ANTHOLOGIES
Generation F: The 2018 Multimedia Anthology
Generation F: The Girls Write Now 2018 Multimedia Anthology debuted at the 2018 QWERTY Digital Media Exhibition, where our mentees showcased projects created at the intersection of language, technology, and art. Interactive poems made with code, video memoirs overlaid with self-produced music, and thought-provoking podcasts — our mentees used the skills they discovered in our digital media workshops to build these multi-platform and genre-bending works of art.
At Girls Write Now, our mentees are part of a generation yet to be defined, a generation facing unprecedented challenges, freedoms, technologies, and choices. They are fighters and feminists, freethinkers and forces to be reckoned with. They are fitting in (or not), fed up, fighting back, and figuring it out in classrooms, cafes, and all across NYC. This year, our mentees and mentors explored what it meant to be members of Generation F. As a community we sought to redefine our feminist identities, find our voices, fight for essential freedoms, and face our world with fresh eyes.
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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.
Generation F: The Girls Write Now 2018 Anthology
Stories from Inside "Generation F" Coming Soon!
Stories from Inside "Generation F" Coming Soon!
When you laugh, you defy death…Rachel Bloom’s Life@GWN
During the height of the pandemic, Rachel Bloom gave birth to her firstborn, with complications that put her daughter in the NICU, and suffered the loss of her longtime friend and collaborator Adam Schlesinger to complications with COVID-19 as the world grappled with grief and transformation on an unprecedented scale.
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.
Praise for "Generation F"
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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.