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Azia Armstead
Girls Write Now Staff
Azia Armstead (she/her) is a poet from Richmond, Virginia. She holds an MFA in Poetry from New York University where she received the Goldwater Fellowship. In 2019, Azia was a finalist for the Furious Flower Poetry Prize judged by A. Van Jordan and honorable mention for the Arts Club of Washington’s Scholarship Award for Poetry. Azia was chosen as a finalist for the 2023 Nine Syllables Press Chapbook Contest. Her work has appeared in Boston Review, The Quarry, Obsidian, Rattle and elsewhere. She currently lives in Brooklyn.
Upcoming Events
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August 8 – 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm ET
Summer Open Mic Series
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Join us at the Girls Write Now Office for our Summer Open Mic Series. Performers are invited to share their work (poems, songs, stories, and more!) on the mic for an audience as we gather to celebrate creativity and build community.
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August 10 – 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
One Letter 4 All Workshop Series
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Join us at the Girls Write Now office for an inspiring afternoon of social activism through compassionate letter writing for humanitarian causes. In August, we will support two impactful organizations: Girls Love Mail and Radical Reversal. We'll blend creativity with purpose as we learn about and contribute to these vital initiatives. This workshop is perfect…
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August 22 – 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm ET
Summer Open Mic Series
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Join us at the Girls Write Now Office for our Summer Open Mic Series. Performers are invited to share their work (poems, songs, stories, and more!) on the mic for an audience as we gather to celebrate creativity and build community.
![Open notebook set against a dark green background, with photorealistic and graphic elements including flowers, sketches, and polaroid of youth.](https://girlswritenow.org/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load/images/1x1.trans.gif)
September 5 – 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm ET
Summer Open Mic Series
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Join us at the Girls Write Now Office for our Summer Open Mic Series. Performers are invited to share their work (poems, songs, stories, and more!) on the mic for an audience as we gather to celebrate creativity and build community.