Special Guests
Lauren Graham hosts Lights, Camera, WriteGirl! in 2019
Photo: Aaron Poole / ©A.M.P.A.S.“WriteGirl doesn’t just tell its girls their dreams are worth having … it shows them what it looks like when they come true."
— Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood)
WriteGirl workshops feature special guest writers who are invited to share their expertise and help our teens to see the greater impact their writing can have. Guests include local writers, musicians and performers who have a connection to the communities in which the majority of our mentees live. As we plan each of our workshops, we work with our local writing community to welcome a wide range of special guests from all walks of life to feature diverse voices and inclusive content that reflects the backgrounds and perspectives of our teens and introduces our members to new and exciting voices and creators.
At our annual Songwriting Workshop, GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriters perform lyrics on the spot, and at our annual Screenwriting and Comedy workshops, we Emmy-winning actors bring the teens' words to life in a thrilling performance showcase. Our alums often tell us that these performances are life-changing experiences.
Past special guests:
Actors Reese Witherspoon, Gina Torres (Suits), Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls), Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls), Seth Rogen (Superbad), and Angela Bassett (What’s Love Got to Do with It, Waiting to Exhale)
Poets like WriteGirl Alum and Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman (“The Hill We Climb”)
Songwriters MILCK, Priscilla Renea, Lisa Loeb, Janice Robinson and Josh Groban
Authors Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me) and Janet Fitch (White Oleander)
Writers/Directors such as Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King) and Joey Soloway (Transparent)
Screenwriters such as Erika Green Swafford (How to Get Away With Murder) and Liz Meriwether (New Girl)
