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Prompt of the Week

Featured in Girls Write Now Podcast Series

Combine the most important myth you know with what you imagine is the favorite mythology of the first stranger you see.

Girls Write Now's popular podcast series, Speaking in First Draft returns for a 4th season this Wednesday! Subscribe here to never miss an episode. This prompt was featured in Episode 15 highlighting Girls Write Now's 25th anniversary book, On the Art of the Craft: A Guidebook to Collaborative Storytelling, where we asked our guests to respond to a prompt from the book in just 10 minutes. The result? You'll have to listen to find out...

INSIDE THE COLLABORATORY

Spring Journeys Launch This Week!

Mentors & Mentees Begin Connecting & Creating

This week officially kicks off the Spring Cycle at the Girls Write Now Collaboratory. Nearly 400 mentors and mentees are participating in 13 Journeys that cover a wide range of topics including Latin America poetry, the art of editing for a magazine, reading new releases from Thousand Voices imprint, stand-up comedy, and more!

Interested in joining the Summer Cycle?
As a Monday Memo subscriber, you'll be notified as soon as applications open this March! If you know someone who wants to apply, send them to this link to join the email list.

STORIES FROM THE JOURNEYS

Bridging Divides Across Cultures & Generations

Mentees Create Stories to Promote Literacy Among Adult English Language Learners

For English Language Learners, it can be hard to find reading level-appropriate stories and books that reflect the cultures, interests, and identities of these beginning readers. Mentors and mentees in the Storytelling Across Languages and Cultures Journey set out to change that. To help them craft their multicultural stories, we partnered with the nonprofit Storyshares, designing live workshops led by teaching artists who represent a variety of cultural perspectives. Additionally, mentees at Girls Write Now are now able to submit to a writing contest designed specifically for them called The Stories Without Borders writing contest.

CAREER CHAT

Mic Check: A Podcasting & Interviewing Career Chat

Tuesday, March 17, 4:45-6 PM ET, Virtual

It seems like everyone and their neighbor and their neighbor’s cat has a podcast. But how do you produce one? And how do you build an audience? Find out the answers to these questions and more at this timely Career Chat. Also, learn interviewing tips that you can use in podcasting and beyond. Speakers include Chloe Hoy of The Permanent Rain Press, Nia Stanford of bittnia, Brittany Luse of NPR’s It’s Been a Minute, and more.

Open to all mentors, mentees, members & the public.

SPECIAL EVENT

Open Mic

Thursday, March 19, 5-6 PM ET, Hybrid
Girls Write Now Headquarters
247 W 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY

Join us for an evening of creativity, expression, and community! This Open Mic is a space to connect with other artists and creators through poetry, song, and overall storytelling. Whether you want to perform a piece you've written, something you love (but didn’t write), or just soak it all in, you're welcome here. We'll kick things off with some writing prompts then begin the open mic. Each performer will have 3 minutes to share!

Open to all mentors, mentees, members & the public.

SPECIAL EVENT

Girls Write Now x Third Door Brooklyn: A Yoga and Writing Workshop Fundraiser

Sunday, March 22, 3-5 PM ET, In-Person
Third Door Brooklyn

Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just beginning to explore your creative voice, this workshop offers space to pause, move, write, and connect. Writing materials will be provided, though you’re welcome to bring your own journal if you prefer. Through an accessible yoga flow and curated writing prompts inspired by this year’s Girls Write Now anthology theme, Metamorphosis, we’ll explore reflection, transformation, imagination, and expression in community with fellow creatives. Tickets are $25.

Open to all mentors, mentees, members & the public.

CAREER CHAT + SCHOLARSHIP INFO SESSION

Media Moguls: A Career Chat with the Women’s Media Group

Tuesday, March 24th, 4:45-6 PM ET, Virtual

Women’s Media Group is sending some of their best to give the GWN community the lowdown on being a woman in media and their upcoming scholarship opportunity. Mentors, mentees, and Silver Members (alumni) are welcome at this Career Chat to hear tips on how to navigate the media landscape and what you need to do to secure that scholarship money. The scholarship is for $2000 and a free three-year WMG membership ($510 value). You won’t want to miss speaking to these incredible women.

Open to all mentors, mentees, and Silver Members (alumni).

JOB OPPORTUNITY

National Book Foundation

Senior Awards & Honors Manager

The National Book Foundation (NBF), presenter of the National Book Awards, is seeking a full-time Senior Awards & Honors Manager to join our team. This is an instrumental position in the annual presentation of the National Book Awards, Lifetime Achievement Awards, and 5 Under 35 program. We’re looking for candidates with 6+ years of experience overseeing large scale, high-profile events and program administration. Candidates with exceptional organizational, prioritization, and supervision skills and a passion for reading and literature are encouraged to apply. 

Create a portal account to apply for this opportunity.

GRANT OPPORTUNITY

Bader+Simon Gallery

Bader+Simon Empowerment Grant

Founded by the Bader + Simon Board of Directors in 2023, the Empowerment Grant will bring much-needed attention to emerging, underrepresented voices and themes. Art will be used to elicit dialogue, inquiry, and understanding to broaden the impact of our work. Community programming will enhance the theme of the exhibit. The grant is for U.S individual, emerging artists without an MA or MFA degree and extensive exhibition experience.

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The Poetry Foundation

Cataloging Intern

The Poetry Foundation is seeking a part-time cataloging intern to support the Library team in Chicago. Primary responsibilities include copy and original cataloging for the library’s collections. The Cataloging Intern will also assist with covering the reference desk as needed. The library collection consists of over 40,000 items, including chapbooks, broadsides, and special collections. It is one of the largest collections of poetry in the Midwest.

Create a portal account to apply for this opportunity.