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Prompt of the Week

By Dai'Ja Rose, Community Studio Facilitator

Powerful stories follow patterns of transformation. 
What’s your favorite story? Identify a transformation that takes place with the main or supporting characters and use that same change to inspire a story of your own.

Discover the key storytelling structure behind many of the world’s most beloved stories at The Hero’s Journey: The Blueprint Behind Powerful Stories, a Community Studio by mentor and author Dai'Ja Rose! Register by creating a Portal account.

CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Our Stories Matter.
Let The World Know.

Join the Reading as Resistance Challenge

If you could make everyone read one book by a woman or trans author, what would it be? By participating in the Reading as Resistance Challenge, you can share the books you're dying to talk about while raising money for Girls Write Now! Let's spread the word, mobilize for our community, and transform the world!

NEWS & PRESS

Mentee Zai Rivera Is Invited to Read at The Met

A Scholastic Gold Key Winner Gets Her Moment To Shine

Girls Write Now is proud to celebrate mentee Zai Rivera, who has recently been honored with a Gold Key by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her personal essay, “Mango.” Rivera’s Girls Write Now mentor, Rachel Cantrell, joined in celebrating her work at the ceremony. The Scholastic Awards are the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens, and every year, Girls Write Now mentees are among the top honorees. Rivera will be reading “Mango” at the New York City Scholastic Awards Regional Gold Key Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Opening Reception, which will take place on March 27 from 6 PM – 8 PM ET and is open to the public.

NEWS & PRESS

"Not Just a Network... A True Community"

LinkedIn Features Girls Write Now's Innovative Approach to Community-Building

LinkedIn for Nonprofits elevates Girls Write Now for leveraging tech platforms to facilitate conversations across divides and bring people from unlikely places together.
"Girls Write Now has proven that with the right strategy, technology doesn't replace human relationships—it deepens and expands them."

COLLABORATORY EVENTS

March Community Studios

Tuesday, March 9-20, Various Times, Virtual

Take an hour of your day to flex your creative muscles and connect with members of the Girls Write Now community at our Community Studios! Throughout March, we have free and virtual workshops on topics ranging from memoir writing to zine making.

Open to all mentors, mentees, members & the public.
Create a portal account to attend all events.

CAREER CHAT

Mic Check: A Podcasting & Interviewing Career Chat

Tuesday, March 17, 4:45-6 PM ET, Virtual

It seems like everyone and their neighbor and their neighbor’s cat has a podcast. But how do you produce one? And how do you build an audience? Find out the answers to these questions and more at this timely Career Chat. Also, learn interviewing tips that you can use in podcasting and beyond. Speakers include Chloe Hoy of The Permanent Rain Press, Nia Stanford of bittnia, Brittany Luse of NPR’s It’s Been a Minute, and more.

Open to all mentors, mentees, members & the public.

SPECIAL EVENT

Open Mic

Thursday, March 19, 5-6 PM ET, Virtual

Join us for an evening of creativity, expression, and community! This Open Mic is a space to connect with other artists and creators through poetry, song, and overall storytelling. Whether you want to perform a piece you've written, something you love (but didn’t write), or just soak it all in, you're welcome here. We'll kick things off with some writing prompts then begin the open mic. Each performer will have 3 minutes to share!

Open to all mentors, mentees, members & the public.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

TransLash Media

Senior Producer - Anti Trans Hate Machine Podcast

The Senior Producer leads the editorial vision and end-to-end audio, and where applicable, video, production of The Anti-Trans Hate Machine, TransLash’s award-winning investigative podcast. This role oversees the full production lifecycle, from research and concept development through publication, while managing Producer(s) and external partners to ensure rigorous reporting, consistent creative quality, operational excellence, and timely delivery.

Create a portal account to apply for this opportunity.

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

International Women's Media Foundation

2027 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship gives academic and professional opportunities to women journalists committed to human rights and social justice reporting. During this fellowship, the selected journalist will have the chance to complete research and coursework at MIT’s Center for International Studies and to participate in an internship with The Boston Globe. All applicants for the Neuffer Fellowship must be working journalists with at least three years of full-time, professional journalism experience.

Deadline: Sun., April 19, 2026 11:59 PM
Create a portal account to apply for this opportunity.

ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITY

Reel Works

¡Escuchame! A Dual Language Narrative Audio/Podcast Lab

¡Escúchame! (“Listen to Me”) is a week-long dual language narrative audio lab where high school students create original 7-minute podcasts in English and Spanish, blending creative writing, voice acting, soundscapes, and foley art. Designed to amplify bilingual storytelling, the program teaches students how to write scripts, direct performances, and build immersive audio worlds through layered sound design.

Deadline: Mon., March 30th, 11:59 PM EST
Create a portal account to apply for this opportunity.