Plus Mentee Megumi Jindi Performs wth Diane von Furstenberg
March 6-12
Happy Girls Write Now Day!
Did you know? March 8th is not only International Women's Day—it's Girls Write Now Day! During Women's History Month, we're honoring Girls Write Now mentors, mentees, and our community at large, who are carrying the torch for all the women and gender expansive writers who came before us. As we pave the way for new generations of stories to be told, we stand on the shoulders of activists, poets, journalists, leaders, artists, and so many more writers. For us, every day is a day to celebrate—and make—history. Find out how you can join our movement.
Featured Girls Write Now Story
Standing in Our Power
A Women's History Month Story Collection
In this Women's History Month collection, Girls Write Now writers explore the pivotal moments and experiences that awakened them to their own power.
Happening Write Now
WRITING WORKS
College & Career Chat
Wednesday, Mar. 8, 4:45-5:45 PM ET, Virtual
Take charge of your goals as Girls Write Now teams up with powerhouse professionals across schools and industries! Consider this your all-access pass to be part of an intergenerational exchange with inspirational creatives, educators, trendsetters, executives, and media mavens. Enter a warm, intimate space, collect nuggets of wisdom—and emerge with a new trajectory and contacts for life.
Open to all mentors, mentees & alumni
STARS Event
STARS Citywide Girls Initiative Leadership Breakfast
Wednesday, Mar. 8, 8:30-10 AM ET, Nike Headquarters
Join girls and gender-expansive youth from the 10 organizations that comprise STARS for a breakfast panel to discuss the importance of wellness in ushering in a new generation of empathetic leaders. This STARS Leadership Breakfast will feature a panel discussion with ELIZABETH ANGELES, Vice President of Advocacy at United Way New York; NATALIE HENRY, writer & mental health activist; JASMINE RAY, Director of the Mayor's Office of Sports, Wellness & Recreation; and JEANNETTE RODRIGUEZ, Nike's Director for Government & Public Affairs.
Open to leadership from all STARS partner organizations.
PUBLISHING 360
Organizing Our Zine: Take Me with You to the Underground
Saturday, Mar. 11, 2-4 PM ET, Virtual
Publishing 360 is about to publish a zine! In our next workshop, we'll inspire one another with our project ideas, create an introductory Letter from the Editors, and orchestrate a plan to publicize far and wide! Come share your brilliance, your questions, and get support you need from the Publishing 360 community to make your creative dreams come alive.
Open to all Publishing 360 mentors and mentees
Community Spotlight
ALUM OPPORTUNITY
Storykeeping for the Future
Share Your Stories For The World to See
Write the next chapter of women's history—and share it through Girls Write Now! We're inviting our alumni to submit your work for publication on Girls Write Now Stories, get interviewed for our debut podcast, add your books to the mentor & mentee book directory, and feature your stories on Life@GWN!
LIFE@GWN
Making Her 10-Year-Old Self Proud
Mentor Martina Clark Reflects on Her Life of Advocacy
The first episode of Girls Write Now's new podcast, Speaking in First Draft, drops this Wednesday, March 8th (aka International Women's Day and Girls Write Now Day!). Read more about our first guest author, Martina Clark, in her featured story for Life@GWN.
COMMUNITY EVENT
Join HBO & Girls Write Now at the Succession Premiere
Bid on tickets to the Season 4 Premiere and Afterparty of HBO'S Succession
Calling all Succession fans! Enter the CharityBuzz auction to win tickets to the premiere of the fourth and final season, as well as the star-studded afterparty in New York City. You and a guest will receive access to the exclusive premiere of the award-winning show, and all proceeds go to support a new generation of leaders at Girls Write Now. Win-win!
WEEKEND RECAP
Girls Write Now & Diane von Furstenberg Walk for Mentors
Featuring Mentee Performance by Megumi Jindo
"Like a Queen guards on either aisle she enters. The paths lit by those who were once shuddered and oppressed, the passage and plights lifted because there were those before us who led with passion and ferocity. For a better world. For their daughters. And for their country."
Girls Write Now mentee Megumi Jindo read her poem "The Vision We Reach" during the breakfast and panel following the Vital Voices Mentoring Walk this past Saturday.
Get The Gig!
PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY
HarperCollins
Design Manager
The HarperOne Group is currently seeking a Design Manager to create original covers and jackets for the HarperOne Group imprints Amistad, HarperVia, HarperCollins Español, and HarperOne.
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
Penguin Random House
2023 Summer Remote Internship: Subsidiary Rights
Penguin Random House offers a 10-week paid, remote internship opportunity available in their adult, children's, and corporate divisions. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and their business through panels, networking events, and employee speaker series.
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
State Youth Poet Laureate
Hosted by the National Youth Poet Laureate Program
Poets ages 13-19 can apply to be the first ever New York State Youth Poet Laureate. The application is easy: young poets submit 3 poems and complete a simple online form. The New York State Youth Poet Laureate Program aims to identify young writers and leaders committed to creating change through civic engagement and poetic excellence. Along with the official title and a cash prize of $500, the Youth Poet Laureate gets high-level performance and learning opportunities, and the chance to apply to be the National Youth Poet Laureate.
Deadline to apply is March 10, 2023 at 11:59 pm. Check out more opportunities here.
