Plus true crime poetry, empowered networking, and more!
October 17-23
SCHOLASTIC X GIRLS WRITE NOW
My Life With... Essay Contest
It's the moment we've all been waiting for--the announcement of the winning essay, which will be published in Scholastic's Choices magazine! The winner will also receive a $500 cash prize. This contest focused on telling stories about the parts of our mentees' identities that often get overlooked, and the winning mentee bravely rose to this challenge.
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By Mentee Maria Ruiz
Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to Maria Ruiz, whose essay exploring her diagnosis with a brain tumor as a teenager will be published in Choices magazine in print and online later this fall! Maria accepted her award at the 2022 Girls Write Now Awards from Scholastic's Education Solutions President and Agents of Change Honoree,
Rose Else-Mitchell.
Happening Write Now
WRITING WORKS CAREER CHAT
Curate Your Network With Confidence
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 4:30-5:45 PM ET, Virtual
Unlock your confidence, discover professional best practices, and learn to leverage your already existing network to achieve your wildest career dreams!
Open to all mentees and mentee alum
WRITING 360
True Crime Poetry: Activating Awareness
Saturday, Oct. 22, 11 AM-1 PM ET, Virtual
At our first Writing 360 workshop, mentees and mentors will delve into true crime as a subject, with the specific aim of creating poetry that honors victims and their stories.
Open to all mentors, mentees, and program alum
WRITING 360
Poster Design: Call to Action!
Saturday, Oct. 22, 3-5 PM ET, Virtual
Embark on a journey through the world of graphic design! Explore the power of design as a call to action for what you care most about using your imagination and the design platform Canva.
Open to all mentors, mentees, and program alum
Prompt of the Week
From Amy Zhang, Author, Mentor & Salon Artist
Write about a setting where reality feels "off" or in some way surreal (such as an abandoned playground, your school during summer break, airports late at night, an abandoned mall, etc.)
Amy Zhang is a YA fiction writer who mentored contest winner Maria Ruiz in last year's program. Write along with Amy, and listen to her fire writing playlist, with our recap of her Friday Night Salon!
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Friday Night Salon Artist
"A Constant In a Sea of Change"
Mentor Jordan Gass-Poore Reflects on Her Journey at Girls Write Now
Mentor Jordan Gass Poore says her mentees have impacted every aspect of her life—including the production of her award-winning environmental podcast, Hazard NJ. Read Jordan's blog post about how she came to Girls Write Now and what she hopes to do next.
The 2022 Girls Write Now
Agents of Change Awards
Honoring Change-Makers Across Industries
On October 13, at the Agents of Change Awards, Girls Write Now proudly celebrated Writer, Speaker, Strength Coach & Educator Chrissy King; President, Education Solutions, Scholastic Rose Else-Mitchell; Poet & Activist Amanda Gorman; President & Publisher at One Street Books and Managing Partner at Ebony Media Publishing Lavaille Lavette; and Chairman, GFP Real Estate, NY, Jeff Gural. Stay tuned for photos, speeches, and performances from the dazzling event!
Featured Opportunities
PARTNER SCHOLARSHIP
Penguin Random House
U.S. Creative Writing Awards
In partnership with We Need Diverse Books, Penguin Random House has
begun accepting applications for the U.S. Creative Writing Awards, which give up to $10,000 in scholarship money to rising high school seniors nationwide. This year's categories are memoir, fiction, drama, poetry, and spoken word.
Deadline: February 1, 2023 OR when 1,000 applications have been received.
FELLOWSHIP
Reel Works
Narrative Filmmaking Fellowship
Teens learn advanced production and entrepreneurial skills as they work side by side with professionals to produce, shoot, direct, edit and deliver original documentaries, TV series, digital content, corporate communications—even a feature film. Deadline: October 31, 2022
PARTNER CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Princeton University Press
Digital Marketing Assistant
Princeton University Press (PUP) seeks a skilled multi-tasker who is organized and has an interest in books, academia and publishing for a Digital Marketing Assistant (DMA) to join the Marketing and Sales team.
Please complete the Opportunity Interest Form in addition to applying directly so that the Girls Write Now team can recommend you for the role!
