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Home / Programs / Girls Write Now Live Performances / CHAPTERS Reading, April 2016

CHAPTERS Reading, April 2016

Our April 2016 CHAPTERS reading event featured keynote speaker Mia Alvar, Girls Write Now mentor alum and  author of In The Country. This was the same week that Mia won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction!

IN OUR WORDS

See how our program intern Jessica Risolo felt about April CHAPTERS 2016!

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Girls Write Now Readers

Fareena Samad, My Low Crooner; Luna Rojas, Manhattan Reprise; Rahat Huda, Dear Baba; Mariam Kamate, To My Dear, Depressed, Sleepy Friends; Misbah Awan, Sweetness of Sujood; Samori Covington, What Feminism Is and What Feminism Isn’t; Diana Romero & Jan Alexander, History Speaking; Medelin Cuevas, Locker Room Discovery; Laura Rose Cardona, Keep Your Enemies Closer; Katherine Ortiz, I Know; Mehak Rao & Esther Kim, Cracked Hands; Cathioska Rodriguez, The End or Beginning of Pain?; Maeve Slon & Vivian Conan, Crowds at the Crossroads; Meek Thomas, No Kink No Curl; Winkie Ma, China Doll Made To Last; Karina Martinez, Fog

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  • SHANILLE MARTIN is a third year mentee in the Girls Write Now mentoring program. This is also her last year as a mentee in the program but she hopes to continue being a part of the GWN community in some way. She’ll be attending the State University of Purchase in the fall to be a part of their writing program while also taking pre-med courses in order to become a pediatrician. She loves science fiction and also corny romantic comedies. Her favorite author is John Green, though she has a weak spot for anything Shakespeare. Her dream is to one day own her own publishing company that focuses mainly on teenage authors, while also traveling to countries in need of pediatricians without borders. She hopes Girls Write Now will one day be able to reach girls all across the country, and help them grow as they helped her grow.
  • BRE’ANN NEWSOME is a mentee alum born and raised in the Bronx, New York. She is currently a freshman at Lehman College and member of Girls Write Now’s Poetry Collective. During her four years as mentee, she has participated in three seasons of Lincoln Center’s Poet-linc reading series, represented Girls Write Now at the United Nations for the 2014 celebration of the International Day of the Girl. She is published on Port Magazine’s website and included in seven anthologies,. Bre’Ann is the recipient of a Scholastic Art and Writing Award.

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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!

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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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