This blog post was written by Daleelah Saleh, a mentee. The workshop was on January 28, 2017. One of the hardest things about being a young girl of color is finding books that you feel like could’ve been written about you. As an avid reader, that was always something I struggled with and wanted to work towards changing.…
“I Exist.” A mentee’s reflections on Tavi Gevinson’s craft talk.
This blog post was written by Girls Write Now mentee Gia Deeton. The workshop was on January 28, 2017. At Girls Write Now, the craft speakers don’t stand on a stage above everyone else — they communicate with us. When I heard that Tavi Gevinson, founder and editor of Rookie Magazine, was going to visit Girls Write Now…
Know Your Worth: Mentee Mid-Year Workshop
This blog post was written by Communications Intern Sara Heegaard On January 24, our mentees talked activism, empowerment, and community building at the Mentee Mid-Year Workshop. Bringing these messages to life was an outstanding panel of groundbreaking female thinkers and writers: Zann Ballsun-Simms (Sadie Nash), Emily Brandt (VIDA Lit), Mercy Carpenter (WMRC), Katy Ma (SPARK), Lynn Melnick (VIDA Lit), Amanda Perales (MOUSE),…
Finding Moments of Clarity: Mentee Mid-Year Workshop
This post was written by Leslie Lazcano, a mentee in the Digital Media Mentoring Program, who participated in the Mentee Mid-Year Workshop on Saturday, January 11. It was just before 10:00 when I tugged on the front door at Girls Write Now. Still groggy, I was surprised by how heavy the door seemed to be,…
The Marvelous Mentee Mid-Year Workshop
This post was written by Shirleyka Hector, a mentee in the Writing and Mentoring Program, who participated in the Mentee Mid-Year Workshop on Saturday, January 11. The Mentee Mid-Year Workshop was such an interesting and enjoyable workshop! It was simply amazing, no lie. To be frank with you all, I consider myself a very introverted…
Let’s Get Together: Mentor & Mentee Mid-Year Events
Winter is halfway through the program year at Girls Write Now, and just the right time to pause and take our pulse as a community. That’s why we had our Mentee Mid-Year Workshop on January 12th, followed by a Mentor Training (Part II) on January 19th, both opportunities for mentors and mentees to bond and…
Authored by an Author: Tzahalla Kessari of Project Girl on GWN
Tzahalla Kessari was a Community Partner Guest Speaker for the Mentee Mid-Year workshop, January 12 2012. Here Tzahalla writes about her own experiences at GWN! “Leap empty handed into the void” – Frank Langella. Funny thing. I had an allergic reaction to something right before I was meant to take the stage at Girls Write…
Women: It’s Our Story to Share
The Girls Write Now mentee midyear event couldn’t have made me more proud to be a woman. Having all of the morning and afternoon mentees around me, discussing why we’re here and how much passion we have for writing, I realized the strength each of us possesses by just sitting there. We come to Girls…
We are Women, Hear us PURR!!
I am woman Hear me purr Allow me to lure you in with the strength of my words We are beautiful in every way Complementary to the end and rise of every day Every word I speak is literature My eyes are the most priceless of books When I stand, who can bear not to…
Mentees, Ahoy!
No mentors allowed: this weekend is our Mentee Mid-Year Workshop! It’s a chance for our mentees to talk amongst their peers about issues that affect them as teens, as young women, and as writers. Building on this year’s theme, New Worlds, we will be sharing and exploring our girls’ unique stories and backgrounds, with the…