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!
How to Get Rid of Flowers
A story of my best friend and interacting with others through gifting away flowers after a year of no contact. Created with the background of a pier and New York spring.
My Strands of Identity
I've always wondered about hair and its intricacies…It's just dead cells but we want it to look good. And there's so much to talk about.
everything turns kind of cold
When the world becomes something like hopeless.
Temperature Check – Excerpt
An excerpt from Temperature Check, an Adult thriller featuring Kara, a 22-year old recluse whose life is changed overnight when she is the subject of a viral video, setting off a domino-effect of events.
Snapshot
We were nearing the end of our walk across Spain on the Camino de Santiago. At first, we saw it as a journey of personal growth. A brief snapshot of our privilege gave us pause…
The Letter
The perfect and responsible Elizabeth Hurston had never once made a mistake in her life. Now, she finally realized what it meant to ruin everything.
Living?
As the amalgamation of inherited struggles compiles daily, we the individuals of the world, can’t seem to get it together nor have we come to terms with what it means to be together.
Broken
A short story about the connection between a girl and her necklace.
“listen”
Sometimes you know better, sometimes you confront the part of you that knows better, sometimes you refuse to listen anyway.
Those Who Aren’t Seen
People-watching.
Praise for Rise Speak Change
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.