Speaking in First Draft

By A Girls Write Now interview podcast platforming the current and next generation of storytellers.

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Description

Speaking In First Draft is an interview podcast platforming the current and next generation of storytellers from the nonprofit Girls Write Now. Released in March 2023, members of the Girls Write Now community share a draft of one of their works in progress and discuss both the writing process and what creative expression looks like to them. Listeners will have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of episodes and stories.

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Episode Date
44. Speaking on Student Journalism in NYC's Public Schools
Jul 29, 2026
43. Speaking on Trans Connection, Community, and Celebration
Jul 08, 2026
42. Speaking on Love, Lesbianism, and Liberation
Jun 25, 2026
41. Speaking on Queer Love and Second Chances with Georgia Clark
Jun 10, 2026
40. Speaking on Creative Burnout
May 27, 2026
39. Speaking on Climate, Conflict, and Coverage
May 13, 2026
38. Speaking on Growing Older
Apr 29, 2026
37. Speaking on Reproductive Justice with Blair Imani
Apr 15, 2026
36. Speaking on Standup Comedy
Apr 01, 2026
35. Speaking on Breaking the Mainstream
Mar 18, 2026
34. Speaking on Monsters, Siblings, and Screenwriting
Mar 04, 2026
BONUS: Speaking on the Stories in Our Suitcases Pt. 3
Nov 13, 2025
BONUS: Speaking on the Stories in Our Suitcases Pt. 2
Nov 06, 2025
BONUS: Speaking on the Stories in Our Suitcases Pt. 1
Oct 30, 2025
BONUS: Speaking on Red Birds and Grief
Oct 23, 2025
BONUS: Speaking on Becoming Wicked with Winnie Holzman
Oct 09, 2025
BONUS: Speaking on Black Literary Legacies with Dana A Williams
Oct 02, 2025
BONUS: Speaking on Making Do in the Kitchen and in Life with Chef Kardea Brown
Sep 25, 2025
BONUS: Speaking on Defying Death with Rachel Bloom
Sep 18, 2025
33. Speaking on Advocacy as a Two Way Street
Jul 23, 2025
32. Speaking on Shifting from Chasing to Living: The Ambition Trap
Jul 09, 2025
31. Speaking on Demystifying Racial Identity
Jun 25, 2025
30. Speaking on Skating to Liberation with Arriel Vinson
Jun 11, 2025
29. Speaking On Putting Yourself on Paper
May 28, 2025
28. Speaking On the Muse Behind Music Journalism
May 14, 2025
27. Speaking On Campus Activism
Apr 30, 2025
26. Speaking On Environmental Justice
Apr 16, 2025
25. Speaking On Writing as Resistance
Apr 02, 2025
24. Speaking On Children's Book Writing
Mar 19, 2025
23. Speaking On Coming Back Home
Mar 05, 2025
22. Speaking On (Ethical?) Blood Sucking
Jul 24, 2024
21. Speaking On Going the Distance
Jul 10, 2024
20. Speaking On Magical Worlds and Girls
Jun 26, 2024
19. Speaking On Capturing the American Zeitgeist
Jun 12, 2024
18. Speaking On Historical Flights of Fancy
May 29, 2024
17. Speaking On Love, Dance, and Sexism
May 15, 2024
16. Speaking On Writing as Therapy
May 01, 2024
15. Speaking On the Art of The Craft
Apr 17, 2024
14. Speaking On Artful Mysteries
Apr 03, 2024
13. Speaking on More than Poetic Teen Angst
Mar 20, 2024
12. Speaking on Good Ghosts
Mar 06, 2024
11. Speaking on Following the Script
Jul 12, 2023
10. Speaking on Ancestral Storytelling Pt. 2
Jul 12, 2023
9. Speaking on Ancestral Storytelling Pt. 1
Jun 28, 2023
8. Speaking on Embodying Resistance
Jun 14, 2023
BONUS: Speaking on Body Liberation with Chrissy King
Jun 07, 2023
7. Speaking on the Writer's Guild of America Strike
May 31, 2023
6. Speaking on Queer Boricua YA Fauxmance and Family
May 17, 2023
5. Speaking on Night Emotions
May 03, 2023
4. Speaking on Family Worlds
Apr 19, 2023
3. Speaking on Finding Joy in the Mourning
Apr 05, 2023
2. Speaking on Brushing Up on Your Comedy (Literally)
Mar 22, 2023
1. Speaking on Being "Virus Overachievers"
Mar 08, 2023
Welcome to Speaking In First Draft
Mar 08, 2023