Plus a $500 prize essay contest presented by Scholastic and Girls Write Now!
Happy Mother's Day
Walking on a Shortened Path of Time
You give me a reason to believe in myself and I sincerely thank you
For watering my soul with the tears that rush from those tired eyes.
You’ve seen my feet limp along a darkened path.
I see yours, too.
May Allah have mercy upon your soul and grant you the strength
To be patient with yourself in the same manner you raised me
Celebrate the caregivers in your life with this heartwarming poem in the upcoming 2022 Girls Write Now anthology.
Pre-order Taking Root now and join us on May 20 for our virtual launch party!
Featured Collection
All the Feels: A Mental Health Story Collection
by Girls Write Now Mentees and Mentors
"Some might say it is shameful, and I remind myself it is where I came from. It is part of my past and may be even my future. That I have been able to break free from such a stigmatized illness reminds me that we are all stronger than we seem, that we can all rise."
–Mentee Francis Gutierrez
Join us in reflecting on our own journeys and practices during Mental Health Awareness Month with this powerful story collection from the Girls Write Now community.
Featured Essay Contest
My Life With...
Presented by Girls Write Now and Scholastic
What is something unique or unusual about you that you want other people to know?
Tell the story of your unique life for the chance to win a cash prize and work with a Scholastic editor for publication in either print or digital Choices magazine, distributed to young people in classrooms across the country! Learn more about this rare opportunity and begin writing a contest-winning essay at our workshop this Wednesday at 4 PM ET.
Submissions open May 5, 2022
Featured Summer Opportunity
Inkluded Academy
Tuition-Free Publishing Course
Get your foot in the door at Inkluded Academy! This tuition-free summer publishing course is taught by industry professionals and aims to educate and help place publishing aspirants from typically underrepresented groups into the industry.
Deadline: June 17, 2022
Featured Partner Opportunity
Macmillan Publishers
Multiple High Priority Positions
Get your publishing career off the ground with opportunities from Girls Write Now partner, Macmillan Publishers. Operating in over 70 countries, Macmillan publishes books that entertain, educate and challenge. Explore their open positions: Administrative Assistant, Marketing Assistant and more!
Writing Prompt
If Feelings Could Talk
by Sheena Daree Miller, Girls Write Now Staff
What emotions and feelings have you experienced in recent weeks? Make a list of them. Next, pick a few to personify. What do they look like? How do they act? Imagine they are in a situation together. Write out that story. How do they talk to each other, what do they discuss and why are they present? What can you learn from them?
For more inspiring prompts, join writer and Girls Write Now DEI advisor Sheena Daree Miller at our next Community Chat!
In Case You Missed It
A Conversation with Roxane Gay
Poetry for the Planet
Girls Write Now Fellow Dacia Green facilitated a dynamic talk on Twitter Spaces between author Roxane Gay and mentees Swati Barua and Michelle Seucan, plus mentor and Twitter data storyteller Felicia Dodge—including performances of original writing from our Poetry for the Planet workshop where Twitter employees collaborated with mentees as mentors for the day!
Taking Root on TikTok Performances
the stars in disarray
By Mentee Megumi Jindo
I think we've drifted apart
From a ship that should have set sail,
But never did.
I think God or fate or the stars
Just led us astray.
See Megumi perform 'the stars in disarray' on Taking Root on TikTok and be sure to follow this special Girls Write Now performance series!
Wed. 5/4, 4-6 PM ET
Writing Works Industry Workshop
Your Unique Life with Scholastic
Create a Contest-Winning Essay
Bring your creativity and originality as Girls Write Now and Scholastic join forces for a personal narrative essay contest! The winner will win a cash prize and be published in Choices magazine, distributed to young people in classrooms across the country!
Open only to mentees and Scholastic employees
Thurs. 5/5, 6-7:15 PM ET
Community Chat
White Supremacy Culture and its Impact on Our Well-Being
Mental Health Awareness Month
What exactly is white supremacy culture? It’s not always obvious. At this Community Chat we’ll define white supremacy culture, consider its characteristics, examine how it manifests in the world around us, and discuss ways it impacts our own sense of well-being in our day-to-day lives.
Open to all mentees, mentors and program alumni
Fri. 5/6, 6-7:15 PM ET
Friday Night Salon
Testing Your Characters: Tough Choices, Second Chances
Girls Write Now x Scholastic
Join Scholastic author Sabina Khan as she discusses her upcoming YA novel, Meet Me in Mumbai, and how to write a character-driven plot about the life-altering choices we make and what we would do given the chance to change history.
Open to the public
