An Interview Podcast
Speaking in First Draft
Season 4 Debuts on March 4th!
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.
Listen to Speaking in First Draft
Listen to Speaking in First Draft
Where Are the Children?
We wrote stories based on old nursery rhymes, giving them a new twist. Ivy's story "Where Are the Children?" is a reimagining of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," which Kathleen has illustrated.
She and the Remnants of Plants
Exploring themes of mental illness specifically within the Asian-American immigrant community and isolation, She and the Remnants of Plants centers around a teenage girl’s relationship to plants and death.
High School Students Across the Country Start Projects During Quarantine
The article centers on five high school students in the US who are pursuing their hobbies to create projects that are bringing people around the world together during the pandemic.
Twenty-One (audio play)
A short audio play about influence, being under the influence, and the influence of parents' choices on their children.
King of Kings
Who decides what a text means? And how much can be lost in translation?
The Side They Never See
Captured in a moment of pain, this poem was a way for me to release my emotions onto the page. I hope to show anyone who encounters this piece that they are not alone.
Deadly Militia
A short story that portrays the life of a young child soldier during the Congo War.
The Ocean’s Depths
Based off of my love for the ocean but fearing what is underneath the waves.
Stages of Isolation
This co-written poem reflects our journaled memories of the year 2020, as well as our conversations with each other about our lives in lockdown.
And There I Was
An autobiographical comic about gender identity, coming out to yourself, and finding your way.
