Plus, mentees see their published work for the first time.
May 29 - June 4
Featured Girls Write Now Story
Bosporus Blues
By Mentee Alum Suha Khan
A pondering over the wanderer alone in their head overseas, which begs the question: What is home to the traveler?
Community Spotlight
ENROLLMENT
Apply for the Girls Write Now Collaboratory
Our New Home for Mentors & Mentees to Connect & Create
For 25 years, Girls Write Now has been creating dynamic, cutting edge ways for young women and gender expansive young adults to be mentored by professionals across a wide range of industries. The Collaboratory is the Girls Write Now model at its best—maximized with ever-growing resources and opportunities for mentors and mentees, including hybrid workshops, specialized learning journeys, and monthly studios focused on your genres and interests.
Want to see the Collaboratory in action? Join us at a Summer Exploratory and learn all about this year's offerings.
Continuing as a Girls Write Now mentor or mentee? Secure your spot for the 2023-2024 year.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Networking with the Professionals at RBC
Mentees Perfect Their Elevator Pitches
Last week Girls Write Now partnered with RBC for a special employee engagement and professional development workshop: "Who are You, Again? Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch". Mentees visited RBC's New York City headquarters with the opportunity to meet professionals on the Corporate Banking Team, learn networking tips to stand out from the crowd, and get a leg up in their professional pursuits.
2023 ANTHOLOGY
Girls Write Now On the Other Side of Everything
Mentors and Mentees See Their Published Work
It's our favorite reveal of the year: anthology pick up day! Mentors and mentees stopped by our headquarters to get their copies of Girls Write Now On the Other Side of Everything: the 2023 Anthology, in which over 120 mentees published their original work. You can get your own copy at one of our independent bookstore partners: P&T Knitwear, McNally Jackson, Books Are Magic, and Yu & Me Books.
For our national mentors & mentees, look out for your mailed copy in June.
Prompt of the Week
Writing Prompts for Change: Letters For & From Our Trans Community
Write a letter to a trans or non-binary person in your life (this can also be a letter to yourself). How can you offer love and support in a way that prioritizes their needs? When have you experienced gender affirmation or gender euphoria?
Write a letter to your state representative about a recent piece of transgender legislation. What are your concerns? Include any personal testimony that will help you make your point.
During this most recent spate of anti-trans legislation across the United States, we want to invite our community to leave their letters on our website, so that others may draw strength, love, and inspiration from them.
Happening Write Now
SPECIAL EVENT
Girls Write Now On the Other Side of Everything:
2023 Anthology Launch Party
Wednesday, May 31, Hybrid 6-8 PM ET
Join us to celebrate the launch of our newest book, Girls Write Now On the Other Side of Everything, at P&T Knitwear Bookstore, a bookstore, cafe, and podcast studio in New York City's Lower East Side. This book is made possible thanks to Dutton Books, Amazon Literary Partnership, and Feminist Press.
Although in-person tickets are sold out, we invite you to join our live stream!
Open to the public.
SPECIAL EVENT
End of Year Celebration
Friday, June 9, 6-8 PM ET, Hybrid Event
It's time to party! Current mentors and mentees, join our End of Year Celebration, where we will toast YOU and your accomplishments. Let's kick back and enjoy performances, acknowledgments, games, fortune telling, a photo booth, and more! Come mingle and have a good time with the community either at our NYC headquarters, or virtually. We can't wait! See you there!
Open to all mentors and mentees
A Look Ahead...
Tuesday, Jun. 13, 6:30-7:30 PM ET, Summer Exploratory
Summer Exploratory: Query Letter Writing
Open to the public, prospective mentors & mentees
Wednesday, Jun. 21, 6:30-7:30 PM ET, Summer Exploratory:
Summer Exploratory: Culture, Language, & Storytelling
Open to the public, prospective mentors & mentees
Get The Gig!
PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY
Dotdash Meredith
Evergreen Editor, PEOPLE
PEOPLE is looking for an editor to join our digital Evergreen team. This position will involve assigning and editing search-driven content for PEOPLE across our various verticals, from entertainment, royals, and lifestyle content to crime, human interest, and political stories. This person must be an impeccable editor as well as a digitally-savvy pop culture and celebrity expert, with knowledge of SEO best practices and basic analytics.
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.
PARTNER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
NBCUniversal
Late Night, Saturday Night Live & Tonight Show Internships, Fall 2023
The NBCUniversal Internship Program allows students to unlock their potential by contributing to big projects in meaningful ways that matter. To thrive as an NBCU intern, you are ready to bring your passion for media, entertainment, and technology along with your desire to learn each day. Internships are available in the music, social media, and general production departments.
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
Hugues Joublin Grant
$1,000 Scholarship for Undergraduates
CEO of SALIENCE Communication Hugues Joublin established "Hugues Joublin Grant" to provide financial assistance to an eligible student who had to face adversity throughout their lives in order to go back on the path to success. The winner of our essay contest will receive a $1,000 scholarship if they meet the eligibility requirements.
Applications due before June 15, 2023.
Check out more opportunities here.
