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