Designed to empower and retain talent, The Career Retention Journey offers personalized coaching, skill-building workshops, and networking opportunities. Participants gain invaluable insights into career growth strategies and receive mentorship from seasoned industry leaders.
1 Cycle
Audiobooks (Spring 2025)
The Audiobooks Journey is for mentees and mentors who want to learn about the ways publishing companies create audio books and other audible content for publication.
On-Demand Mentoring Sessions (Fall 2024)
On-Demand Mentoring sessions are available for young writers who would like support or advice on a specific topic. These sessions are offered for Career Development, College Preparation, Creative Writing, or Wellness.
Zine Production (Summer 2025)
The Zine Production Journey is an initiative to create a short print publication centered around a specific theme. Mentees and mentors who participate in this Journey will focus their creativity on designing written pieces of nonfiction, fiction, or poetry to be printed the next edition of Girls Write Now’s zine series, Take Me With You.
This cycles’ zine will be focused on the theme of Nature. Pieces will discuss observations of the natural world and our natural selves.
Book Publishing (Spring 2025)
The Book Publishing Journey will take mentees and mentors through the process of traditional book publishing from beginning to end. This is a great opportunity to learn about the publishing industry from employees who work in publishing. Perfect for mentees who would like to be published or work in publishing. With the information gained in Book Publishing, you will be ready to enter the publishing industry as employees and writers. You will have the knowledge you need to create change in an industry that needs your fresh perspectives.
College Research (Fall 2024)
College Research is available for two cohorts of mentees and mentors: those with a general interest in pursuing graduate education, including how to prepare for graduate studies, and undergraduate students who are already committed to graduate school and wish to show that commitment through an early research-intensive project.
Perspectives on Editorial (Spring 2025)
Embrace editing as an essential aspect of writing in this journey that leads you through lessons and experiences that explore everything from line edits and grammar to the psychology of revision. Great for individuals who are interested in honing their skills for editing their own creative work (and the work of others!)
Perspectives on Publishing (Spring 2025)
Learn about the different ways to publish multimedia work and the fundamentals of marketing yourself and your work.
What’s the difference between Traditional Publishing and Independent Publishing? How is publishing a podcast different than publishing a literary magazine? What is the right path of publication for you?
Love Well (Spring 2025)
The Love Well Journey focuses on building self-esteem and confidence through increased self-awareness and empowerment within the Girls Write Now community. Using guided prompts to elicit metacognitive writing, journal entries will guide to explore feelings in a structured and safe way.
Advocacy Journalism (Spring 2025)
Leverage creativity and interest in world events, storytelling, and media technology to help shape society. You’ll learn how journalists pitch stories, interview subjects, write news articles and maintain high ethical standards. Great for mentees who would like to be journalists.
Teleplays (Summer 2025)
The Teleplay Journey is designed to help develop the skills and understanding needed to work as a writer in today’s TV industry.
This Journey provides insight into the work of a scriptwriter – a deep understanding of TV storytelling and professional scripts, drama vs comedy scripts, professional working practices, and employment strategies. Specific topics range from story structure and formatting scripts to actually seeing a script to fruition.
Read: Historical Fiction (Fall 2024)
Each cycle, we’ll close read a new book and discuss it at monthly fixed meetings. We’ll focus, in particular, on reading as writers and taking note of the ways each author crafts their story. This cycle, we’ll be reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
Collegiate Leadership (Fall 2024)
In this program, participants will develop essential skills for effective time management and independent living by creating personalized time management tools and reflecting on their values and priorities. They will explore key topics such as making impactful changes, leading from any position, and managing conflicts effectively.
Multimedia Tour (Fall 2024)
Embark on a dynamic multimedia journey where visual storytelling and creative exploration converge to explore diverse perspectives and foster personal growth. This journey experience aims to inspire creativity, deepen understanding, and empower individuals to harness the power of multimedia for impactful storytelling and personal discovery.
Poetry (Spring 2025)
Join us for an immersive journey into the art and craft of poetry through the lens of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, renowned for its dedication to celebrating African American poetic traditions. The curriculum draws inspiration from the rich legacy of African American poetry, reflecting on themes of history, identity, social justice, and personal narrative.