2015 is off to a great start, and we’re giddy with excitement to finally announce that we are Flavorpill’s Social Impact Partner for the first half of the year! Flavorpill Media – home to Flavorwire and Flavorpill – is looking to give back to their community in a meaningful, sustained way, so they’ve dedicated staff resources, creativity and enthusiasm…
$1M STARS Citywide Girls Initiative
Bold effort will deepen and expand services in sports, education, the arts and leadership development for more than 1,000 girls citywide. Girls Write Now is beyond thrilled to announce our participation in the STARS Citywide Girls Initiative, funded at $1 million by the New York City Council. In collaboration with five leading NYC nonprofits, the…
My Mind: Infinite, Powerful
For the Digital Media Mentoring Program’s first studio workshop of the year, Girls Write Now partnered with Urban Word NYC — a fellow member of the HIVE network — to create a workshop that helped blend the worlds of video storytelling and written narrative. The workshop, “Citizen Media,” focused on how writing and other creative forms…
Update: VIDA & Girls Write Now
Our partnership with VIDA: Women in Literary Arts is hitting its second phase! We launched the project at this year’s orientation and at our Celebration for International Day of the Girl, and have been continuing to analyze the data ever since. We were excited to chat with Lynn Melnick of VIDA about the ongoing project, who…
Things We’re Grateful For: December Partnership with THINK
This month, we’re honored to announce our partnership with THINK, a line of women’s fitness apparel designed to promote positive thinking, empowerment and a healthy lifestyle. Based in Brooklyn, THINK values its local community, and each month donates 10% of its proceeds to a charity or nonprofit organization that aligns itself with THINK’s causes of female health…
Evolution of Voice: Q&A with Alexandra Kleeman and Hasanthika Sirisena
This post was written by Communications Intern Sara Heegaard. At Girls Write Now, we’re lucky enough to work with inspiring female authors who help show us the strength of our voices, leading us by example with their own powerful words. On October 25th, we got the chance to spend time with two of these writing role models during our craft…
Chime For Change Storytelling Partnership
“I genuinely believe in the power of stories and yours are beautifully crafted, sensitive and smart.” —Mariane Pearl on Girls Write Now This October, we are proud to be partnering with Chime For Change—a global campaign to convene, unite and strengthen the voices speaking out for girls and women around the world co-founded by Gucci,…
Celebration of International Day of the Girl
“There’s nothing more dangerous to the patriarchy than a girl with a pen in her hand.” —ROBIN MORGAN, activist & author “You never realize how powerful mentorship is until you have been a beneficiary of it.” —TAYSHA CLARK, Girls Write Now Youth Board Co-Chair If you missed the event or are inspired to support Girls…
Required Reading: VIDA & Girls Write Now
This post was written by Lynn Melnick, the social media and outreach director for VIDA, and originally appeared on VIDA’s website. This year, Girls Write Now is counting. A mentorship program that pairs established writers with teenage girls from underprivileged areas and underserved schools in New York City, Girls Write Now has long influenced our next…
Robin Morgan, MAKERS, and Girls Write Now
We’re so proud to have Robin Morgan on our panel this Friday, October 10, as we celebrate the International Day of the Girl. Along with other inspiring women writers, editors, and activists, Robin will be discussing the current cultural conversations surrounding girls’ rights, and what it means to bear witness and enact change for girls around the…