Featured Story Collection

Celebrating Pride Month

By the Mentees and Mentors of Girls Write Now

Her soul is like a galaxy and I am merely an astronaut trying to uncover it all. The stars envy her because they too know that they cannot hold a candle to her beauty. I swear I’ve never loved someone more in my life.
-Mentee Tatyanna Wills, from "What Am I Made Of?"

Girls Write Now is proud to center the voices and the stories of LGBTQIA+ communities. Read mentee and mentor poems, fiction, novel excerpts and more about queer joy, resilience, and of course, pride!

Scholastic x Girls Write Now

My Life With... Essay Contest

Deadline June 12

Write an essay about something unique or unusual in your life that you want other people to know about.

Scholastic and Girls Write Now want to hear from you! This weekend is the deadline to submit your personal essay for the chance to win a $500 cash prize and the opportunity to be published in the print or digital edition of Choices magazine. 

Featured Job From the Community

The Center for Reproductive Rights

Manager of Internal Communications

Our mentors put their writing prowess to work in a wide range of fields. Mentor Robin Willig, Chief of Staff at The Center for Reproductive Rights, has announced that her organization is seeking an experienced and collaborative professional to spearhead communications strategy implementation. Harness your passion for storytelling to inform meaningful change and advance reproductive rights globally!

Featured Internship from the Community

Sanford J. Greenburger Associates

Publishing Internship

Calling all entry level applicants interested in publishing! Mentor Madeline Wallace has announced that her agency, Sanford Greenburger Associates, is offering an exciting internship program for Summer 2022. Learn about the world of publishing with one of New York's leading literary agencies, whose first clients included Simone de Beauvoir and Franz Kafka!

Community Spotlight

Pride Month Book Recommendations

Books by Our Teaching Artists

This June, we’re celebrating queer love, friendship, and pride by delving into the nuanced work of Girls Write Now teaching artists and honorees! From generation-defining TV shows and incisive memoirs to biting satire and heartfelt coming-of-age stories, there's something for everyone to love.

Prompt of the Week

It All Started With A Riot

by Sam Arriozola, Girls Write Now Fellow

..."riot" being a term used to describe the uprising at Stonewall in 1969, and what "it started" being a full blown revolution. June means it's officially summer, and with the heat and sun-blessed skin comes Pride Month. It's a time for queer folks of all identities and orientations to celebrate our incredible shine that we bring to the world (you're welcome @ everyone). So let's get celebrating:

Write an ode to your best self. To help you out, consider: Who is your "best self"? Where can you be your "best self"? With who can you be your "best self"? And because this is an ode, this is basically an excuse to brag about YOU. So get free, and get writing!

Enrollment 2022-23

Become a Mentor

Application Deadline June 27

"Girls Write Now has helped me grow my community and been a rock for me during these tough times." —Jordan Gass-Poore', 3rd Year Girls Write Now Mentor

We also welcome applications for mentees! Join us!

Wed. 6/8, 4:30-5:45 PM ET

Writing Works Industry Workshop

Put the Day Away with Bloomingdale's

Destress for Success

In this wellness-oriented workshop, we'll practice techniques for taking control of our days and nights, writing our way out of our bed and into the sunshine.

Open to mentees, mentee alum &  Bloomingdale's employees

Fri. 6/9, 6-7:15 PM ET

Enrollment 2022-2023

Open House

For New Mentees and Mentors

Join us at the Girls Write Now Open House where you’ll learn about our award-winning writing and mentoring programs—and how you could be a part of them!

Open to the public