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    • Community Studios

    The Hero’s Journey: The Blueprint Behind Powerful Stories

    This studio explores how to write powerful villains and morally complex characters by focusing on belief, motivation and internal logic rather than simple “good vs. evil.” Participants will learn how antagonists mirror the hero, challenge their beliefs, and create deeper, more meaningful conflict. By the end, they’ll be able to craft layered villains whose perspectives feel real, compelling, and impossible to ignore.

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    • Community Studios

    Expand & Release: Meditative Techniques for Compassionate Writing Practice

    In this interdisciplinary studio, attendees contemplate crises that they feel compassionate toward and develop methods to address them in their writing. Attendees will participate in a meditation and complete writing activities designed to encourage mindfulness of the world around them.

    • Community Studios

    Let’s Make a Zine: Learn the Legacy & Craft Your Own

    In this community studio, participants will explore the DIY Publishing world and how to distribute their zines through zine fairs, consignment, art boxes and more! (plus the freedom of binding and sharing your zines in cool shapes!)

    • Salon Series

    Own Your Health Story: Why Your Voice Is a Vital Sign—and How to Use It with Award-Winning Journalist Meghan Rabbitt

    In this Friday Night Salon, we’ll explore the art of telling our health story with clarity, courage, and care! Through guided prompts offered by Meghan Rabbitt, author of, The New Rules of Women’s Health, we’ll learn how finding the right language can transform how we are heard and the care we receive, we’ll investigate our lived experiences, and practice expressing our needs with confidence. 

    • Collaboratory Workshops

    Independent Study Final Showcase: Spring 2026

    Join us for the Final Showcase, a celebration of creativity, growth, and dedication from mentees in the Independent Study Journey. After three months of exploration and hard work, mentees will present the projects they developed.

    • Special Events

    Let Me Finish! Girls Write Now Voices of Comedy

    Come enjoy a night filled with big laughs, bold stories, and plenty of heart, as mentees take the mic for their stand-up comedy debut. After the show, stick around to mingle and celebrate! Hosted by GWN teaching artist, Hollie Harper, the evening will also feature performances by NYC-based female stand-up comedians.

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    • Committee Studios

    I.V. Tech Committee Meeting

    At this meeting, we will match our esteemed Tech Committee members with passionate mentees raving about their recent AI Journey, taught by Tech Committee co-chair and new Girls Write Now Board member, Ashna Shah. In pairs, and then together as a full group, we will review the Tech Committee’s evolving statement on AI to get feedback and ideas for the next iteration. We look forward to the intergenerational exchange as we articulate Girls Write Now’s unique stance on AI for now and for the future.