Community Experiences

360° Offerings Spanning Genres, Media & Topics

For all ages, genders, and backgrounds across the U.S.

Studios

typewriter, paintbrushes

Expressive Arts

Affinity Groups

Committees

Open notebook set against a teal background, with photorealistic and graphic elements including flowers, sketches, and polaroids of youth.

Pro Chats

Hand holding cover of Donna Hill's book, popcorn, succulent, picture of Donna Hill

Salons

Girls Write Now Events

  • Community Studios

World-Building for Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Too much worldbuilding, no matter how awesome, can bog down a story, slowing the pace and shunting characters to the background, and too little will deprive readers of a sense of the world. In this session, we’ll discuss how to achieve this balance.

  • Committee Meetings

IV Edit – Digital

Virtual Event Virtual Event

virtual, open to mentors, mentees, and the public Looking to practice your editing skills and support Girls Write Now mentees

  • Community Studios

Writing Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction

In this studio, we will examine the ways in which creative writing techniques like sentence structure and POV choice can be applied at the line level to make your nonfiction writing flow and draw in your reader.

  • Committee Studios

IV DEIB Committee Studio – Code Switching

Virtual Event Virtual Event

What is code switching? Do you do it? If so, how often? In this IV DEIB session, we’ll demystify code switching, and examine how it impacts all of us personally and professionally.