HONOREE HIGHLIGHT

Antonia Hylton

Journalist, Author & Girls Write Now Champion

Girls Write Now is proud to honor Antonia Hylton, a Peabody and two-time Emmy award-winning Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC, podcast host, and author of Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum (Legacy Lit). 

Says Hylton, "Girls Write Now is the organization I so desperately needed when I was coming of age. Our ability to share and preserve our stories is what always carried our communities through.”

My back to school essential item is...

A school planner!

This year, I'm working on growing my Lead 360 project, iFeminist, registering voters through Turn Up and Girls Write Now's Student Ambassador program, and balancing all my school work—so having a planner really helps!

—Mentee Chloe Lee

My best advice is...

Spend at least 2-5 minutes daily looking over material for each class. These bite-sized moments will help your brain memorize things way better than it would while cramming or procrastinating!

And, get a homework buddy, and hold yourselves accountable to each other. Even if you take different classes or go to different schools, connection is key.

—Mentor Gabby Ferrell, Founder of GF Tutors

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

Join Us at the
New York Film Festival

Presented by Film at Lincoln Center

We are excited to announce that Girls Write Now is an official community partner for the 62nd New York Film Festival! Mark your calendars: this cinematic celebration takes place Sept. 27-Oct. 14. The full lineup of films as well as our exclusive promo code for discounted tickets go live the week of September 23, so keep an eye out for more announcements soon! Take a look at the incredible lineup of groundbreaking films and plan your watchlist now.

LIFE@GWN

Healing Vessels & Cheering Each Other On

A Q&A with Anne Caceres-Gonzalez

Anne Caceres-Gonzalez does not fit into any one box. By day, she is the Director of People and Culture at Mischief @ No Fixed Address. She supports Girls Write Now as a member of both the Partnership and Anthology Committees, where her love of reading and promoting young writers' work shines bright. In the latest Life@GWN, you will learn that she is fierce about family, traditions, building community, and requires NO ONE to speak on her behalf.

Prompt of the Week

by Salon Artist Qian Julie Wang

Write about a time you confessed a secret or a lie. Who did you confide in and how did the conversation unfold? How did the relationship progress?

Have you ever told a lie or have secrets no one knows about? Join Qian Julie Wang, the New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country, as she leads us through the challenging process of writing a memoir—protecting those you love while telling your authentic story.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

Storytelling for Change: A National Voter Registration Day Event

Thursday, Sept. 19, 5-7 PM ET, Virtual

Join Girls Write Now, and our co-sponsor, STARS Citywide Girls Initiative, to celebrate National Voter Registration Day with a coordinated democracy blitz aimed at getting every eligible person registered to vote in advance of election 2024 and beyond! At this hybrid event, we invite all guests to tell us their voting story and to get connected with resources to make sure you and your community are #VoteReady. Plus, goodies, speakers, and more!

Open to the public.

FRIDAY NIGHT SALON

On Culture: Honoring It, Examining It & Evolving It in Our Writing

Friday, Sept. 20, 6-7:15 PM ET, Virtual

How does a writer capture a culture in all its nuance, celebrating its distinctions and its ability to create bonds around shared beliefs, traditions, and practices–while examining it honestly enough to determine where and how it needs to evolve?
In this Salon, Ghanaian-American author and Girls Write Now mentor alum Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond will discuss her professional journey to writing about her culture, and how she approached writing about polygamy and other Ghanaian marriage customs, in her new novel My Parents' Marriage.

Free & open to the public

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Penguin Random House

Editorial Assistant, Crown/Currency

Crown seeks an Editorial Assistant to join our team. The assistant's role provides administrative and editorial support to an Executive Editor and Senior Editor on a wide-ranging list of nonfiction—one that includes journalism, pop culture, memoir, behavioral science, health, self-help, business, history, and politics. This position offers the opportunity for growth and to learn about the editorial process and the inner workings of a publishing office. No previous publishing experience is required.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Scholastic Inc.

Associate Editor, Junior Scholastic

The Junior Scholastic team is seeking a highly engaged, creative, and collaborative middle school social studies expert to create the teaching support materials that accompany Junior Scholastic, our print and digital middle school social studies resource. This person will be a key member of our small, close-knit, and deeply committed team, and will have the opportunity to share their vision for how our rich nonfiction texts and multimedia tools can be used to engage middle schoolers, build core knowledge, and support social studies curricula.

FELLOWSHIP

Harvard University

Radcliffe Institute Fellowship

Fellowships of $78,000 each, office space at the Radcliffe Institute, and access to the libraries at Harvard University are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers to allow them to pursue innovative projects. Fellows, who are expected to reside in Cambridge, Massachusetts, or the surrounding area during the fellowship period, which lasts from September through May, also receive $5,000 to cover project expenses. 

Application due date: September 12, 2024.