Forbes and Girls Write Now meet for an intergenerational exchange to help each other map a course for success in the upcoming year.
In this workshop, Mentees and Mentee alum will unlock their confidence, discover professional best practices, and learn to leverage their already existing network of family, friends, teachers, and of course each other. After engaging in a brief networking lesson, Mentees will partake in a “mock” Girls Write Now industry mixer, so we invite all participants to show up ready to mingle! Prior to the session’s close, mentees will have the opportunity to apply their new networking savvy by committing to connect with at least one other mentee in attendance and drafting a follow up message!
Through the winning tag team of writer Anna Homayoun and educator Tom Rabbitt, participants in this workshop will learn the tips and tricks they need to stare down each of the “scaries” lurking in the college (and post-graduate!) application process—from creating a list of top choices to winning the scholarship of your dreams.
In this workshop, Mentees will recognize resume and cover letter writing as the art of marketing oneself as the best candidate for a specific role and access the highly sought after skills to practice that art with finesse in today’s competitive career market. Mentees are encouraged to come with “resumes in hand" for the opportunity to workshop their resumes under the guidance of Mentors!
Back Again by Popular Demand! Join us December 7, for our Writing Works Career Chat: Query Letters & Book Proposals. Learn from an outstanding literary agent how to write an effective query letter for your manuscript, then receive feedback from top literary agents in small group breakout rooms. Wondering about book proposals?Learn how to navigate the book proposal process while having the chance to ask questions and learn what literary agents are looking for! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the pros at some of the finest literary agencies such as Thompson Literary Agency, Folio Literary Management, Francis Gold Literary Agency, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Jane Rotrosen Agency, and more!
Aligned with the upcoming opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios, this workshop will provide Mentees and NBCU employees, “Mentors of the Day,” with a space to escape end-of-year school and work worries, de-stress, and celebrate themselves as the true achievers they are—while designing their own theme park! Join NBCU for the chance to learn about exciting new careers, build your professional network in a night filled with nostalgia and imagination.
This gamified community-building workshop will provide Mentees with the opportunity to access the advice of career savvy NBCU Mentors for the Day to develop their very own ready-player experience depicting each stage of working life—from the application to the exit interview. Game on!
This Chat will explore the essential attributes and pathways to creative fields in the entertainment industry. Here is your chance to ask all of your burning questions with a panel that includes Dramatists Guild Director of Education and Outreach Tari Stratton, Talent Agent Victoria Kress, The Bear Casting Director Jeanie Bacharach, and Northwestern Theatre and Drama PhD student Chloë Jackson.
Join Girls Write Now and Penguin Random House for a panel discussion on the Best Short Stories 2024 Anthology featuring The O. Henry Prize Winners! Our panelist include Jenny Minton Quigley, the series editor for the O. Henry Prize Stories, along with Amber Caron and Caroline Kim, two O. Henry Prize-winning writers whose work is featured in this year’s anthology.
This Chat will explore the essential attributes and pathways to positions within the audio and podcasting industries. Here is your chance to ask all of your burning questions with a panel that covers everything from podcast production to audiobooks!
