“We all come from various backgrounds, countries, and experiences, but we all come together to do one thing: write.” – Rachel Chanderdatt, Girls Write Now Mentee
Tiphanie Yanique, Emily St. John Mandel, Roxane Gay, and Quiara Alegría Hudes. These four authors stood on stage alongside our mentees for the 2015 CHAPTERS Reading Series. Each woman shared her story and her work while our mentees shared theirs, performing stand out pieces that riveted the audience. If you missed any of the events, make sure you do not miss out now. We have pulled together highlights – video clips, blog posts, and Q&A’s with the keynote speakers, and more – so you can live, or relive, each evening.
CHAPTERS Reading, March 2015: Tiffani Ren and Mennen Zaw Gordon emceed the night with special guest speaker Tiphanie Yanique, author of Land of Love and Drowning, joining the stage with our talented teen writers at Scholastic. Our first event of this year’s series, watch some of the amazing performances from our mentees and feel the buzz in the room.
CHAPTERS Reading, April 2015: Our second event in the CHAPTERS Reading Series, in April, saw special guest speaker Emily St. John Mandel, author of four novels, most recently Station Eleven, perform alongside our mentees. Emily St. John Mandel provided an insightful Q&A with our emcees, Mikey Mercedes and Judy Roland, that you’ll want to watch.
CHAPTERS Reading, May 2015: At our May 2015 CHAPTERS reading, we were honored to hear from special guest speaker Roxane Gay, award-winning author of Ayiti, An Untamed State, and Bad Feminist. Make sure to check out the touching blog post from mentee, Rachel Chanderdatt.
CHAPTERS Reading, June 2015: For our final event in our 2015 CHAPTERS reading series, we invited guest speaker Quiara Alegría Hudes, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical, and a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical, to read alongside out mentees. You won’t want to miss out on her emotional keynote.