Plus, ways to celebrate Women's History Month with us!
MARCH 4 - 10
25 YEARS OF TRANSFORMATIVE STORIES. 52 WEEKS A YEAR.
Happy Birthday, Girls Write Now!
March 8 is Girls Write Now Day
& International Day of the Girl
We're celebrating our 25th birthday on March 8 aka Girls Write Now Day! As we reflect on our organization's past during Women's History Month, we are overcome with radical gratitude for every mentor who gave their time, every donor who supported our mission, and every mentee who shared their unique voice with us. That's what we call radical gratitude. Our work of uplifting marginalized voices continues. We hope you'll join us in supporting the next generation of women and gender expansive writers for life.
Featured
Story Collection
Beyond the Binary
A Women's History Month Collection
Girls Write Now marks Women's History Month with "Beyond the Binary," a collection of intimate pieces that interrogate and blur the traditional boundaries of gender. Our organization celebrates the young women and gender-expansive writers that make up our community. We are all the richer for their powerful words and voices.
Community
Spotlight
GIRLS WRITE NOW PODCAST
Stay Tuned for Speaking in First Draft
Season 2 Starts this Wednesday!
Stay tuned for the first episode of season 2, airing March 6. We're kicking things off with an interview featuring Friday Night Salon artist, María Alejandra Barrios Vélez! María discusses the trials and triumphs of writing her debut novel in her second language with mentee Fiona Hernandez. New episodes are available every other Wednesday on all major streaming platforms.
Prompt of the Week
From Giftbelle Lomotey, Mentee Contributor to Girls Write Now On the Art of the Craft
Writers have long used our pens to write, reflect, and re-envision the world around us. As you think about where we go from here, think of your pen. Imagine it, giving it a clear shape and form. What does your pen look like? What kinds of stories has your pen written, and what will your pen create now?
Get creative with this prompt from our new guidebook, available for pre-order from Harper One. Post your response and tag us on Instagram on March 8, Girls Write Now Day, for a chance to win an advance copy of On the Art of the Craft!
LIFE@GWN
Ayana Perkins
"I Can Grow and Give Myself Grace along the Way"
From South Bronx to New Jersey, Girls Write Now Fellow brings a grounded and graceful attitude towards everything she does, whether that's helping her church community or processing submissions for Girls Write Now's writing contest with Ayesha Curry. Learn more about her Life@GWN in this profile.
"The best advice I've ever received was to stop minimizing my own voice."
Happening
Write Now
FRIDAY NIGHT SALON
The Vulnerability of Hope: Creating a Memoir-in-Essays with Morgan Parker
Friday, Mar. 8, 6 - 7:15 PM ET, Virtual
Join us on Girls Write Now Day for a celebration of poet and writer Morgan Parker's You Get What You Pay For. This intimate collection of essays examines America's cultural history and relationship to Black Americans through the ages. Thoughts on beauty standards, respectability politics, ambition, and more are explored through a personal lens.
Open to the public
SPECIAL EVENT
43 Stages of Grieving: A Comedy + Meet-and-Greet
Sunday, Mar. 10, 3 PM ET
The Tank
312 W 36th Street, Floor 1
New York, NY 10018
Join mentor Micharne Cloughley for the Sunday matinee showing of her new play, 43 Stages of Grieving: A Comedy, followed by a Girls Write Now meet-and-greet! Mentors, mentees, and alumni are eligible for the $20 student and artist discount tickets. After the play, Micharne will host a casual discussion, so be sure to stick around!
Open to the public;
Meet and greet for Girls Write Now participants and alum
COMMITTEE STUDIO
IVEDit: Beyond the Binary
Monday, Mar. 11, 6 - 7 PM ET, Virtual
Join our discussion on the challenges and joys of creating stories that exist beyond the binaries of our world today. Bring your questions, ideas, and perspectives as we explore the power that comes from extending our minds and our art beyond prescribed definitions.
Open to mentors, mentees, Intersectional Voices in Editorial Committee Members, alum & the public
SPECIAL EVENT
Youth Town Hall with STARS Citywide Girls Initiative
Sunday, Mar. 23, 11 AM - 1 PM ET
4 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
The Sports Training and Role-models for Success Citywide Girls Initiative (STARS CGI) is a collaboration of ten leading New York City nonprofits with missions to support girls and young women of color to overcome barriers to success, grow emotionally, and give them the tools that they need to develop as leaders in their communities. Join us for an afternoon where youth will have the opportunity to gather together and create actionable steps towards change!
Open to all mentees and NYC-based girls and gender expansive youth
Get
The Gig!
JOB OPPORTUNITY
News Corp
Copy Editor (Nights/Weekends), New York Post
The New York Post's print edition seeks a Copy Editor (Friday—Tuesday, Nights/Weekends) who can write witty headlines, compose clever captions, make seamless trims and scour copy for style, clarity, spelling and grammar all under intense deadline pressure.
Check out more opportunities here.
PARTNER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
BBDO Atlanta
Art Direction Intern
Our Art Direction Intern will work closely with a copywriter to address our clients' marketing strategies by developing concepts for print, digital, radio, television, social, and content marketing. This person will be a task master, confidently owning their assigned work, and collaborating easily across teams and with senior-level executives within the agency.
For Partner Job & Internship Opportunities, fill out the Employment Interest Form after submitting the application so Girls Write Now can support you during the application process!
Check out more opportunities here.
SCHOLARSHIP
Islamic Scholarship Fund
2024 Islamic Scholarship Fund: $3,000-$10,000
Students who are Muslim or active members of the Muslim community may apply for the Islamic Scholarship Fund. The ISF awards multiple scholarships each year ranging from $3,000-$10,000, though the amounts and number of recipients will vary. Students must submit applications including essay questions, work samples, and letters of recommendation, and must also be majoring in an ISF-supported field related to media or politics.
Due Date: March 21, 2024.
Check out more scholarship opportunities here.
