• Community Studios

    Cultivating a Sense of Place in Fiction

    This month, we’ll discuss the relationship between sense of place and genre. We’ll explore how to use details of where and when a scene takes place to create a compelling, genre-specific mood.

    • Community Studios

    College Essays & MFA Portfolios

    This Community Studio is designed as a supportive working session for participants to develop their application materials—whether for undergraduate college or MFA program applications. The hour will focus on peer feedback, collaborative writing, and reflection.

    • Committee Meetings

    IV Teach

    In this IV Teach Committee Studio, participants will reflect on their experiences as educators, students, mentees, and mentors; share updates on current teaching initiatives; and identify areas where deeper educational support is needed within the Girls Write Now community.

    • Community Studios

    Mentor Support & Share

    This month, we’ll identify and validate those awkward moments of mentoring — silence in conversation, ghosting — and talk through how to weather them. We’ll also fortify ourselves with humor and confidence we can draw upon in those moments.

  • Open: A Play & Magic Show

    WP Theater, 2162 Broadway at 76th Street 2162 Broadway, New York, NY

    A spellbinding story of love, loss, and the impossible—Open takes the stage Off-Broadway July 8–27 as a recipient of the WP Space Program. Join us on July 24th for a magic show to cap off your night at the theatre!

    • Community Studios

    Reflecting: The Art of Writing Creative Nonfiction Essays

    This month, we’ll use Gibb’s or Kolb’s reflective cycles, originally concepts from psychology, to help develop a structure for a reflective essay and gain a better understanding of experiences that we seek to write about.

    • Career Chats

    A Word from Our Sponsors: A TV Industry Career Chat

    Online

    This Chat will explore the possible pathways to break into the TV industry. Here is your chance to ask all of your burning questions with a panel that covers everything from writing to acting to producing and more!

    • Committee Meetings

    IV Edit – Digital

    Whether you’re WordPress savvy or looking to learn more about online editorial systems, this group offers opportunities to dive into editorial tasks, outreach, and the publication of Girls Write Now Stories.