Speaking In First Draft

An Interview Podcast

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.

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Dom Dawes . 3 years ago

Kindness? Or People Pleasing?

The poem “Kindness? Or People Pleasing?” highlights how the line between kindness and people-pleasing blurs for both parties— the pleaser and the pleased. Dom explores how the blur affects both from the pleaser’s perspective.

Asma Al-Masyabi . 3 years ago

The Depths of Myself

A look at what I hide, even from those closest to me, and why.

Shamu Ward . 3 years ago

The Last Dance

This piece is a short story about my character, Princess Amantdeiylaia. It's her 15th birthday, and an old friend pays her a visit. But is his presence welcomed?

Kate Mulley . 3 years ago

How to tell the tale

Collage poetry unlocks ideas and feelings that live below the surface. The words guide me into the creation of the poems as I am being pulled by an external force.

Ifeoma Okwuka . 3 years ago

2004

Here's a peek into the ever-evolving story of my life, encapsulated in a short but mighty list.

Charlotte Adele Edlund Almond . 3 years ago

Shining, Shattering

I wanted to explore the literal meaning behind overused phrases and metaphors, such as “pools of light,” “it was like time had frozen,” and “it felt like flying.”