ANTHOLOGIES
Rise Speak Change: The 2017 Girls Write Now Anthology
At the QWERTY Digital Media Exhibition, our mentees showcased projects that are changing the way we tell narratives. A video overlaid with powerful poetry, thoughtful podcasts, and interactive games created with Twine — our mentees used the skills they learned in our digital workshops to create these multi-platform masterpieces.
Our mentees are defining the digital age by bringing the craft of writing into the 21st century. In our Digital Media Mentoring Program, we boost girls’ tech savvy and creative potential through digital media. In bringing our curriculum and writing approach into the digital age, we prepare the girls we serve to truly be the next generation of writers—on whatever platform they choose. Students are paired one-to-one with a digital media professional and together they transform their writing into digital art. All workshops are facilitated by graduate students at Parsons The New School for Design. Our workshops feature writing and digital skill-building exercises, prompts, and share-outs to diversify participants’ modes of self-expression. At the end of a program year, girls are equipped to tell a story in GIFs, a poem in HTML, and take their words to the next level.Together we embark on a journey of creative workshops, public readings and showcases, opportunities for publication, and more, all to give girls the tools to advance their writing through different mediums.
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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.
Rise Speak Change: The Girls Write Now Anthology 2017
Stories from Inside "Rise Speak Change" Coming Soon!
Stories from Inside "Rise Speak Change" Coming Soon!
Peaches & Ladders: Climbing as a First-Gen Daughter
As a first-generation daughter of immigrants, I was taught that hard work was the key to everything. But in chasing success, I began to question whether work should define my worth, or my life.
Burning and Being
A reflection on the fierce, untamed energy of Summer and the quiet struggle of an anxious mind seeking balance between intensity and rest. A journey through heat, rain, and the need to pause.
The Artist in Me is Finally Being Fed… Kayla Dudley’s Life@GWN
Kayla Dudley lives on art; it is her energy, what she constantly consumes. Admittedly, she couldn’t go a day without
Speaking on Shifting from Chasing to Living: The Ambition Trap
Featured Guests: Vahni Kurra and Amina AlTai In this episode, we’re diving into how writing can help you step into
Make the World Feel a Little More Hopeful…Ayah Al-Masyabi’s Life@GWN
Meet Ayah Al-Masyabi, a Girls Write Now mentee since 2021 whose journey through creativity and self-discovery has been deeply shaped
Lessons in Pottery and Growing Up
This piece was created to honor by my childhood spent with my grandmother!!
I Wonder How My Eighth Grade Art Teacher Would Feel About This
A personal essay on perfectionism, art, and not being able to let things go.
How to Dance on Broken Glass
How have girls and women risen up against oppression throughout history?
I’m afraid you’ll end up seeing me the way I see myself
Here are the things I don't want anyone else to know. Here is the person I don't anyone else to see.
Arcade of Hope
This was from when I visited Virginia in sophomore year summer. It was also the feeling of closing this chapter of my life as I head into college, reflecting on my parent and my journey.
Praise for Rise Speak Change
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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.