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Friday Night Salon | Honoring Ida B. Wells with Author of her Biography and Great-Granddaugther

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

Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells and author of Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, celebrates the release of the Ida B. Wells Barbie Inspiring Women doll with this salon on writing history through a family member’s story—the family we’re born into, chose, or that chose us.

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Committee Meetings

Anthology Committee Meeting

Online | Open to print anthology committee members

Hi, committee! An agenda will be shared via Slack prior to the meeting so that you know what to expect or prepare for. Let's make some storytelling magic! Mentees of committee members are welcome (and encouraged!) to come.

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Community Conversations

Chronicling Our Lives: Women’s History Month

Online | Open to all mentees and all mentors

“What if half of history was missing?” Gina Luria Walker, a gender studies professor and historian asks. This is a salient question, given that cis-gender men are historically overrepresented as the authors and subjects of both history books and biographies. At this Community Chat, we’ll reflect on which histories get shared and also do some writing exercises that will help us chronicle our own lives.

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Writing 360 Workshops

YA Romance: Finding Your Chemistry

Online | Open to writing 360 mentees and writing 360 mentors

Find the chemistry between your YA characters in this 360 workshop. Attendees will learn how to create authentic and meaningful connection between romantic leads. Prepare to master the swoon, sizzle and slow burn!

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Publishing 360 Workshops

Storytelling with Graphic Design

Online | Open to publishing 360 mentees and publishing 360 mentors

Come learn how to express ideas and tell stories with line, shape, color and rhythm.In this interactive workshop, you'll hear about the behind-the-scenes process of Girls Write Now's graphic design aesthetic and get the chance to create designs for pieces written by the Girls Write Now community and for your own work!

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Committee Meetings

Website Editorial Meeting

Online | Open to publishing 360 mentees, publishing 360 mentors and website editorial committee members

Hi, edit team! An agenda will be shared via Slack on the Friday prior to the meeting so that you know what to expect or prepare for. Let's make some storytelling magic!

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Writing Works Workshops

Industry Workshop | Train Your Brain with NBCU: Think Like an Elite Athlete

Online | Open to all mentees and program alum

Most of us aren’t elite athletes, but everyone has the ability to adapt the elite athlete mindset techniques to settle, refocus and ultimately harness our power to succeed. Find out how to train your brain to stay in the present and move past negative thoughts on your way to achieving your goals.

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Writing 360 Workshops

Memory as Time Travel: The Wild Possibilities of Creative Nonfiction

Online | Open to writing 360 mentees and writing 360 mentors

This generative creative nonfiction workshop will look at the many ways to explore and reconstruct memories on the page, pulling from readings and also using writing exercises to explore expansive and sometimes experimental approaches to moving through time and space in creative nonfiction.

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