In this workshop, Mady will take you on a journey through the world of graphic design, showing you how to create a striking poster that both delights the eye and motivates your audience. Explore the power of design as a call to action for what you care most about using your imagination and the design platform Canva.
Join Girls Write Now for an intergenerational exchange to help young writers take their college application personal statements to the next level! Lead by writer and NYU professor Susanna Horng, and with the support of mentors, mentees will explore their own unique story and how they can transform their lived experience into a powerful personal statement!
In this Editorial Forum, we’ll discuss how we can create a safe space for creativity at Girls Write Now and what we think it will look like to be a writer on the internet in the future.
In this workshop, we’ll build on the work we began last month and create writing prompts using the pieces we’ve selected and written for the HarperCollins books! We’ll synthesize our ideas into writing prompts to inspire other writers and encourage them to join in on a collaborative writing experience!
In this workshop, Mentees will recognize resume and cover letter writing as the art of marketing oneself as the best candidate for a specific role and access the highly sought after skills to practice that art with finesse in today’s competitive career market. Mentees are encouraged to come with “resumes in hand” for the opportunity to workshop their resumes under the guidance of Mentors!
Join published YA-fiction author and Girls Write Now Mentor Amy Zhang as she takes us on a journey through the liminal space of young adulthood, shares her personal professional experience of becoming an author at a young age, and provides helpful tools for you to become a YA fiction author!
In this workshop, we will learn about composition and angles in photography, delve into similarities and differences between poems and photographs, and explore how photopoetry unites poets and photographers. We will investigate how good photopoems add depth and context to both the photo and the poem while remaining open to interpretation—extending an invitation to imaginative engagement. Applying the lessons learned, participants will use their smartphones, computers, and imagination to create a photograph in response to a poem—and in so doing, create a photopoem of their own!
Want to write your memoir, but don’t know where to start? Join author Hannah Eko as she guides you through the mechanics of memoir writing. This informative workshop will prepare you to write your personal story on your own terms, with practical yet bold advice for where to begin, how to tell your story, and how to overcome some of the difficult hurdles in memoir writing.
Join Stacey Fayant as she takes us on a journey through the history and current revitalization of indigenous tattooing, cultural appropriation vs. cultural sharing, and important health and safety concepts related to tattooing. Participants will be introduced to the drawing app Sketchbook and will create their own tattoo design– telling a personal story or history represented by plants or flowers of their choice.
In this workshop, we’ll learn the art of interviewing writers about their writing. Wondering what kinds of questions make for a great interview? Unsure how to bring something special to your interview with an author? We’ve got you – join us for all the best tips and tricks!
