Thurs. 4/21, 6-6:30 PM ET

Special Event

A Conversation with Roxane Gay

Hosted by Twitter & Girls Write Now

Join Girls Write Now for our first-ever Twitter Spaces event—including live discussion and open Q&A—with esteemed author, activist and friend, Roxane Gay. Celebrate Earth Day with a conversation about the intersection of environmentalism and feminism and how our words have the power to enact real change on both fronts.

Open to the public including all mentees, mentors and  alumni across programs. 

Earth Day Featured Story

The Book of Extinct and Endangered Creatures

by Isabella Soddu & Brooke Mazurek,
Mentee-Mentor Pair

"This project mines our shared passion for the environment, a subject the two of us bonded over during our first session together. We loved the idea of helping a new generation understand their impact on the world around them while introducing big (and scary!) concepts like climate change, evolution, and extinction."

Anthology Sneak Peek 

my dog spoke hebrew and it felt profound
by Emma Kushnirsky

Mentee Poetry Excerpt from Taking Root

“I thought of the times we had buried her and the times she had clawed her way to the surface. She was forgiving of the soil we’d surrounded her with; she came to us with her tail wagging. Now before she lay down to die, finally, she spoke Hebrew, but all I understood was the lo, lo, lo (no, no, no). I wished my mom was there to translate.”

Read this and more stunning poetry, memoir, fiction and essays in the 2022 Girls Write Now Anthology Taking Root (pub date May 10).

Featured Opportunity

RBC Capital Markets 

Pathways Diversity Award Program Internship

Application Deadline: May 31, 2022

No matter what industry you enter—from publishing and entertainment to retail and banking—strong communication skills are crucial. Make the most of your summer with a paid internship from our partner, RBC Capital Markets. Selected sophomore and junior college undergrads will get an inside look—and a foot in the door—of the finance world. Explore a new career path today!

Featured Submission

Roxane Gay's Emerging Writer Essay Series

Ongoing Submissions

Submit your nuanced, voice-driven essay to Roxane Gay's newsletter, The Audacity, with thousands of subscribers! Selected authors are paid a flat rate of $2,000. This contest is perfect for emerging nonfiction writers looking for a chance to share their stories with the world.

Don't miss our special Earth Day event in conversation with Roxane Gay this Thursday, April 21.

To apply, you must have no more than three publications, and no books or book contracts.

Mentee Spotlight

Do Plastic Bag Bans Work?

Mentees Report as City Limits Interns

Girls Write Now mentees Filomena Baker, Natalia Lashley and Cynthia Leung contributed to an ambitious reporting project for City Limits by interviewing bodega owners and staffers about the challenges in implementing New York State’s plastic bag ban. Find out what they uncovered.

Prompt of the Week

Noticing Nature

Brought to you by Fellow Vahni Kurra

What would it feel like to be a leaf falling from a tree? Or a new bud on a branch? Take a seat near a tree and write from its perspective. What has it witnessed? What changes has it undergone? How does it feel about the world around it? Or take five minutes to quietly observe it, then write a poem or short essay about the tree and what you noticed.

Hungry for more eco-writing? Join us this week for two Earth Day events with Twitter on April 20 & April 21!

Tues. 4/19, 6-7 PM ET

Submission Deadline: May 23

Editorial Office Hour

One-to-One Submission Support

Work with a pro to develop or edit your piece, ask questions about submission requirements and get technical help with new software and tools!

Open to mentees across all programs. Office hours take place the third Tuesday of every month and registration closes the Friday before. 

Wed. 4/20, 4:30-6 PM ET

Writing Works Industry Workshop

Earth Day with Twitter

Poetry for Our Planet

Protecting the earth requires restraint, using less and reducing our carbon footprint. Twitter is designed to communicate with brevity and precision. By collaborating on centos (group poems), Girls Write Now mentees and Twitter employees practice being good stewards of the earth by being economical in our message about caring for the world around us.

Open to all mentees, mentee alumni and Twitter employees