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Saturday, December 20, 2008
Start: 5:00 pm
MENTEES AND MENTORS:
**Pair Reading Pieces Submission Deadline**
**Pair Reading Pieces Submission Deadline**
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20
Pair reading pieces must be emailed to reading@girlswritenow.org by SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 at 5 PM. This is a program requirement. No exceptions.
OKAY, WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES?
Genre: Your pair piece may be written in any genre.
Collaborative Approach: It can be written in one of two ways: As a single piece that you and your mentor/mentee write together or as two companion pieces that you and your mentor/mentee write separately.
Length: It should be a maximum of 4 minutes (including both pieces) when read aloud.
Include in Email: Mentors must send piece(s) via e-mail to reading@girlswritenow.org with the following information:
1)Mentor/mentee names;
2)Title of the piece(s);
3)Brief (50 word max) introduction telling how your piece came about (see below for samples)
Genre: Your pair piece may be written in any genre.
Collaborative Approach: It can be written in one of two ways: As a single piece that you and your mentor/mentee write together or as two companion pieces that you and your mentor/mentee write separately.
Length: It should be a maximum of 4 minutes (including both pieces) when read aloud.
Include in Email: Mentors must send piece(s) via e-mail to reading@girlswritenow.org with the following information:
1)Mentor/mentee names;
2)Title of the piece(s);
3)Brief (50 word max) introduction telling how your piece came about (see below for samples)
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SUBMISSION?
Selection: Everyone will be selected! The Reading Committee will divide pieces into two categories: half for the Winter Reading in January; half for the Girls Write Now Day reading in March. We will NOT be judging pieces--we will simply be dividing according to content and tone. Again, everyone will be selected for one of the readings.
Notification: We will not be able to let you know at which event you will be reading until mid January, so you should be prepared to read at either one.
Reading/Performance: When reading, you and your mentor/mentee stand at the microphone and read or perform your piece(s) together.
Rehearsal: Practice the performance techniques you learned from Parker at the December 13th workshop. There are also tips in your handbook. You should rehearse at home by yourself and at your pair sessions before the reading. There will be a required warm-up one hour before the reading.
Attendance: All mentors & mentees must attend both readings. You will be reading at one and supporting your peers at the other.
WHEN ARE THE READINGS?
The Winter Reading is on SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2009, 5-7 PM at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, 64th St @ Central Park West. Mark your calendars!! Mentors and mentees must arrive no later than 3:30 PM. The Girls Write Now Day Reading is in March 2009--date and location TBA. Mentees and Mentors should invite all family and friends to both readings! This is your chance to share your work and to support the Girls Write Now community.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
**Fall and Spring**
Mentor Training, Part II
Mentor Training, Part II
Lead by GWN Advisory Board member Julie May, NCPsyA, LP, LCAT, Mentor Training, Part II will highlight YOUR needs and concerns as mentors, as well as:
- Helpful hints for moving between talking and writing
- “She Never Calls Me Back,” and other mentoring adventures
- “We’re in a Rut:” Tips for jumpstarting your pair sessions
- Editing and Criticism: tips for empowering your mentee to master her own inner editor
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Start: 6:00 pm
SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE JAN 13, 2009
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards offer local and national scholarship opportunities for students around the country, and GWN is proud to count many winners among our ranks!
Submitting a piece into the contest is a program requirement for all new and returning mentees, and the deadline is 6pm, Jan. 13!
Here's what you need to know:
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
The event is co-sponsored by the New York Society for Ethical Culture, located at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West, and features special guest speaker, Judy Blundell, winner of the 2008 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for her novel, What I Saw and How I Lied.
