- Collaboratory Workshops
College Ready: Polishing Your Personal Statement with Macmillan
Bring your personal statement (650 words max) to be workshopped and revised alongside Macmillan employees, who will serve as our Mentors of the Day.
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- Community Studios
IV Edit Digital Committee
IV Edit Digital focuses on digital and multimedia formats at Girls Write Now, including online publications, podcasts, videos, and interactive media. Are you interested in supporting with digital story publications? Whether you’re WordPress savvy, a skilled graphic designer, or looking to support the Girls Write Now team publish hundreds of mentees original works, we invite you to join us as we dive into editorial tasks, outreach, and the publication of Girls Write Now Stories.
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- Community Studios
Public Policy 101: Why Government Matters & How It Works
Explore how you can build a career in public policy as a creative. How do changemakers use stories to inspire action, communicate priorities, and imagine better futures?
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- Community Studios
Pancakes vs. Waffles: Argumentative Writing
In this lesson, participants will learn what it takes to fortify a passive hot-take into an active argument via op-eds and argumentative essays.
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- Salon Series
Give Me Ten! A Salon on Writing a 10-Minute Play in 10 Minutes
This fall, Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play opens on Broadway with Manhattan Theatre Club—her second play there, after Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, which earned five Tony nominations. At this Girls Write Now Salon, she tells you how a dancer and actor became a playwright. Then she hands you a prompt and a clock. The challenge: write a 10-minute play in 10 minutes.
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- Community Studios
Fantasy Framework: The Art of Worldbuilding
Magic systems are an integral part of fantasy stories; from shapeshifting dragons to governments that position armies of great power to manipulate with the mind. Power and magic can take many forms and through this workshop, participants will learn to develop systems unique to their stories.
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- Community Studios
All Aboard: Sailing Across Scholarships, Fellowships, and Friendship
In this session, participants will learn how to sustain and grow their creative network. Using the University of Chapel Hill’s The Thomas Wolfe Scholarship (a full-ride creative writing scholarship), participants will brainstorm a list of teachers, mentors, supervisors, and more who can speak about their creativity and ambition. Participants will also learn the art of the cold email to connect with writers and artists not in their network.
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- Community Studios
Language: Appreciation and Creation from a Creative and Linguistic Perspective
Join us for the final language studio of the 2026 Summer cycle! Together we will dive into Indigenous Languages, how they are defined, how they are preserved, and how speakers are adapting to a global future. Language enthusiasts of all levels are welcome!
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- Community Studios
Creating Through Uncertainty
In this session, sound will be used as a tool for self-reflection and emotional exploration, allowing participants to tune into emotions they may be experiencing or have experienced in the past. Participants will explore creative sound and audio practices such as audio journaling, songwriting, and beat-making.
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- Special Events
Fresh Mouth Stand-Up Comedy Showcase
Join us for an afternoon of laughs, empowerment, and celebration! This showcase is the culminating event of our “Fresh Mouth: