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
Rising and Falling and Crashing
The five "Yearlies" stay on the tiny beach island over the summer, while the rest of their boarding school friends go home.
To What Has Become
Years pass, cycles break, moments shift, but things remain.
Beauty By Heart
There are many stigmas surrounding body image and beauty standards to the point where it has become underestimated. This poem is written through the lens of a girl who experiences it but finds strength to overcome it.
Stages of Reflection
"Stages of Reflection" reveals the ongoing journey of self-love in three basic stages.
least favorite season
an ode to winter, but not exactly a commentary on the coldest season.
Making American Holidays Our Own
Two essays about experiencing American holidays through the lens of immigrant families. Each of us has different stories of trying to figure out American holiday traditions, but we've also tried to build our own.
Dos Gardenias del Campo
Sitting in the Dominican countryside, known as El Campo, Agustina plays the guitar with her grandfather. She reflects on her time spent on the island and her anxiety surrounding her soon departure.
Bye Bye My Home Country
This winter, I returned to Bangladesh for the first time in years after living in the U.S.
The Lifelong Gift
People leave a mark in our lives that will forever stay with us; this essay is a love letter to everyone that has influenced me and put me on the path I am now traveling.
Running Towards Self-Care
This is what an injury taught me about self-care.
