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!
Yellow Lines
The melting of ice in lemonade. The feeling of watching yourself from the outside as reality begins to unfold. The moments that occur after impatience.
Papi
I forgive you
things i wish trees could do
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Speaking On Writing as Resistance
Featured Guests: Kathryn Destin, Ayah Al-Masyabi, and Allison Su In these tumultuous times, we often turn to art as a
Making a Career from Creativity…Clare Nolan’s Life@GWN
This National Mentoring Month we’ve heard from long-term pair Shaila & Annie, Mentors in Chief Gati & Judith and now,
Got to Keep Running
We asked young women and gender-expansive youth in our community to look at the same footage as inspiration for a
Ungrounded
We asked young women and gender-expansive youth in our community to look at the same footage as inspiration for a
#DifferentPerspectives
We asked young women and gender-expansive youth in our community to look at the same footage as inspiration for a
Ode to Malala
“Malala Yousafzai and Girls Write Now share the notion that one young woman’s voice can open up great possibilities. I
Girls Write Now by NBCU & Reelworks
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.