• Community Studios

    Prompts from the Everyday that Spark Beyond

    This month, we will write from prompts — not only words, but images as well. Writers are encouraged to bring something they think would make a great prompt for the group.

    • Community Studios

    Peer-Pair Vision Boarding

    This month, peer-mentees will collaborate in Canva to design a vision board or mind map focused on how they want to grow together and as individuals in their pairs this summer.

    • Committee Studios

    Creating Through Uncertainty

    This month, we aim to help members use poetry as a tool for upliftment in times of uncertainty and doubt. The goal is to show how poetry can be a bearer of light in dark times, while also inspiring members to harness that light through the creation of their own verses!

    • 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.