• Community Studios

    Spoken Word: Voices Unleashed

    Unlock your inner poet with “Spoken Word: Voices Unleashed!” Join us in learning the art of crafting and performing powerful spoken word poetry. Dive into various styles, master essential elements, and create your own captivating pieces.

    • Community Studios

    Joy, Resistance, and Change: Healing through Cultural Storytelling

    Within the multifaceted discussion of how to cultivate positive mental health practices, this studio will discuss exploring cultural identity as a means of nurturing oneself. Learn about how writing is used as a means of personal self-care and navigating rich cultural heritage.

    • Community Studios

    Discovering Oneself: Creative Nonfiction Writing

    This month, we will explore the lyric essay as a genre of creative nonfiction. Attendees will read some examples together and then practice writing their own lyric essays!

    • Community Studios

    Stories That Shape Us

    Each of us has stories that shape us, that give us language for our experiences, and each of our languages is unique.
    This month, we will read various examples of nature/environment/place being described. We will process the works together and have discussion around guided questions.

    • Community Studios

    Three Elements of Storytelling through Screenwriting

    This community studio will focus on three important facets in screenwriting: story treatments, character building, and formatting. Not only will these studios help teach the craft of screenwriting, but also provide perspective and applications to other storytelling methods.

    • Special Events

    Open Mic: A Creative Showcase

    Join us at the Girls Write Now Office for our Open Mic Series! Performers are invited to share their work (poems, songs, stories, and more!) on the mic for an audience as we gather to celebrate creativity and build community.

    • Special Events

    Estée Lauder Companies + Girls Write Now: Think Tank on Tech, Art, Language & Beauty

    Join us for an inspiring Tech Day with Estée Lauder, where creativity meets technology to make a lasting impact! This event will spark curiosity, build skills, and empower minds through hands-on learning and expert insights. Together, we’ll explore the world of technology and collaborate on building a curriculum that shapes future tech talent.

    • Community Studios

    The World of Prompts

    This month, we’ll discuss how to find inspiration and writing prompts in media of all kinds — books, movies, plays, shows, etc! And then we’ll create a few prompts together for good measure.

    • Community Studios

    Career Readiness: Tips, Tricks & Triumphs

    Looking for jobs or internships? No need to go it alone. Join us this month to share tips on networking, job hunting, professional communication, and accountability. Mentors are invited to share their wisdom and professional journeys to support mentees.