Plus, a writing contest with a $1,500 prize
June 9-15
Hope Lives In Our Words
Featured Media
Smiling Eyes
By Min Jung.
A resemblance more enduring than his hair, redder than blood, bluer than the oceans that currently separate us. Evidence to identify me as his daughter.
This story is part of Father Figures: A Father's Day Collection, an ode to the people who continue to nurture young, creative minds. Celebrate the fathers and father figures in your life with a gift in their honor to Girls Write Now!
Mic Drop: Community Spotlight
WRITE FOR LIFE
Chasing Spirits
Essay Contest
Honoring Maya Logan Eileraas
Girls Write Now proudly joins forces with Chasing Spirits to present the inaugural "Writing for Life" Writing Prize. This award honors the free, rebellious spirit of fourteen-year-old Maya Logan Eileraas, who used the pandemic to write their novel and fought for writing as a lifeline while in foster care and mental healthcare facilities. The contest is open to girls, gender expansive youth, and LGBTQ+ youth across the United States. One winner in each age category (13-15 and 16-19) will receive $1,500 and publication.
READ WITH US
Under the Neon Lights
By Arriel Vinson,
Girls Write Now Mentor & Salon Artist
Debut author and Girls Write Now mentor Arriel Vinson’s lyrical and contemplative story of young Black love and coming of age in Indianapolis ushers in an exciting new voice in YA literature. Arriel is a Reese’s Book Club LitUp fellow, and she is hosting a Friday Night Salon with Girls Write Now where she'll lead us in writing poetry in praise of the places that save us. You won't want to miss it!
WRITE WITH US
Prompt of the Week
By Ayah Al-Masyabi,
Girls Write Now Mentee & Intern
Find something that you do regularly—every day, week, or month, and find the significance in the mundanity of it. Write an essay, poem, or story exploring what is behind those repetitive happenings. You will be surprised what truths and concepts appear about being alive.
Happening Write Now
COLLABORATORY ORIENTATION
Summer 2025 Journey Orientation Dates
June 16-26, Various Times, Virtual
Attention mentors and mentees! We are so excited to embark on our Summer Journeys together! We will inform you of the Journey you have been enrolled in during mid June. At that time, you’ll also be introduced to your Journey Staff Lead and receive your orientation registration link. If you’re unable to attend the orientation session, please notify your Journey Staff Lead as soon as possible.
Open to Summer Journey mentees and mentors
SALON SERIES
Writing the Places That Save Us with Arriel Vinson
Friday, June 20, 6-7:15 PM ET, Hybrid
Girls Write Now Headquarters
247 West 37th, 10th Floor, New York City
Sometimes, the places we love are the spaces that allow us to create community. Sometimes, the places we love are the spaces that keep us alive. Join Girls Write Now mentor and Reese’s Book Club LitUp Fellow Arriel Vinson as she discusses her debut young adult novel, Under the Neon Lights, and explores what it means to write the places that save us. Plus, get started on your own writing projects with dedicated prompts and creative time!
Open to mentees, mentors, members and the public
Read on for even more incredible opportunities—
and thank you for your support!
Get the Gig
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITY
Penguin Random House
Publishing Pathways
Are you a professional with five or more years of full-time work experience hoping to leverage your passion for books into a new career? Designed for working professionals, Publishing Pathways is a free, seven-week, educational program for people with five or more years of work experience who are interested in learning about Penguin Random House and the publishing industry. Their evening panels feature professionals in Art and Design, Marketing, and Sales who will share their path to publishing, a day in the life of someone in their role, and the skills they look for when hiring a new team member. Participants in the program will also have access to proprietary learning materials, meet 1:1 with professionals in their desired field, and have their cover letter and resume reviewed by members of their Talent Acquisition team.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Vox Media
Social Editor, New York Magazine
The Editorial team is at the core of everything New York Magazine does. Editors aim to create stories and magazine events that are sharp, provocative, memorable, useful, and, at turns, both playful and serious. As a Social Editor, you will manage a suite of off-platform accounts. You’ll be responsible for their engagement, growth, and voice. You must have strong news judgment, sharp editorial sensibility, and a sense of humor.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Politico
Editorial Internship, New York Fall 2025
POLITICO's New York team is seeking an editorial intern for Fall 2025. The intern will work from their Lower Manhattan office and play a critical role in their coverage of Mayor Eric Adams, the City Council, and politics and policy in America's biggest city. Interns will pitch, report, and write stories of consequence, both for their audience of influential professionals in New York and POLITICO's wider national readership.
Application due date: June 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
