All are welcome for a brainstorming session for the title of our 2024 anthology! We’ll talk through our reflections on the past year and our hopes for the future to help us name the next installment of the Girls Write Now annual anthology series.
As mentors, understanding and addressing microaggressions is crucial for creating inclusive and supportive environments. Join us for this illuminating session that aims to empower mentors to navigate microaggressions, fostering a mentorship landscape that is supportive, inclusive, and enriching for both mentors and mentees alike.
Writing can be a tool to help us process the events of our lives and the feelings that we have. How can we shift from thinking about writing as a product made for external goals to writing for ourselves? Join us for a session of care and discussion on the impulse to process through creation.
Through world events and the daily onslaught of perspectives we take in moment to moment, staying true to your personal voice and values can sometimes be a struggle. Join us for an evening of focused thought and discussion on writing that connects us to our personal principles and how we can bring the values we hold true to guide Girls Write Now’s editorial voice.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the pros! Participating literary agencies include HG Literary, Jane Rotrosen, Lowenstein Associates, Sterling Lord Literistic, Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc., Thompson Literary, Triangle House Literary, Writers House, and more!
Guest Kibin Alleyne, Reporter & Host of BronxNet CommunityTV, will talk about self-created barriers to success & how to overcome them, we'll craft individual stories to encourage greater support for GWN, and collectively share how we overcame big hurdles.
In this workshop you will learn the essentials to podcasting by developing your technical audio production skills and practicing writing for audio platforms.
Take charge of your goals as Girls Write Now teams up with employees from donut, a social network connecting donors and volunteers with nonprofits to enable solving problems they’re passionate about.
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.
Zibby Owens, author of Blank: A Novel, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature and the founder and CEO of Zibby Media, will be in conversation about her debut novel with Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global, founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books
