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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Suhani Mahajan . 4 years ago

(Almost) Bananas

A letter of thanks meets an inner reflection of taught and inherited values in this short essay.

Meril Mousoom . 4 years ago

Disable This!

This is a podcast segment discussing the reasons why there is a mental health crisis in schools.

Rogerline Christopher . 4 years ago

Sonder

Sonder is one of those weird feelings you experienced but couldn’t put a name too. Sonder is the realization that every random person is living a life as complex and vivid as your own.

Christine Yan . 4 years ago

How Data Science is Shifting the World of Publishing

Data science is everywhere; I learn about it in class, I read it on the news, and I experience it while surfing the web. But how does data science intersect with writing and publishing?

Jaymie Ramphal . 4 years ago

Fangirl

Being a fangirl can be quite embarrassing. Has being a fangirl helped shape who you are?

Amina Castronovo . 4 years ago

Undefining Queer Relationships with Amina and Angelica

In their third installment of the podcast made for their GWN pair project, Amina and Angelica discuss their definitions of friendship, romance, and everything in between while reminiscing on confusing (and funny!) experiences.

Kiera Canton . 4 years ago

Junior Year

Who knew that the post-COVID quarantine world would be so challenging to live in? Well, we all suspected it, but living it is a whole different story… Welcome to my poetic brain dump.

Ifeoma Okwuka . 4 years ago

The Naturalista(s)

Two friends explore their shared personal connection with hair.

Sophia Torres . 4 years ago

three generations of women: side by side

We wanted to present our generational stories to look for connections across various women’s experiences throughout time. We compared the expectations our society imposed on women in our families, including traditions, female stereotypes, and norms.