SPECIAL EDITION COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

Girls Vote Now. Join Us for National Voter Registration Day

Gear Up for the 2024 Elections

As a premier partner of National Voter Registration Day, Girls Write Now connects with hundreds of organizations across the country to help get people ready to vote. Join forces with us to write the next chapter of American democracy. 

This September, Girls Write Now proudly hosts Storytelling for Change: National Voter Registration, in partnership with STARS Citywide Girls Initiative. Featuring special speakers, writing prompts, toolkits, giveaways, and more, this is a free, hybrid event—both in person at our NYC headquarters, and online.

Join us on September 19! You can also get involved by nominating an elected official, canvaser, or community organizer to speak—or by becoming a Student Ambassador!

PROMPT & PLAYLIST

Sounds of Summer

by Community Coordinator Sally Familia

Start the first line of your poem or story with a word or phrase from a recent passing conversation between you and someone you don't know.

Get groovin', movin' and writin' with our latest Sounds of Summer prompt and playlist.

LEARNING JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT

Script 360

Lights, Camera, Write!

Script 360 helps mentees develop the skills needed to work as a writer in today's media and performance industries. From playwriting to telenovela production, Script 360 takes mentees on a journey behind the curtain to see how TV shows, plays, and movies go from script to screen. This journey covers the technical aspects of scriptwriting as well as the industry knowledge to land a job in media.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14

Open Writing,
Film Reviews &
Publishing for All!

Free Write, Sit at the Critic's Desk, or Lend Your Voice to Intersectional Editorial.

Need some time to unwind? Drafting a rave review of Inside Out 2? Sharing your perspective in publishing? Tuesday is your day!

Open Writing
5-6 PM ET
The Critics Desk: Film Reviews
6-7 PM ET
Intersectional Voices in Editorial: Publishing For All -
7-8 PM ET

All studios are virtual and open to the public.
Create a free Girls Write Now Portal account
to register.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14

Poetic Reflections & 
The AI Toolkit

Connect through Poetry or Technology

Whether you're going tech or au naturel, consider this your Wellness Wednesday. Join us to reflect on the interconnected nature of all beings through poetry, or learn how to use ChatGPT to jumpstart your creativity.

Poetic Reflections on Interconnectedness
5-6 PM ET
The AI Toolkit: Creative Writing with ChatGPT
6-7 PM ET

All studios are virtual and open to the public.
Create a free Girls Write Now Portal account
to register.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15

The Humor Essay &
The Art of the Interview

Laugh and Cry or Show and Tell 

There's a lesson in everything! End your week by learning how to find humor in heartbreak and how to ask the right questions to land your dream job. 

Laugh or You'll Cry: The Humor Essay
5-6 PM ET
The Art of the Interview
6-7 PM ET

All studios are virtual and open to the public.
Create a free Girls Write Now Portal account
to register.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

Student Art & Activism

Thursday, August 15, 7-8:15 PM ET, Virtual

August means back to school, and all the feelings that come with it. This November is also election season, and we want to hear from you about how politics, protests, and social issues have affected your experiences in high school, college, and beyond. Join us for an open and compassionate Community Conversation all about campuses during an election year. 

Along with this event, we also offer opportunities to express arts and activism through leadership and story writing. Join us!

Open to all mentees, mentors, mentee alum, staff, volunteers, and board members.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Hearst

Editorial and Social Media Assistant, Elle

Elle Magazine is searching for an editorial assistant to work across platforms, helping with news and assisting our social media manager with content creation and management. Primary responsibilities include writing celebrity news stories, explainers, and updating social feeds. The ideal candidate is a quick, clean writer with a great attitude who is as comfortable working with TikTok videos and Instagram captions as they are researching a reported piece and updating an existing story. This role reports to the Senior News & Strategy Editor.

PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY

News Corp

Associate SEO Editor - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a dynamic Associate SEO editor to play an essential part in driving the daily news conversation, with a focus on ensuring that the Journal is leading the conversation in Search. The Associate SEO Editor works with different bureaus and audience teams across the newsroom to help expose more readers to our outstanding journalism.

WRITING CONTEST

The Masters Review

Summer Short Story Award for New Writers

We welcome submissions of previously unpublished fiction or creative nonfiction up to 6,000 words. This year's winners will be chosen by the acclaimed Colin Barrett, author of the collections Young Skins and Homesickness, as well as the new novel Wild Houses. Our contest is open to any writer who has not published a novel or memoir with a major press. The first-place winner of this contest, selected by our guest judge, will receive a $3,000 grand prize, along with online publication. Second- and third-place winners will receive $300 and $200 respectively, along with online publication. All finalists will receive agency review from six partnered agencies.

Applications are open from July 1 to August 25, 2024.