Plus, a College 360 Chat and Mentor Professional Development
October 23 - 29
Featured Girls Write Now Story
The Sun Will Guide Us
By Mentee Kilhah St Fort & Mentor Amber Loveless
This is an excerpt from Kilhah and Amber's Cinderella-inspired young adult fantasy novel. In this scene, the two protagonists meet for the first time, but they each have different motivations for their meeting.
Kilhah is a recipient of the Jeannette K. Watson fellowship, which provides her with fully-funded internships to leading
organizations worldwide.
Find out how to support other young leaders here.
Community Spotlight
RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT
Support For Our Community in Wartime
Processing Through Community and Creation
A war has broken out in the Middle East, and the seemingly endless atrocities are impossible to comprehend. We grieve with all of those in and around the Girls Write Now community—and throughout the world—so profoundly impacted. We encourage you to visit our resources, read stories from our community, and write using our prompts as we raise our voices for peace and healing. Girls Write Now participants and alum are also encouraged to join us at our Community Chat this Wednesday.
STORY COLLECTION
Ways of Seeing
A Celebration of National Arts & Humanities Month
October is National Arts and Humanities Month. In honor of our many forms of storytelling, "Ways of Seeing" celebrates the talented vocalists of Girls Write Now. We invite you to explore the richness of their original compositions, lyrics, and vocals and the unique ways they interpret the world through song.
Prompt of the Week
From Arnell Calderon,
Writing Our Way to Wellness Guest
This prompt comes from the third episode of Girls Write Now's podcast, Writing Our Way to Wellness.
Visit a body of water and imagine yourself as an ancestor. Your reader is the water and they want to know a secret about your lineage.
Follow the Girls Write Now Substack to listen to new episodes, released biweekly on Thursdays.
MEDIA MENTION
Girls Write Now Named a Top Writing Community for Women
Tech Publication Highlights Girls Write Now
Girls Write Now is named one of the best online writing communities for women by the online technology publication MakeUseOf. Staff writer Omega Fumba writes: When you're a part of the Girls Write Now community, you'll get exposed to an extensive network and a variety of tools, which include tips and guides, writing prompts and inspiration, as well as college and career resources.
Happening Write Now
COLLEGE 360
College & Career Chat
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 4:45 PM-5:45 PM ET, Virtual
In College Chats, mentees meet with Girls Write Now "Mentors for the Day" to talk about why their alma maters might be right for you, including tips and tricks for navigating everything from the application and interview process, to campus life, majors, and writing your theses. Come learn more about Columbia, Fordham, Harvard, Howard, Hunter, SUNY, CUNY, and more!
Open to mentees & program alum
COMMUNITY CHAT
Israel-Hamas War: Approaches to Processing and Discussing
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 PM-7:30 PM ET, Virtual
In this special Community Chat, Professor of Undergraduate Social Work at Saint Leo University, Christina Cazanave, MSW, shows us how to employ a trauma-informed approach, have civil conversations, and listen with compassion when discussing the humanitarian crisis and violence in the Middle East.
Open to mentors, mentees, Girls Write Now staff & all alum
MENTOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Mentorship Best Practices: Nurturing Growth, Strength & Safety
Friday, Oct. 27, 6 PM-7:15 PM ET, Virtual
This Mentor Professional Development session encompasses a wide range of topics that are crucial for fostering positive mentor-mentee relationships, such as connecting, motivating, resilience-building, balancing allyship, recognizing signs of potential issues or conflicts, and abuse prevention awareness.
Required for all mentors; encouraged for all Girls Write Now staff & peer-to-peer mentees
Get The Gig!
PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY
Esteé Lauder
Administrative Assistant II, Global Creative & GBSC - ORIGINS
Esteé Lauder seeks a self-starter to support the Global Creative and the Global Brand Supply Chain team on administrative duties as well as projects.
For Partner Job & Internship Opportunities, fill out the Employment Interest Form after submitting the application so Girls Write Now can support you during the application process!
Check out more opportunities here.
PARTNER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Macmillan
Spring 2024 Internship
Macmillan Publishers is a global trade book publishing company with prominent imprints around the world. Macmillan publishes a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats. Interns in the program will become familiar with the basic structure of the department and gain a general understanding of the key roles the particular trade/shared services function plays in a publishing house.
For Partner Job & Internship Opportunities, fill out the Employment Interest Form after submitting the application so Girls Write Now can support you during the application process!
Check out more opportunities here.
SCHOLARSHIP
Sallie Mae
$2,000 Scholarship
The $2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship Sweepstakes ends on Sunday, December 31, 2023. The upcoming due date is October 31, 2023. All applications submitted past the current deadline date up till 11:59 PM ET will be considered for the next deadline.
Check out more opportunities here.
