• Career Chats

    Commit to the Bit: A Comedy Career Chat

    In this Career Chat, you’ll have a chance to ask all of your burning questions with a panel that covers comedy from multiple perspectives. Speak with Emily Flake (cartoonist for The New Yorker), Caroline Easom (comedian and YouTuber), and more!

    • Community Studios

    Lights, Camera…Pen? Write That Script!

    Participants will learn how time works in a screenplay! Together, we’ll cover dialogue, montages, and transitions in this final session of our scriptwriting series.

    • Community Studios

    Wild Wellness: Finding Connection & Clarity through Nature Observation

    Integration & Expansion of Nature Journaling: This studio will focus on integrating natural journaling into one’s own life, encouraging audiences to intentionally transfer energy, focus, and dedication in order to improve their health and mentality.

    • Community Studios

    Adulting 101: Navigating High School & Beyond

    Adulting 101: Socially Awkward or Socially Awesome – This session focuses on making friends, navigating romantic relationships, and resolving conflicts within your social spheres.

    • Committee Studios

    IV Edit Digital

    Are you interested in learning more about Girls Write Now Stories and our digital publication process? 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.

    • Community Studios

    Ancestry, Belonging & Healing: Resistance through Poetry

    In this session, participants will explore cultural storytelling as a way to understand self, memory, and belonging, and how writing can help process emotions connected to heritage and personal identity. Through reflective discussion and guided poetry writing, participants will examine how stories, both inherited and self-created, shape who we are and how we heal.

  • Open Mic: A Creative Showcase

    Join us for an evening of performance and connection. Grab the mic and share your work with our audience!

    • Mentor Professional Development

    Beyond Barriers: Supporting Undocumented & First-Gen Youth

    This Mentor PD provides an overview of the legal, financial, and social barriers faced by undocumented and first-generation students. Participants will learn about the diversity within the undocumented community, the challenges both groups face when navigating education and careers, and the protections and resources available to support them. The session equips mentors with practical tools to better advocate for undocumented and first-gen youth and help create more inclusive, informed environments.

    • Community Studios

    Where Colors Do the Talking

    In this session, participants will explore color using collage and book cover design. Participants will translate personal stories into palettes and textures, letting color speak.

    • Community Studios

    Writing Fantasy: Castles to Cauldrons

    In this studio, we explore fantasy worldbuilding and discuss various categories as a framework for our own worldbuilding endeavors. Participants will collaboratively develop a fantasy world.