How does the "older" generation best nurture and mentor the "younger" generation of diverse female writers, artists, academics, politicians, professionals, feminists, etc.? The New School and Girls Write Now (GWN), New York City’s premier mentoring and creative writing organization for teen girls, will host the third annual Girls Write Now Day on Sunday, March 8, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The New School has hosted this event since its inception in 2006.

Girls Write Now Day, The New School’s celebration of International Women’s Day, highlights the creative work and life-changing relationships that form over the course of a GWN season. Mentors and mentees pair up to either write a piece together or write two complementary pieces separately. The teams then read their pieces during the event. This year's keynote speaker is Annette Gordon-Reed, 2008 National Book Award Winner for The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family with special guest speaker, Marlon James, critically acclaimed author of The Book of Night Women.

GWN participants are girls between the ages of 13–20 from underserved high schools across all five boroughs. Many of the girls are first-generation immigrants. GWN mentors, professional, women writers of all ages, meet with their mentees weekly for one-on-one mentoring. Mentors also lead group, genre-based writing workshops monthly. Last year's event was featured in the New York Times in an article by Courtney Sullivan. The article also mentioned a former GWN mentee who is now a student at Lang.

This free event sponsored by The New School Bachelor's Program and the University Diversity Committee, will take place in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor.