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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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!
Episode 1: On Environmental Advocacy through Creative Expression & Community Action
In this episode of The Vision Lab: Youth Voices for Change, Lead Incubator Mentee Robyn Lam speaks with Girls Write
Hit the road, Sharon
Excerpt from Screenplay 1950- Sharon’s home where she grew up Sharon: Mom! Mom! Sharon’s mom comes from upstairs to the living room Sharon’s mother: What, child?! Can’t you see I am busy. Sharon: Look what I found in the magazine, Andrea Hill is at the Ritz Carlton offering singing lessons. Mother: Sharon, darling, you're 10 years old, you know that you have no talent and will just have to marry well. You meet men at good colleges which means you have to study. Plus you wouldn’t even be let in with the clothes you wear. Sharon: oh, okay. Math isn’t very fun though.
Kina Under the Piano
After Aunt Ida died, Kina lies awake longing to hear her play once more. Until one night, she does…
Afloat at Sea
To devout to a form or an idea of perfection of living, will one only find that their voyage to such reality is forever lost like a shipwrecked at sea.
Lord’s Prayer
This is a "found poem" , in which a pre-existing text is re-structured to create new poetic meaning.
Solitude
This poem is for everyone who has felt alone in this world.
scrapbook of my childhood
This poem encapsulates the sense of feeling trapped beneath the weight of expectation as life continues around you, simultaneously representing a longing for the innocence of one's past.
Don’t Water Dead Flowers
A poem depicting the complex feelings following the endings of deteriorated relationships.
You are Safe. You are Protected. You are Sexy.
These are the words that have been guiding my growth.
Alphabet Boy
This animated children's book immerses you in its unconventional pages. Through its unique color and tender tone, my animated short depicts one boy's courage to trust himself.
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.