & Kate Petty, Humans; Kirby-Estar LaGuerre, A History Lesson; Meek Thomas & Carlene Olsen, Dear Guy; Mya Nazaire-Watkins, Imperfect Connections; Rumer Legendre, Finding My Voice & Vivian Conan Rumer

Emcees

  • MIKEY MERCEDES is a senior at DeWitt Clinton High School and has been a mentee at Girls Write Now for two years. She describes writing as a lifelong passion, but says she didn’t really find her voice until joining Girls Write Now. Aside from writing, she is an eyeliner connoisseur, loves lasagna, and enjoys listening to the soulful stylings of Drake.
  • JUDY ROLAND is president of Roland Communications and works chiefly as a ghostwriter for senior business executives. She loves being a member of the Girls Write Now community, collaborating with other mentors and mentees, and exploring new genres of writing. Judy’s other passions include spending time with her family and long city walks.

Guest speaker talk

Guest speaker interview

Mentee Reading

Emcees Mikey and Judy

At the April reading, emcees Mikey and Judy perform spoken word pieces from their five-minute free writes.

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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!

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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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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.

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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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