Write the World

Once a month, we gather online for two hours of shared creativity. Each workshop is led by a different member of the Grey Zones collective — writers, artists, and storytellers from all over the world — each bringing their own spark, with guidance and support from Nandita.

These sessions go beyond writing. They are about:
- Meeting kindred spirits from places as far apart as Greece, Singapore, India, Trinidad, Kenya, the US, and the UK.
- Discovering how to hold space for others: skills that will serve you in teaching, facilitation, or any community-driven work.
- Playing with new ways to tell stories while being rooted in noticing and responding to what’s happening in the world right now.

All you need to do is become a monthly or annual subscriber to Grey Zones.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Yes! However, since the workshops include participants from contexts that have different legal/policy requirements regarding programs involving minors:

    • Participants younger than 18 are requested to have their parental/ legal guardian complete and sign this form. Please email the completed form and a copy of your ID to nanditadinesh@gmail.com.

    • The suggested minimum age for participation is 15. If you are younger than 15 and still want to participate, please reach out to Nandita at the email address above, copying your parent or guardian in the message. Let’s talk and see if the workshop structure/content will work for you!

  • Absolutely not! Writing is simply the method we will use to reflect on the news and current events. Participants will also be welcome to write in a language of their preference, not only English.

  • The first Saturday of every month, 11 AM to 1 PM US Pacific Time (1900 hrs UTC).

  • Each workshop can be experienced independently, though they also complement one another if attended as a series. 

    • All you need to do is purchase a yearly subscription to Nandita’s Substack, which costs $50/year.

      • With this subscription, you will receive weekly writing from Nandita, and access to one Write the World workshop a month (i.e., 12 workshops in 2025 for $50).

      • If the yearly subscription is not possible, please consider paying a monthly subscription on Substack ($5/month) for however long you can afford to do so. You will have access to the writing and workshops for the months that you subscribe.

    • If you enjoy the writing and the workshops, if you can afford to pay more than $50/year, please consider gifting one/more subscriptions to Nandita’s Substack to someone in your networks who might be interested in this work.

      • The subscribers you bring in will also get access to the writing & workshops, helping grow this intentional community of people who want to think creatively and complexly about what’s happening in the world.

    • If you are able to/would like to pay more than the subscription cost but don’t want to deal with the logistics of getting/gifting subscriptions, you can contribute directly using Paypal, Venmo, or a physical check.

 

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