Girls Write Now
Emily Rigby is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in community management, program management, and administrative support. Currently serving as Community Manager at Girls Write Now since November 2021, Emily has previously held multiple roles at Global Nomads Group from July 2016 to October 2021, including Program Manager and Associate Program Manager. Emily's experience also includes administrative positions at Atalaya Capital Management and Davis & Mendelson Law Offices, where skills in organization, communication, and project coordination were developed. Additional experience spans visitor services at Carnegie Science Center, sales at Color Me Mine, and editorial work as an intern at South Jersey Magazine. Emily holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The New School and a Bachelor of Arts in Writing from Ithaca College.
Girls Write Now
For almost 25 years, Girls Write Now has broken down the barriers of gender, race, age and poverty to mentor the next generation of writers and leaders. Together, our community channels the power of our voices and stories to shape culture, impact industries and inspire change. New York’s first writing and mentoring organization for girls and gender-expansive youth, we match underserved young writers from the five boroughs of New York City and across the US with women professional writers and digital media makers as their personal mentors. Our mentees publish in The New York Times, Newsweek, and BuzzFeed, have performed at Lincoln Center and the United Nations, and have earned hundreds of Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. 100% of Girls Write Now seniors are accepted to college. The organization has been distinguished three times by the White House as one of the nation’s top youth programs and twice by the Nonprofit Excellence Awards as one of New York’s top ten nonprofits. Reaching thousands, Girls Write Now is a founding partner of the New York City Council’s STARS Citywide Girls Initiative.