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Inside the room where fashion and writing mix

This blog was written by Girls Write Now mentee Ilana Drake who learned so much from speakers Julia Baylis and Sarah Dohrmann during the Fashion and Memoir workshop in April.  During the April Girls Write Now Writing and Mentoring Program workshop, all eyes were focused on the two speakers, Julia Baylis and Sarah Dohrmann, each…

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Filed Under: Blog post, Uncategorized Tagged With: Fashion, Fashion Workshops, Ilana Drake, Julia Baylis, Me and You, Memoir, Memoir Workshops, Mentee Blog, Mentee Writing, Sarah Dohrmann, Writing and Mentoring Program

“Never Stop Writing”: Nazuk Kochhar and Lakin Starling Inspire Mentees

This blog was written by mentee Gabi Palermo who was inspired to never stop writing by craft talk speakers Nazuk Kochhar and Lakin Starling at our Politics, Philanthropy & Persuasive Writing Workshop. Sitting in the Girls Write Now office on a cold Saturday afternoon in November, I was really looking forward to the day’s persuasive writing workshop. I…

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Filed Under: Blog post Tagged With: Craft Talk Speaker, Gabi Palermo, Lakin Starling, Mentee Blog, Nazuk Kochhar, Persuasive Writing Workshop, WMP workshop

Maeve Higgins Motivates Mentees to Act

This blog was written by mentee Sanjana Kaicker who was motivated to action by mentor alum Maeve Higgins’ craft talk in our persuasive podcasting workshop. Comedian, host of hit podcasts, advocate for climate justice and immigration… Maeve Higgins came to Girls Write Now to speak about her experiences and her career path at the November digital…

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Filed Under: Blog post Tagged With: Craft Talk Author, Digital Media Workshops, Maeve Higgins, Mentor Alumn, Podcasts, Sanjana Kaicker, Workshops

YA Writer Justine Larbalestier Inspires the Class of 2019

This blog was written by mentee Agustina Harris about her experience hearing Justine Larbalestier’s craft talk at our workshop on suspense fiction. Justine Larbalestier is a YA suspense fiction writer from Sydney, Australia living in New York with many feats under her belt such as a short film, a radio show, and many eloquent novels.…

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Filed Under: Blog post Tagged With: Agustina Harris, Craft Talk Author, Fiction Workshops, Justine Larbalestier, Suspense Fiction

Author Ali Benjamin, Jellyfish, and the Importance of Suspense Fiction

This blog was written by mentee Sylvi Stein about her experience hearing Ali Benjamin’s craft talk at our recent workshop on suspense fiction. When I arrived at Suite 1000 for the first Girls Write Now Writing and Mentoring workshop of the year—suspense fiction!—and scanned the packet, the first thing I spotted was the author and…

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Filed Under: Blog post Tagged With: Ali Benjamin, Craft Talk Author, Fiction Workshops, Suspense Fiction, Sylvi Stein

Perfecting the (short!) story: 140 characters

This blog post was written by Girls Write Now Communications Advisor and Editor Molly MacDermot. The Writing and Mentoring Program (WMP) kicked off the workshop series with a popular theme: dystopian flash fiction. The goal? Embrace a dystopian theme and write a short (short!) story — in 500 words or less. Craft talk speakers Kamy Wicoff,…

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Filed Under: Blog post Tagged With: Fiction Workshops, Workshops, Workshops 2015-2016, Writing and Mentoring Program

Intimate Constellations: Reaching Higher with Persona Poems

This blog post was written by Communications Intern Sara Heegaard about the Persona Poetry Workshops on Saturday, March 7, 2015. We were thrilled to welcome accomplished poets Rachel Eliza Griffiths and Vanessa Jiminez Gabb as our craft talk authors for our Persona Poetry Workshop on Saturday, March 7, 2015.  Under the guidance of both poets, Girls Write…

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Filed Under: Blog post Tagged With: Poetry Workshops, Workshops, Workshops 2014-2015

“Stay True to That Conviction to Write”: Q&A with Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn

We were thrilled to feature writer Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn as one of our craft talk authors at our memoir workshop on November 22, 2014. As our mentees focused on using significant places in their lives to develop their memoir writing, Nicole, who was born in Jamacia and lives in New York, spoke of her own experiences of…

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Filed Under: Blog post Tagged With: Interview, Memoir Workshops, Workshops, Workshops 2014-2015

Evolution of Voice: Q&A with Alexandra Kleeman and Hasanthika Sirisena

This post was written by Communications Intern Sara Heegaard. At Girls Write Now, we’re lucky enough to work with inspiring female authors who help show us the strength of our voices, leading us by example with their own powerful words. On October 25th, we got the chance to spend time with two of these writing role models during our craft…

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Filed Under: Blog post Tagged With: Interview, Partnerships, Workshops, Workshops 2014-2015, Writing and Mentoring Program

Creation, Quests, Community: Genre Workshop with Hasanthika Sirisena

This post was written by Muse McCormack, a mentee in our Writing & Mentoring Program. All I want to do is write. It’s all I have ever wanted to do. My great passion, my only desire (or at least one of the biggest). That’s why I signed up for Girls Write Now and the fiction workshop…

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Filed Under: Blog post Tagged With: Fiction Workshops, Mentee Blog, Mentee Writing, Workshops, Workshops 2014-2015

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