PODCAST OPPORTUNITY

Writing Our Way to Wellness: The Podcast Launches this Fall

Calling Guest Hosts of our Mental Health Podcast

Are you interested in destigmatizing mental health conversations? Have you ever wanted to be featured on a podcast? Following the success of our podcast Speaking in First Draft, Girls Write Now gears up for Writing Our Way to Wellness, a podcast in which mentors and their mentees reflect on topics such as boundary-setting, healthy activism, and creative burnout. If you want to get involved, sign up using our interest form.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

Upswing Fund Partners with Girls Write Now

Empowering Youth to Take Control of Their Mental Health

We're proud to be counted among the community of mental health providers, youth advocates, and advisors that The Upswing Fund has brought together. Since 2020, Upswing has funded 92 organizations across the U.S., providing more than
$12.3 million to largely community-based organizations in 33 states and Washington,
DC. In partnership with Upswing, we are committed to Writing our Way to Wellness and providing culturally relevant support to our community. 

Prompt of the Week

From Meriah McCauley, Girls Write Now Teaching Artist

Write about something that you consider a difficulty you've gone through in your life.

What was the challenge? What were some of the feelings you had? Were there helpers, teachers, or other forms of support? What did you learn about yourself? After that event, were there any new doors that opened or new opportunities that emerged?

Girls Write Now On the Other Side of Everything: 2023 Anthology features writing prompts like this one, designed by our community of teaching artists to take you on a mental health journey. Get your copy online and in select bookstores on May 23!

FRIDAY NIGHT SALON

Adapting Films to Novels: How to Apply Writing to Any Creative Medium

Friday, May 19, 6-7:15 PM ET, Virtual

Join us for an evening that will empower everyone to create the stories they want to see in the world. Filmmaker and Author Lande Yoosuf will share her professional journey and what led her to write her debut novel, Ko-Foe!

Open to mentors, mentees, alum, and the public.

WRITING WORKS

Who Are You, Again? Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch with RBC 

Tuesday, May 23, 4-6 PM ET, in-person

Join us in New York City for this invaluable in-person, community-building workshop. Participants will be able to access the career capital of RBC Mentors for the Day to break the cycle of humdrum professional interactions and remain above the radar. Walk away with your perfect elevator pitch: crafted, practiced, and delivered! You will receive an email with the event address once your registration has processed. 

Open to mentees and mentee alum only.

SPECIAL EVENT

Girls Write Now On the Other Side of Everything: 2023 Anthology Launch Party

Wednesday, May 31, 6-8 PM ET,
P&T Knitwear Bookstore
180 Orchard St, New York, NY

It's official: we have sold out of in-person tickets! Join us on the live stream to celebrate the launch of our newest book, Girls Write Now On the Other Side of Everything, at P&T Knitwear, a bookstore, cafe, and podcast studio in New York City's Lower East Side. This book is made possible thanks to Dutton Books, Amazon Literary Partnership and Feminist Press.

Open to mentors, mentees, alum, and the public.

PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY

Penguin Random House

Publishing Assistant, Riverhead

Are you passionate about books and interested in the behind-the-scenes business that makes them happen? Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is looking for a Publishing Assistant in the Editorial Department to report to the Publisher of the Riverhead Books imprint.

For Partner Job & Internship Opportunities, fill out the Employment Interest Form after submitting the application so Girls Write Now can support you during the application process!

Check out more opportunities here.

PARTNER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Dotdash Meredith

Native Content Internship

The Foundry is Dotdash Meredith's award-winning native advertising and content studio. This role provides the unique, hands-on opportunity to look behind the curtain of the branded content production process. Throughout this internship you'll interact with and support all the core functions (Creative, Project Management/Operations, Video Production, Talent Partnerships, and Dev/Build) that bring our content to life.

For Partner Job & Internship Opportunities, fill out the Employment Interest Form after submitting the application so Girls Write Now can support you during the application process!

Check out more opportunities here.

SCHOLARSHIP

National AIDS Memorial

Mary Bowman Arts In Activism Award

To honor the legacy of Mary Bowman and support other accomplished young art activists like her, the National AIDS Memorial has partnered with ViiV Healthcare to create the Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award. Student and non-student art activists 27 and younger are welcome to apply for $5,000 awards. Each year this award is given to young activists who exemplify Mary’s passion for the arts as the vehicle for their own HIV/AIDS and/or health and social justice community activism and expression.

Application deadline is July 15, 2023

Check out more opportunities here.