Girls Write Now Media
Podcasts
We are a community of audio storytellers! Enjoy our seasonal podcasts like Writing Our Way to Wellness and Speaking in First Draft, and special series podcasts like A Fistful of Verse and Lunch with LITNYS.
Featured Podcast Series
Speaking in First Draft
An Interview Podcast Platforming the Current & Next Generation of Storytellers. Members of the Girls Write Now community share a draft of one of their works in progress and discuss both the writing process and what creative expression looks like to them.Listeners have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of ethnic, gender, age, socioeconomic, and professional backgrounds. Check back biweekly for new episodes and stories!
Writing Our Way To Wellness
A Fistful of Verse
Lunch with LitNYS
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Speaking on Capturing the American Zeitgeist
Mentor Tatyana White Jenkins leads an inquisitive and informative discussion with Community Manager Jesse Jagtiani about the process and inspiration behind her fourth installment of her video series An American Tale.
Speaking on Historical Flights of Fancy
In this episode of Speaking in First Draft, Nola and Colette discuss how to write fictional narratives about real people, and why the themes of the French Revolution are still relevant today.
Breathe In Breathe Out
Grab yourself a nice glass of water, settle into your comfiest seat, then breath in and breath out. In our final episode of A Fistful of Verse, Tara Lago grounds the listener into worlds where freedom, hope, & love prevail. Allow this episode to remind you about the miracle of breath.
If Only I Could Speak
When you go from Thailand to North Carolina, more than the spoken language changes—the box you’re put in does as well.
Speaking on Love, Dance & Sexism
In this episode, Girls Write Now Community Manager Emily Rigby speaks with former mentee and current mentor Samantha Isales about her piece “An Uncommon Love Story.” Fall in love with this beautiful and riveting tale of Harlemites navigating revolutionary love and regressive sexism inspired by Samantha’s experiences of home, bell hooks, and late nights in the club.
Limericks on a New York Night
Poetry360 mentee Mia Lindenburg tells her story of leaving poetry and returning to it upon realizing slam poetry can also capture all the joy and wonder of the world.
Intentional
Friendship fallouts are the absolute worst. These breakups can consume you like an ocean as the tides of feelings and memories come in and out. Poetry360 mentee Megumi Jindo shares her experience with one of life’s greatest heartbreaks.
Speaking on Writing as Therapy
This week we're delighted to present Mentees Dom Dawes (he/they) and Jamilah Araf (she/her) as they chat about Dom's poem "I Am From."
The Drunken Wolf
Howling inside all of us is a wolf. Some of us have tamed it, others must let it make its ferocious sound. Poetry360 mentee Kayla Misa embraces their inner wolf in their poem “The Drunken Wolf” about their Filipina heritage, anger, and betrayal.
Yemen Called Me عسل (Honey)
If you've got a sweet tooth, this one's for you! In this episode, Poetry 360 mentee Asma Al-Masyabi journeys through her honeyed memories of Eid, baking treats, and getting lost in nostalgia that seems to be from another lifetime.
