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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Angry
You label me angry because of my nappy hair and oppressed because I choose to cover it…
Day One
Katerina was alone, but it hadn’t always been like this.
Cliche Teen Crisis
Excuse me?” She looks up from her phone, a deer in headlights. “I think you dropped this…”
Better
You deserve so much better than your fears.
Girls
My mother is soft like dandelions and freshly washed sheets.
En Su Espejo
Adulthood begins when you are able to look beyond the person you see in the mirror.
Abandoned by Faith
As I began to mature in my teenage years, my faith wavered.
Why Obsessions Matter
I chose to write about how my obsession with comics books, which seemed the opposite of my personality, has allowed me to grow into who I am, both as a writer and as a person.
The Rebirth of Shanai Williams
Where do I fit? Where is my opening?
Warm Milk
I knew that it wasn’t a good reality. I knew it the first time it happened, and the second time, and the third time.
