ANTHOLOGIES
New Worlds: The 2013 Girls Write Now Anthology
In this anthology celebrating 15 years of intergenerational connection, the Girls Write Now mentors and mentees of yesteryear offer a unique window into the artistic spirit of 2013. Dive into what these community members have to say below.
In tune with this year’s curricular theme, New Worlds: the Girls Write Now 2013 Anthology is composed of stories that celebrate the incredible diversity and creative fearlessness of our intergenerational community, showcasing poetry, fiction, memoir and more that surprise us and stretch our understanding of the world and ourselves.
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Read What's Inside
Browse our collection of stories from inside the book. Complete with notes from the author and anecdotes from our mentees and mentors.
New Worlds: The Girls Now 2013 Anthology
Stories from Inside "New Worlds"
Stories from Inside "New Worlds"
your little world, here
A poem about the process of creating a community & finding a place to belong after fleeing a familiar land.
Tricolor in Monochrome: How to Bury a Body
This piece is a reflection on estrangement from one's culture while being a person of mixed race.
Magnet programs: a pressure cooker for Asian American students
The intersection of Asian achievement culture and a toxic academic environment is a destructive combination—and no one is talking about it.
Her Boys
From close proximity, the speaker observes how the boys she knows intimately face daily obstacles in a world full of heavy systemic institutions.
The Farmhouse Fright
This is a horror story set in a ghost town that the protagonist called home until she meets a strange visitor.
Windy City Winters
A brisk night in the city of Chicago and the small moments that reflect the city.
Dread
This is a story of a woman, shackled with chains. She tries so hard to break free and be with the one she truly loves, which leads to her demise.
Some Sundays
Growth and transitions inspired this piece. On this journey, I learned it takes healing my old wounds to embrace my greatest potential fully. There's progress in making it to even take one more step!
Be Gone
A woman's husband is missing. Whatever happened to him? She has no clue. . .Or does she?
new but also not: girl of two cities
The experience of growing up in one city and leaving it for another.
Praise for New Worlds
From the Literary Community
Intersectional Voices in Editorial Print Committee
Every year, the Intersectional Voices in Editorial (IV Edit) Print Committee brings their talents to the task of editing, producing, and promoting this fresh collection of writing from today’s emerging voices. The committee is made up of mentors, mentees, and other volunteers who are passionate about diversifying the publishing landscape.