Help Mentee Allison Reach Her Writing Goal!

And Set Your Own Goals, Too!

Mentee Allison Su is planning to write 500 words a day for the Girls Write Now Write-a-Thon. You can show your support by donating to Allison's fundraiser here and/or by setting your own writing goals!

COLLABORATORY JOURNEYS

How Do You Write in the Age of AI?

Join the Spring 2026 Journey:
Inimitable Voices in the Age of AI

AI can replicate form, but not the glorious quirks of you. In this Spring 2026 Journey, we’ll explore the tenets of human inimitability—Play, Empathy, Friction, Serendipity, Physicality—and explore AI tools that amplify (not blur) your unique voice: that wonderful, specific, spiky point of view that each of us has and that the world needs now more than ever.

Check out all of our Spring Journeys! Each one is 3 hours per month for 3 months, March - May 2026. Apply by December 31

PARTNER OPPORTUNITY

Earn Your
Be There Certificate

Learn How to Support Others Struggling with Mental Health

We’re honored to partner with Jack.org and Born This Way Foundation on promoting a new mental health course.
The Be There Certificate is a free, self-paced learning experience designed to increase mental health literacy and provide you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to safely support anyone who may be struggling with their mental health. Through December 31st, Girls Write Now will receive $25 for every person who earns their Be There Certificate! Help us build a kinder community together.

WRITE WITH US

Prompt of the Week

By Ela Kini,
Community Studio Facilitator

All communication is an act of translation.
How do your favorite artworks use color to communicate? How can you translate that meaning into words? As you create, pay attention to the feeling attached to each color or word, as well as combined palettes and phrases.

Color me interested! Check out Where Colors Do the Talking, a poetry & visual art Community Studio hosted by Mentor Danielle Chery & Mentee Ela Kini on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 PM ET!

COMMUNITY STUDIO

Writing for Resilience (Expressive Art)

Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 7-8 PM ET, Virtual

Your expressive ability can keep you emotionally balanced, increase your creativity, and boost self-esteem. In our Writing for Resilience Community Studio series, clinical social worker and licensed arts therapist Sherry Reiter teaches you how to utilize great poetry and techniques from the field of poetry therapy to unlock a new sense of wellness. Discover and exercise your personal voice in community. All are welcome.

Open to all mentors, mentees, and members.

FRIDAY NIGHT SALONS

Open Mic: Holiday Edition

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, 5-6 PM ET, Hybrid
Girls Write Now Headquarters
247 W 37th Street, 10th Floor, New York City

Join us for an evening of creativity, expression, and community with a holiday theme! This Open Mic is a space to connect with other artists and creators through poetry, song, and overall storytelling. Whether you want to perform a piece you’ve written, something you love (but didn’t write), or just soak it all in, you’re welcome here. We’ll kick things off with some writing prompts, then begin the open mic. Each performer will have three minutes to share!

Open to all mentors, mentees, members & the public. 

SPECIAL EVENT

Literature to Life: Fahrenheit 451

Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, 2-4 PM ET, In-person
Girls Write Now Headquarters
247 W 37th Street, 10th Floor, New York City

An eerily relevant tale for our times, Literature to Life in partnership with Girls Write Now presents Fahrenheit 451. Actor Rich Orlow tells the classic dystopian story through protagonist Guy Montag’s eyes, seamlessly transforming into five other key characters. Bradbury’s vision of a society awash in information yet devoid of critical thought offers audiences a sobering reflection of our own world, and a glimmer of hope for its future. Performed by Rich Orlow; adapted and Directed by Wynn Handman.

Open to all mentors, mentees, members & the public. 

CAREER CHAT

Publishing & Polyglots: A Career Chat on Writing & Translation

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 4:45-6 PM ET, Virtual

Every writer dreams of being published. And if you’re really lucky, your work will be published in different languages so that people across the world can engage with your words! In this Career Chat, you’ll learn about publishing from various perspectives. Whether you’re a monoglot or a polyglot, you’ll gain so much from our Mentors for the Day. Come hear from:

• Rhonda Mullins, a translator and writer
• Aube Rey Lescure, a French-Chinese-American writer
• Natália Affonso, a translator, editor, and communications and publishing professional.

Open to all mentors, mentees, members & the public. 

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

New York Foundation for the Arts

Artist Fellowships

The foundation invites applications for the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship program, which will provide unrestricted cash grants of $8,000 to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein. Fellowship categories in the 2026 award cycle include craft/sculpture, digital/electronic arts, nonfiction/literature, poetry, and printmaking/drawing/book arts. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice at all levels of artistic development.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

The Paris Review

Engagement Editor

The Paris Review is seeking an editor with imagination and verve, attention to detail, and a command of tone to communicate with our audience across multiple platforms. They will track data to understand the Review’s readers, discover new ones, and increase engagement and sales. This person will take pleasure in selecting the right quotation from an interview to share with their audience of more than a million followers, writing a savvy press release, designing a stylish marketing email, or brainstorming a new educational initiative.

Deadline: December 12, 2025

JOB OPPORTUNITY

The Paris Review

Web/Senior Editor

The Paris Review is seeking an experienced editor to commission and edit short- and long-form nonfiction for the magazine’s website, to top-edit all online pieces, and to edit select pieces for the print quarterly. This editor will be a discerning reader; have great skill, sensitivity, and imagination with developmental and line edits, an ear to the ground for emerging and lesser-known voices; and enjoy shaping excerpts from longer works and working with interview transcripts. 

Deadline: December 12, 2025