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
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We are thrilled to shine the spotlight on longtime Girls Write Now Board Member and Treasurer, Mustafa Topiwalla and his
To and From
This is a poem inspired by Subaah leaving home for her first year of college and what it feels like
Low Rates
In a world where the young voice their struggles, this poem captures the essence of a generation’s plea for understanding
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sugar and spice and everything nice
Recently, I've been looking for a definition for the all-encompassing phenomenon that seems to be girlhood — a time where you're neither a child nor a woman — so I wrote this.
el océano, mi amor
A woman living in a beach town is recovering from trauma caused by a boating accident. Despite her initial fears, she eventually falls in love with the ocean again.
The Sacred DNA of Supermarkets
From the outside, you'll only see a brick building with a sign, indicating its presence as a supermarket. But a step inside the market and this personal essay will transport you to a new world.
Paper Dreams
This is a piece about my upbringing so that others will know who I am.
How Writing Made Me a Better Person
The writer writes this piece to reflect and discuss how writing has been an integral part of her life. She looks at how she began her start in writing and how she changed through writing.
The butterfly and the moth
This poem is a reflection on how, as writers, our mind loves to evade us.
