In Y-WE Write, we explore multi-genre writing independently and as a community. As with all Y-WE programs, Write is free to attend and open to young women, trans, non-binary, and gender expansive youth ages 13-19. Write is offered as a school-year cohort as well as a week-long summer camp.

2024-2025 School-Year Cohort: October 16 – June 4

Apply today!

Schedule: Weekly on Wednesdays, 4:30-7:30pm, plus an MLK weekend retreat
Location: Young Women Empowered (5623 Rainier Ave S)

Y-WE Write is made up of three 8-week sessions that encourage, inspire, and challenge participant’s writing practices. Whether you write daily or this is your first time picking up a pen, if you love storytelling and have a willingness to learn, this program is for you. Youth will have the opportunity to strengthen their writing, explore different genres, and get to know some amazing professional writers.

This year’s schedule includes:

Fall: Podcasting
October 16 – December 11
Facilitated by Jini Palmer

Create your own podcast short! We will learn how to write, record, edit and publish our podcasts, from concept to completion.

Winter: Love Poems for the Future
MLK Weekend Kickoff Retreat, January 18-20 at Mineral School
January 22 – March 19 (no session on February 19 for midwinter break)
Facilitated by Jessica Rae Bergamino

There are so many reasons to be afraid right now, but there are even more reasons to be in love. In this track, we’re going to dive into love and community as an antidote to…well, everything. By approaching a variety of forms (sonnets, anyone?) and drawing from sources ranging from politics to astrology, we’ll write poems and spells against the apocalypse and celebrate the power of joy and connection.

Spring: Playwriting/Monologue
April 23 – June 4
Facilitated by Aviona Brown

More info to come!

Questions?

Please reach out to our Program Manager, Aya Zouhri, at aya@y-we.org