Plus a Girls Write Now spring internship!
January 2-8
Featured Girls Write Now Story
Becoming the Tourists of Each Other's Work
By Mentee Alice Rosenberg and Mentor Kendyl Kearly
"New York skyscrapers are far from the sky-scraping Smoky Mountains, and in combining our stories, we shared our fierce pride for our homes and the inherent poetry there is in growing up in these places. In responding blackout poems, we become the tourists of each other’s work."
Inspired by Girls Write Now's "My Body Writes The Poems" workshop and their very first meeting together, Alice and Kendyl each wrote their own poem about where they grew up: Alice in Manhattan and Kendyl in the Smoky Mountains. They then blacked out the other person's poem to turn it into a new piece, co-written and reworded by the two of them.
Happening Write Now
MENTEE MIDYEAR WORKSHOP
Pitching Stories to Heal the World
Saturday, Jan. 7, 11 AM-1:30 PM ET, Virtual
Come bond with your fellow mentees at this mentee-only journalism workshop where you will have the chance to work together in small groups on a pitch for a story you care deeply about, whether it's cupcakes, K-pop, or climate change. Plus, de-stress in a wellness session!
This workshop is strongly recommended for mentees across all programs.
Can't make it to this session? Register for the mentee midyear session on January 21.
MENTOR MIDYEAR WORKSHOP
Journaling as Healing
Saturday, Jan. 7, 3-5 PM ET, Virtual
Join us for an afternoon of wellness, community, and fun. Bond with your fellow mentors at this mentor-only, wellness-focused workshop where you'll explore how writing can be healing through journaling methods such as stream of consciousness, narrative writing, and inner child work.
This workshop is strongly recommended for mentors across all programs.
Can't make it to this session? Register for the mentor midyear session on January 21.
Prompt of the Week
From Hannah Eko, Teaching Artist
This is the "Emo Love Letter." Write a love letter to or from your difficult emotion. What kind of love letter would you write to shame, fear, and anxiety? What do these emotions have to tell you?
Hannah Eko is the author of Honey is the Knife and taught a Girls Write Now Writing 360 workshop on memoir writing this past fall.
Hannah Eko
Author & Girls Write Now Teaching Artist
January is National Mentoring Month
Celebrating the Lifelong Bonds in our Community
During National Mentoring Month, we want to thank the mentors and mentees who make up our community. It is your generosity and creativity that powers our mission to mentor the next generation of writers and leaders. Follow us all month long for mentoring pair stories, features, projects, and more!
Social Media Giveaway
Follow Us for a Chance to Win an Anthology Set
We are getting ready to launch Life@GWN, a new blog on LinkedIn all about the mentors, mentees, alumni, and staff who make our community the vibrant place that it is. In celebration, we are giving away a set of our award-winning anthologies! Follow us on any of our social media platforms and comment on our Life@GWN post for a chance to win.
Featured Opportunities
PARTNER CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Macmillan
Publicity Assistant, SMP
The Publicity Assistant will support an Associate Director of Publicity and a Senior Publicity Manager in the St. Martin’s Publishing Group publicity department. In addition to departmental administrative duties, this position will provide support for publicizing a diverse variety of books and authors, with a focus on commercial fiction, thrillers, memoir, and pop culture.
For Partner Job & Internship Opportunities, remember to fill out the Employment Interest Form after submitting the application, so Girls Write Now can support you during the application process!
Check out more opportunities here.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Girls Write Now
Spring 2023 Internship, Editorial Learning Experience
Announcing a special internship opportunity to build your resume while helping to tell the collective narrative of your generation. Gain skills in multimedia editorial, curriculum development, web design, and more! Be a leading voice in the curriculum process from conception to implementation to packaging and delivery on our publishing platform.
This paid, part-time virtual position is open only to Girls Write Now mentees and mentee alumni, ages 18-25.
Check out more opportunities here.
