An Interview Podcast
Speaking in First Draft
Season 3 Debuts on March 5th!
First released in September 2023, 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 will have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of episodes and stories.
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Meet Ayah Al-Masyabi, a Girls Write Now mentee since 2021 whose journey through creativity and self-discovery has been deeply shaped
Lessons in Pottery and Growing Up
This piece was created to honor by my childhood spent with my grandmother!!
I Wonder How My Eighth Grade Art Teacher Would Feel About This
A personal essay on perfectionism, art, and not being able to let things go.
How to Dance on Broken Glass
How have girls and women risen up against oppression throughout history?
I’m afraid you’ll end up seeing me the way I see myself
Here are the things I don't want anyone else to know. Here is the person I don't anyone else to see.
Arcade of Life
This was from when I visited Virginia in sophomore year summer. It was also the feeling of closing this chapter of my life as I head into college, reflecting on my parent and my journey.
A Love Letter to My Apartment on 69th Avenue
This piece is a reflection of childhood nostalgia; I dive into living in my old apartment and attempt to savor its beauty. Though I struggle with growing pains, I eventually lean towards acceptance.
Vogels/Girls
An ode to southern Germany and my cousin, Marlene.
Everlasting Color
This piece was written to shed light on creatives. Artists often perceive the world in a unique way that many people don't understand, so I wanted to do my best to describe that.
Mr. Cupid Taught Me There is More to Life
In 2023, I had an apprenticeship program at Second Chance Outreach in Capetown, Mr. Cupido’s drug rehabilitation NGO. Every day, I learned about the lives of others and the true meaning of a second chance.
