• Community Studios

    Reflecting: The Art of Writing Creative Nonfiction Essays

    In this session, learn how to use an A to Z structure to write a creative nonfiction essay. Exploring this structure can help you write about difficult topics or simply be a fun way to look at a theme from different angles.

    • Special Events

    Open Mic + Community Togetherness Cafecito

    Join us for an evening of creativity, connection, and community at our Open Mic—featuring storytelling, poetry, song, writing prompts, and cafecito with the Latine/Hispanic Affinity Group.

    • Community Studios

    Roots & Rhythm: The African Oral Tradition in Spoken Word

    Love Letters to the Culture: This month, participants will explore how poets write to, for, and about their communities, heritage, and lived experiences as acts of affirmation and artistry.

    • Community Studios

    The Gender Communications Toolbox: Empowering Yourself Professionally

    This session focuses on crafting written communication that is both assertive and inclusive, with an emphasis on managing gender dynamics thoughtfully. Participants will revise career-related writing samples to build confidence using language that respects all identities while promoting clarity and professionalism.

    • Community Studios

    Using Social Media for Advocacy

    This session focuses on the emotional impact of advocacy and digital engagement. Participants will explore how to create healthy boundaries while showing up online, and why rest and care are essential to sustained activism.

    • Committee Meetings

    IV Edit – Print

    The art of book selling! Hear from McNally Jackson’s Allison Glasgow on what goes into selling books and what a Display Team means (and how they choose to curate the table of books that you see). Plus, mentees will join us to read their stories from our newly released anthology, Hope Lives in Our Words.

    • Community Studios

    Prompts from the Everyday that Spark Beyond

    In this session, we’ll use prompts to uncover the nuances and complexities of our stories and characters. Take your storytelling further by seeing the world not just at face value, but by exploring what lies beneath the surface.

    • Community Studios

    Peer-Pair Vision Boarding

    This Community Studio is for Peer-Pair relationships, with a focus on identity and culture. Our goal is to help Peer Mentee’s strengthen their connection using fun writing exercises and games.