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Writing Workplace Romances and Second Chances

Online | Open to the public

Join us for an evening of forbidden love, and learn all about the craft writing Romance Fiction. Participants will respond to a series of writing prompts based on her recently released novel, After the Lights Go Down, that ask “what if?” What if you met your dream mate at work? What if your ex was hired at your same job? Donna will also discuss the process of her 2020 best seller Confessions in B-Flat being adapted for the screen with Amblin Partners and Executive Producer Octavia Spencer!

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Gabrielle Bates Salon
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Seeing Poetry in the Dark: Night Logic & Haunting Images with Gabrielle Bates

Online | Open to all mentees, all mentors and the public

Come explore the surreal, lyrical poetry of Gabrielle Bates as we celebrate her electric debut collection, Judas Goat (Tin House). We’ll use prompts to create poems together, engaging in associative thinking to animate images in increasingly surprising ways. Join us for a creatively charged evening to inspire your inner poet.

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Warming Up Your Words with Visuals with Ariel Aberg-Riger

Online | Open to all mentees, all mentors, program alum and the public

Join us for a celebration Ariel Aberg-Riger's debut book, America Redux: Visual Stories From Our Dynamic History. With writing prompts, drawing, and collage exercises, we'll imagine ways to illustrate our own stories and use the power of visual storytelling to explore issues of equity and social justice.

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Nicole Glover NaNoWriMo Salon
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Poisoned Pen Parlor: Mysteries and Genre Mashups with Nicole Glover & NaNoWriMo

Open to all mentees, all mentors and the public

Girls Write Now and NaNoWriMo cordially invite you to an evening filled mystery, murder, and a touch of magic. In this Friday Night Salon, we will be talking about writing mysteries, crafting mysteries alongside other genres like fantasy and historical fiction, and how to execute the perfect (fictional) murder.

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Emi Nietfeld Salon
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From College Essay to Published Memoir with Emi Nietfeld

Open to all mentees, all mentors, program alum and the public

Join us for a Friday Night Salon that celebrates the importance of telling your story to the world. Emi Nietfeld will share how her college applications inspired a memoir, Acceptance, that she wrote and got published with Penguin Press and was chosen as a best book of the year by NPR.

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Ross Gay Salon
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Writing Hope at The End of A World with Ross Gay

Open to all mentees, all mentors, program alum and the public

Join us for an evening exploring what it means to experience hope and radical joy during periods of personal and political tumult. In this Friday Night Salon, Ross Gay will join us to discuss his 2015 award-winning book of poems, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.

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Maria Alejandra Barrios Velez Salon
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Ancestry & Inheritance: Writing a First Novel Inspired by Our Own Story + Alum After Party!

Girls Write Now Office | Open to all mentees, all mentors, program alum and the public

Join us for a Friday Night Salon that celebrates the importance of telling your story in your own voice. María Alejandra Barrios Vélez is a writer from Colombia's Caribbean coast who emigrated to the States six years ago. The Waves Take You Home, her first novel, is a tribute to her ancestors, magical realism, ghosts, and the resilience of the women in her community.

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