NEWS & PRESS

Girls Write Now at The NYC Poetry Festival

Three Mentees Perform on Governor's Island

Earlier this month, Girls Write Now took to Governor's Island to perform at the 13th Annual New York City Poetry Festival. Mentees Nyilah Thomas, Mia Lindenburg, and Tara Lago read their poems on White Horse Stage alongside Hanging Loose Press. The event brought together a large community of poets and featured influential writers, including Ilya Kaminsky and Safia Elhillo as headliners.

Sounds of Summer

Prompt & Playlist

Think about your favorite scent. What does it conjure up? Write an ode to this scent using as many details as you can.

Scent is a powerful conjurer of memory. Follow your nose, and your ears, with this Sounds of Summer playlist!

LEARNING JOURNEY REFLECTIONS

Publishing From A to Zine

Putting It All Together in Print 360

Print 360 mentors and mentees learned about the revolutionary art of zines before publishing the second issue of Take Me With You, Girls Write Now's zine created by and for young women and gender expansive young adults. This year's theme focused on food writing, and the mentees brought their creative A-game as they wrote, illustrated, edited, and designed the issue. Their hard work culminated in a celebratory potluck and reading featuring recipes from the zine!

SPEAKING IN FIRST DRAFT PODCAST

Speaking on (Ethical?) Blood Sucking

Featuring Girls Write Now Fellows
Annaya Baynes & Kenna McCafferty

Bring out the garlic, crosses, and wooden stakes. This episode is all about vampires as we get spooky with Girls Write Now fellows Annaya Baynes and Kenna McCafferty. They discuss the history of vampires in Western media, the ethics of living under capitalism, and the way Black women often have the weight of the world placed on their shoulders. In this season two finale episode, you'll get to hear all about Annaya's work-in-progress Innocent Blood.

AUTHOR TALK

Author Event! Girls Write Now with Mary Jones & Victoria Patterson

Tuesday, July 30, 6-7 PM PT
Zibby's Bookshop
Santa Monica, CA

Girls Write Now is excited to partner with Zibby Books' author Mary Jones to celebrate the launch of her book, The Goodbye Process. Mary will be joined by Victoria Patterson. Girls Write Now mentees Kayla Misa and Julia Choi will read their work and share their experiences. Plus, attendees who pick up a copy of Girls Write Now on the Art of the Craft will receive a free copy of Here & Now: The Girls Write Now 2024 Anthology.

Open to the public.

SPECIAL EVENT

Summer Open Mic Series

Thursday, August 8, 6-7:15 PM ET
Girls Write Now Headquarters

Write, Share, Celebrate! Join us at the next Summer Open Mic to snap it up, and connect with other writers. We will begin with a generative group writing exercise then each explore our own creativity before hearing from performers. Enjoy light snacks and refreshments!
 

Can't make it to this one? Join us at future open mics on August 22 and September 5.

Open to the public.

AUTHOR TALK

Author Talk at Yu & Me Books: On the Art of the Craft

Thursday, August 8, 6:30-7:30 PM ET
Yu & Me Books
New York, NY

Join us in celebration of Girls Write Now's 25th anniversary book, On the Art of the Craft: A Guidebook to Collaborative Storytelling. Hosted by Yu & Me Books, the first female Asian American NYC-based bookstore, this author talk will engage writers and readers of all kinds. You'll hear mentees read excerpts from the book and be able to ask Girls Write Now writers about the experience of creating engaging work in collaboration with their community.

Open to the public.

PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY

Dotdash Meredith

Associate Editor, Health

Health is seeking an associate editor to help us grow the Health.com news, trends and evergreen library. We are looking for an SEO savvy content enthusiast with a passion for all things health and wellness. Day-to-day, you will be responsible for content execution, including sourcing freelance writers with category expertise, pitching new assignments, creating assignment memos, editing, and publishing new content in our CMS. 

PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY

HarperCollins

Publicity Manager

HarperCollins Children's Books, one of the leading publishers of children's and teen books, is currently seeking a Publicity Manager to join its publicity team. This candidate will work on a wide variety of bestselling titles across all imprints with a focus on YA authors with crossover adult audience appeal, celebrity author projects, franchise/Estate publishing programs, and media tie-ins.

WRITING CONTEST

Tofu Ink Arts

Visionary Arts Poetry Prize

Hosted in honor of Reza Abdoh, the Visionary Arts Poetry Prize honors the profound contributions of the Iranian-American theatre director and playwright. The final visionary winning poem will receive Chapbook publication. Up to three additional visionary poems may be awarded "Honorable Mention" status and will also be featured on Tofu Ink. All winners will receive one piece of Tofu Ink fashion. Poems will be considered for publication in Tofu Ink, regardless of whether they place in the contest. The winning poems will be nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

Due Date: October 31, 2024