Discovering Oneself: Creative Nonfiction Writing
This month, we will explore the lyric essay as a genre of creative nonfiction. Attendees will read some examples together and then practice writing their own lyric essays!
This month, we will explore the lyric essay as a genre of creative nonfiction. Attendees will read some examples together and then practice writing their own lyric essays!
Each of us has stories that shape us, that give us language for our experiences, and each of our languages is unique.
This month, we will read various examples of nature/environment/place being described. We will process the works together and have discussion around guided questions.
This community studio will focus on three important facets in screenwriting: story treatments, character building, and formatting. Not only will these studios help teach the craft of screenwriting, but also provide perspective and applications to other storytelling methods.
This month, we’ll discuss how to find inspiration and writing prompts in media of all kinds — books, movies, plays, shows, etc! And then we’ll create a few prompts together for good measure.
Looking for jobs or internships? No need to go it alone. Join us this month to share tips on networking, job hunting, professional communication, and accountability. Mentors are invited to share their wisdom and professional journeys to support mentees.
This month, we’re excited to pull back the curtain on the publishing world: how books are published and how YOU can get published, including the 2025 Anthology. We’ll introduce the Anthology and its editing committee — maybe you'd like to join? HarperOne Associate Editor Daphney Guillaume will share her publishing experience, and other committee members will be available to answer your questions.
Explore creative writing and art-making that reflects on the relationship between humans and native plants, and encourage participants to turn their creative process into environmental advocacy projects.
The Mentor Support Group/Think Tank is a space for mentors to meet up and talk about their GWN experience.
This month, we are going to talk about the relationship between voice and character. We’ll get to know our main characters and talk about the ways their personality traits, background, identity markers, and more influence the ways our characters think and speak, whether our narration is 1st person, close 3rd, or even 3rd omniscient.
What does it mean to be “broken”? And how do we reconfigure the pieces of your puzzling life to feel more complete? In this workshop, we metaphorically explore, through literature and writing, how the cracks of the mended kintsugi cup has its own beauty.