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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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GWN Playwriting Workshop Planning Meeting
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
 
What does it take to turn a story idea into a dramatic script? At this meeting GWN Playwriting Workshop leaders will develop writing exercises, activities and more to help mentees and mentors learn the art and craft of developing stories for the stage.

GWN Workshop Planning Meeting

 

When: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Girls Write Now
520 Eighth Avenue
(bet. W. 36th and W. 37th Streets)
20th Floor
Hopstop/NYC Transit

 

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Sunday, March 8, 2009
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Girls Write Now Day
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

GWN Day 2009

GIRLS WRITE NOW DAY

A local celebration of International Women’s Day

Sunday, March 8, 2009

4-6 PM

 

The New School University

Theresa Lang Community & Student Center

Arnhold Hall, Second Floor

55 West 13th Street, NYC

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Saturday, March 21, 2009
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Between Night and Day: GWN Playwriting Workshop
Start: 11:00 am
End: 4:15 pm
**Night and Day**
2008-09 Girls Write Now Playwriting Workshop

Screenwriting Workshop


What does it take to turn a story idea into a dramatic script? At this workshop, mentors and mentees will learn the art and craft of developing stories for the stage. Highlights:

  • Great icebreaker activities
  • Prompts to jump start individual writing and mentoring sessions
  • Craft Talk featuring playwrights Melanie Maria Goodreaux and Katori Hall
  • And, as always, a healthy lunch!

When: 11:00 AM – 4:15 PM
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATION!
Where: CUNY Grad. Center
365 Fifth Ave
(bet. 34th and 35th Streets)
Hopstop/NYC Transit
 
And, a HUGE thank you to:
  • The Women's Studies Program and Ph.D. English Program at CUNY Graduate Center for co-sponsoring the 2009 Editing, Playwriting, and Journalism workshops
  • Dramatists Play Service, Inc. for supplying mentees and mentors with copies of various plays to take away with them
  • Teen Ink for complementary copies of Teen Ink magazine
  • Poets & Writers for complimentary copies of Poets & Writers Magazine for all mentees and mentors
  • And, the French Culinary Institute and Annette Tomei for providing a delicious array of sandwiches and wraps for lunch!
 


Workshop Warm-up!
What was the first thing that happened to you when you woke up this morning?  What did you do at lunch today?  What happened when you came home from school?  Take one specific event from your day and write a scene about it using a cast of your friends and family.  Send in your ideas to warmup@girlswritenow.org for a chance to have your writing appear live on www.girlswritenow.org! Deadline: March 1, 2009.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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GWN Journalism Workshop Planning Meeting
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Those 5 Ws are just the beginning, really. What else can you ask? Once you have the facts, what do you do next? And how do you do it? At this meeting, GWN Journalism Workshop leaders will address these questions and more as they plan writing exercises, activities and more to help mentees and mentors learn how to craft the facts they uncover into thought-provoking articles. Mentors, looking for your workshop teammates? Click here.

GWN Workshop Planning Meeting

 

When: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Where: Girls Write Now
520 Eighth Avenue
(bet. W. 36th and W. 37th Streets)
20th Floor
Hopstop/NYC Transit

 

more info
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