GIFT GUIDE

The Best Gifts for Graduates

Our Picks from the Girls Write Now Community

Find the perfect gift for the graduate in your life! Inspired by our newest publications, Girls Write Now On the Art of the Craft: A Guidebook to Collaborative Storytelling; and Here and Now: The 2024 Girls Write Now Anthology, this guide features items that celebrate milestones at all stages throughout your life.

A FISTFUL OF VERSE PODCAST

Episode 8: Breathe In Breathe Out

Featuring Tara Isabel Lago

Grab yourself a tall glass of water, settle into your comfiest seat, then breath in and breath out. In our final episode of A Fistful of Verse, Tara Lago grounds the listener into worlds where freedom, hope, and love prevail. Allow this episode to remind you about the miracle of breath.

A drink to go with this episode: 8 oz. of water to start your day

Prompt of the Week

From Pepita Sandwich, Friday Night Salon Teaching Artist

We often think of crying as something done in isolation, but sadness, grief, and even the joy that brings us to tears are opportunities to connect more deeply with the people around us. Who do you cry with?

Learn about the art of crying and the creative journey involved in crafting autobiographical comics with illustrator and visual artist Pepita Sandwich.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS 360

Palestine, Israel & Student Activism

Thursday, May 30, 7-8:15 PM ET, Virtual

What have you learned? Where did you learn it? Join us for a community conversation, led in partnership with the New York Peace Institute, about the crisis in Israel, Palestine, and ongoing student activism in the United States. This will be a session grounded in each of our stories, how we came to feel the way we do about the crises, how we learned what we know, and why we feel the way we feel.

Open to all mentors, mentees, alum, board, staff & volunteers.

SPECIAL EVENT

One Letter 4 All Workshop Series

Created by Lead 360 Mentee Sophia One
Saturday, June 8, 1-3 PM ET, In-Person
Girls Write Now Headquarters, NYC

Conceived and produced by Lead 360 mentee Sophia One, the One Letter 4 All initiative focuses on providing loving messages to people dealing with loneliness and isolation. Join us at the series kickoff, an inspiring afternoon of social activism at the home of Girls Write Now, as we write compassionate letters to both Asian American elders, and detention center youth. In June, we will support two impactful organizations: Hearts of Dinner and Radical Reversal. 

Open to the public including all mentees, mentors & alum.

SPECIAL EVENT

Summer Open Mic Series

*NEW DATE*
Thursday, June 20, 6-7:15 PM ET, In-Person
Girls Write Now Headquarters, NYC 

Mic check! Join us for the launch of our Summer Open Mic Series. Ten readers will perform their three-minute poems, songs, stories, and other original work in front of a live audience at Girls Write Now Headquarters. We begin with a generative creative writing exercise for all before featuring the main performances. Light snacks and refreshments will be served!

Open to the public including all mentees, mentors & alum.

PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY

Pinterest

Lead Content Policy Manager

Pinterest is looking for an experienced and thoughtful Lead Content Policy Manager to join their Content policy team. The policy team keeps Pinterest a safe, positive and welcoming environment for our 450+ million global users by developing industry-leading content policies. You'll develop content policies, autonomously lead complex projects, and partner with policy leadership to set strategy for the team.

PARTNER INTERNSHIP

Feminist Press

Apprenticeship

Apprentices are key members of the FP team and make significant contributions to the organization. They are involved in every level of the work, from proofreading forthcoming books to mailing advanced review copies, and juggle a wide variety of tasks that require a significant degree of responsibility. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, eager to learn, detail-oriented, and passionate about their mission. They are particularly interested in candidates with photography and/or graphic design experience.

SCHOLARSHIP

Lucas Aykroyd

The Irene Adler Prize: A $1,000 Scholarship for Women Writers

The Center for Fiction invites young writers, ages 13-18 to submit their best work for their National Teen Storyteller Contest. As part of their programming for the 2024 NEA Big Read celebration of Madeline Miller's Circe, they are looking for short fiction that Reimagines Classic Myths for a chance to win publication to our Short Story Dispenser, online publication on our website, and more!