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
Speaking on Finding Joy in the Mourning
In this episode, you’ll hear a lovely conversation between mentee Allison Sengkhounmany, a high schooler from New York, and mentor Davia Schendel, a musician and performer.
I Am Mother Nature
Earth is often referred to as Mother Earth. I wanted to explore this idea: how "Mother" Earth would sound speaking to humankind about the atrocities inflicted on her. The use of repetitions appealed to me.
dear mother
A speaker reflects on their treatment of their mother.
Dear You
Dear You By Julia Mercado Dear You, You are the one who never washed your hair, wore the same sweater
Speaking on Brushing Up on Your Comedy (Literally)
In this episode, you’ll hear Mentor Tracy Morin, a magazine writer and editor, talk with Mentee Ava Fung, a high schooler from New York City, about her humorous non-fiction piece, “Toothache.”
See It When You Believe It
In this piece, I explore how a change in our mindset can influence our experience of reality.
Technopocalypse
This poem was inspired by the March 9 workshop "Think Like an Elite Athlete." It explores the game Technopocalypse and its attempt to rid our addiction to technology.
Exile of the Innocent
When I look at this piece, I see someone who is maturing and moving forward with their life, but first, they have to let go of something holding them back. I can also envision a parent letting go.
A MONTH IN REVIEW: ABROAD IN COPENHAGEN
Excerpts from a travel blog about studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Speaking on Being ‘Virus Overachievers’
In the very first episode of “Speaking In First Draft,” host Kathryn Destin interviews Mentor Martina Clark about the first draft of her memoir and audiobook “My Unexpected Life: an international memoir of two pandemics, HIV and COVID-19.”
