Stories Our Interns Love

Living in Gratitude While Missing My Native Tongue

By Mentee Tracy Wang

All summer, we're kicking off Monday Memo with a selection from  Girls Write Now Stories chosen by our Summer Interns!

This compelling non-fiction essay acts as a sort of love letter to identity, language, place, and family history. It drew me in with its honestly and complexity, and the skillfully woven stories told throughout kept me reading till the end.

-Asma Al-Masyabi, Art Intern

Featured Partner Job Opportunity

Penguin Random House

Publicity Assistant, Putnam

As Publicity Assistant at Putnum, an imprint of our partner Penguin Random House,  you'll have the opportunity to promote work by emerging authors. Start your career with a leading publishing house for the opportunity of a lifetime!

Remember to fill out Girls Write Now's Opportunity Interest Form in addition to Meredith's application!

Featured Grant Opportunity

Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theatre

Deadline: November 1

Do you have an ambitious artistic project just waiting to take off? The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) is awarding $2 million in grants this year for media projects by woman-identifying artists.

Community Spotlight

Gen Z Women Stand Up For Their Reproductive Rights

YR Media

Girls Write Now mentees Ilana Drake and Ketevan Akhalbedashvili shared their reactions to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in a recent article for YR Media.

Drake is the granddaughter of second-wave feminist, Rebecca Lubetkin, who has fought for Title IX and abortion rights at the national and state levels since the early 1970s. Because of this, Drake said that “feminism and fighting is ingrained in my DNA.” 

Prompt of the Week

Trapped Together

By Vahni Kurra, Fellow

Imagine two characters are trapped somewhere that they can't leave. Write a scene of just dialogue in which the characters fight.

What tensions come out that are normally hidden? Are they trapped because something is physically stopping them, or is it for something else? How does the circumstance change how the characters act towards one another? How does the scene resolve?

Tue. 8/2, 2:30-4 PM ET

Writing Works: Summer Edition

Determining Your Destiny with Forbes

Lists, Goals, & Intentions

As summer winds down, we start thinking about the year ahead. How can we set ourselves up for success?  Join Forbes employees for an afternoon of wisdom sharing and community connection as we strategize for our futures.

Free, virtual, and open to all young adults who are woman-identifying or gender expansive

Sat. 8/6, 7:40 PM ET

Film Forum x Girls Write Now Present

Memory Box

209 W Houston St

Film Forum and Girls Write Now proudly present a screening of Memory Box, “an inventive multi-media, multi-generational drama,” introduced by Girls Write Now Board Alum  Lauren Cerand.

The first 50 Girls Write Now participants to register will receive a FREE ticket!

Use promo code GIRLSWRITENOW at checkout for an exclusive sale price for all Monday Memo subscribers.