Community Studios

Three Elements of Storytelling through Screenwriting

Open to all mentees, all mentors, members and silver members

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.

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Salon Series

The Space Between Men: An Evening of Poetry with Mia S. Willis

Open to all mentees, all mentors, members and the public

In their full-length poetry debut, Mia S. Willis explores how the intersecting cultures of Blackness and queerness relate to each other. Join them as they read a selection of poems from "the space between men" and share writing prompts based on the African American poetry forms that appear in the collection.

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Collaboratory Workshops

Spring 2025 Journey Orientation Dates

Open to all mentees and all mentors

Attention Mentees and Mentors!

We will inform you of the Journey you have been enrolled in during early February. At that time, you’ll also be introduced to your Journey Staff Lead and receive your orientation registration link. If you’re unable to attend the orientation session, please notify your Journey Staff Lead as soon as possible.

We look forward to embarking on these journeys together!

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Special Events

STARS Youth Summit

Open to all mentees and STARS

This year’s Summit, themed "Self-Care to Community-Care: WE Got US!", will emphasize the transformative power of community-care, building on the success of our #SelfCareSaturday initiative, and inspire attendees to uplift one another and drive change in their communities.

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Special Events

Girls Write Now + Macmillan Employee Engagement Workshop

Open to corporate partner employees

At Girls Write Now, we make the case of how crucial writing and communication are no matter your career path. Join us at this one-hour interactive Employee Engagement Workshop exclusively for Macmillan employees to discover how Girls Write Now can enrich your life.

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Community Conversations

Managing Through Crises (or Hard Times Require Furious Dancing)

Open to all mentees, all mentors, members and the public

Join us for a conversation where we’ll talk about what you do to find and maintain balance, where you find credible news v. chasing baseless rumors, and what you’re doing, or desire to do to make hard times a little easier for us all.

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Career Chats

Career Chat: Physicians Write Now

Open to all mentees, all mentors and the public

This Chat will explore what it’s like to be both a physician and an author. We’ll hear from doctors and medical professionals, who write in a variety of genres, about how they balance their demanding career in healthcare with a writing practice. Here is your chance to ask all of your burning questions about how to combine these two pursuits. We’ll also hear about the vital role storytelling plays in medicine.

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Special Events

We Have The Tools: A Forum on Youth Impact

Open to all mentees

The Athena Film Festival invites you to a lively forum where high school and college students will share the strategies and tactics that they are using to tell important stories, build community, and pursue justice. 

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