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BONUS: Speaking on Black Literary Legacies with Dana A Williams

Listen now | Let us welcome Howard University’s esteemed professor and scholar of African-American literature Dana A.

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September 2025

BONUS: Speaking on Making Do in the Kitchen and in Life with Chef Kardea Brown

Listen now | Today, we are thrilled to welcome the talented chef and author, Food Network Star Kardea Brown Smith.

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BONUS: Speaking on Defying Death with Rachel Bloom

Listen now | Speaking in First Draft returns for a special bonus season celebrating some of our newest additions to the Girls Write Now community.

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July 2025

33. Speaking on Advocacy as a Two Way Street

Listen now | For our final episode of season 3, we're joined by GWN mentee alum Romaissaa Benzizoune and our Community Coordinator Kenna McCaferty to…

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32. Speaking on Shifting from Chasing to Living: The Ambition Trap

Listen now | In this episode, we’re diving into how writing can help you step into your zone of genius, why we often self-sabotage to restore a sense of…

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June 2025

31. Speaking on Demystifying Racial Identity

Race and identity lie at the bedrock of the US.

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30. Speaking on Skating to Liberation with Arriel Vinson

On first crushes, writing a novel-in-verse, and the revolutionary acts of Black roller skaters

Jun 11 • 

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May 2025

29. Speaking On Putting Yourself on Paper

The path to a writing career isn't always straight, as you'll learn in this episode.

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28. Speaking On the Muse Behind Music Journalism

Listen now | Have you ever felt like the less an artist gives, the more powerful their message becomes?

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April 2025

27. Speaking On Campus Activism

Listen now | For our third and final part in our series on writing as activism, I speak with GWN Teaching Artist Anna Lapera, Mentor alum Amira Pierce…

Apr 30 • 

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26. Speaking On Environmental Justice

Listen now | In part two of our three part series on writing as activism, we're discussing environmental justice.

Apr 16 • 

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25. Speaking On Writing as Resistance

Listen now (32 mins) | In these tumultuous times, we often turn to art as a guide to true north.

Apr 2 • 

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