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Apply to Be A Mentor or Mentee for 2022-2023

Brrring! This is your alarm call from Girls Write Now to apply today to be a mentor or mentee with us! Don't miss the opportunity to join a supportive community of writers and expand your artistic horizons.

Featured Partner Job Opportunity

Macmillan

Marketing & Publicity Assistant

Can't stop gushing about your favorite book? Girls Write Now partner Macmillian has an entry-level role ideal for storytelling advocates looking for publishing experience. Apply for the Marketing and Publicity Assistant position with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, a Macmillan division that has published renowned authors including Hilary Mantel and Nina LaCour.

Featured Partner Career Opportunity

Dotdash Meredith

Senior Commerce Editor, Shape

For more experienced applicants, check out this position at Shape, a leading lifestyle and wellness publication from Girls Write Now partner Dotdash Meredith. Join a fast-paced team and direct the future of content at America's largest print and digital publisher.

Prompt of the Week

Remarkable You

By Chelle Carter-Wilson, Creative Marketing Director

All of our lives are exceptional, even if we don’t think so. Write a remarkable story from your life that never impressed you until you told someone else about it.

Imagine if you worked on your life story with support from leading publishing professionals...Join us at one of our college application essay workshops, part of our free Summer Statement Series.

Featured Job Opportunity

Major League Soccer

Production Assistant

Are you a soccer fan with stellar video skills? Join Major League Soccer as a Production Assistant for a chance to work in all areas of sports entertainment, from video archives to studio productions. Pro tip-Make sure to highlight your experience in Girls Write Now when you apply!

Featured Scholarship

Soar Over Hate's Bright Futures Scholarship

Deadline: July 15

Open to AAPI 12th graders in New York City who demonstrate financial need, this short essay contest provides winners with a $2,000 scholarship. Awardees will also be invited to a special dinner with contest judges, including Girls Write Now salon author Qian Julie Wang, and receive a free book from Yu & Me bookstore.

Community Spotlight

Travel + Leisure Recommends Taking Root

Order Your Copy Today

Find out why Travel + Leisure is calling Taking Root: The Girls Write Now 2022 Anthology an "essential summer read."

A limited number of copies are available now through Books are Magic (as well as pre-orders on McNally Jackson), so don't wait to order yours!

Wed. 7/13, 2:30-5 PM ET

Summer Statement Series

Getting Personal with Scholastic

Craft Your College Application Essay

What makes you unique? Learn how to turn your life's stories into a polished application essay, and receive personalized feedback from leading publishing professionals at Scholastic!

Free, virtual, and open to young women and gender expansive youth