Every week, the Gutsy Girls Club members will read part of a book or play, each chosen because of feminist, body-positive themes. These books will include:
The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure by Samantha Paul
Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women, written by Rey Terciero, illustrated by Bre Indigo
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Folktales for Fearless Girls: The Stories We Were Never Told by Myriam Sayalero
Basics of plot / dialogue / action / character development / conflict resolution will be covered. Participants will be guided through a variety of writing and arts workshops, where they are invited to:
Explore their reactions to the reading
Follow writing prompts designed to increase discoveries about how women and girls are portrayed in these stories / other stories
Tell a stories about gutsy women in their lives
The Gutsy Girls Club (GGBC) will meet via Zoom once per week for 8 weeks.
The 9th session will be a Live Zoom, where we will showcase our new work with invited friends/family.
At the end of eight weeks, participants may choose to share their work by reading a poem or story aloud or asking an actor or other participant to read it for them in our showcase performance. They are completely in control of their participation in the showcase.
At the start of each session, every participant will receive a GUTSY GIRL CLUB package including the selected book, a journal, and a pen.
Participants must have access to Zoom / the Internet or be able to dial into the session. Each participant will receive a unique GUTSY GIRL badge and sticker with their name on them upon completion of the series!
Fall 2022 Session: The idea of “Little Women” will be explored, and girls will be encouraged to think about their roles and relationships in their own families and communities.
Wednesdays @5pm:
October 19
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16
November 23
November 30
December 7
Performance:
December 14
Spring 2023 Session: Gutsy Girls will take a a deep dive into what it means to them personally to be gutsy, ad explore what their “Epic Adventure” will be!
Wednesdays at 5pm
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
March 1
Performance:
March 8
The Gutsy Girls Club is designed to be a LOW-STRESS, HIGH-FUN environment - the best kind for learning and sharing your creative work with others!
Questions? email info@womenwithguts.com