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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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.
Generation F: The Girls Write Now 2018 Anthology
Stories from Inside "Generation F" Coming Soon!
Stories from Inside "Generation F" Coming Soon!
Writing Our Way to Wellness: Season 1, Episode 5
One of the best ways to care for our mental wellbeing is to care for our physical bodies. Community Manager Margery Hannah and mentee alum Chanelle Ferguson dive into the ways that their upbringing in their particular communities has influenced their relationship to physical health, and how care for the body is intimately tied to care for the soul. This episode covers tea as a favored Caribbean remedy, how to handle stress in the body, and how food deserts are affecting communities of color. Featured Poem: Featured Prompt by Mentee Alum Chanelle Ferguson:Write a letter from your body to you answering the question, "How has your body taken care of you?"
Free Palestine
To honor the Palestinians that have passed and for those who are still fighting for their country.
Would It Be Enough?: A Tale of Migration
This is a short story about the first time I translated for an immigration screening. It is a work in progress that will show the personal aspects of immigration not reflected on legal documentation.
Writing Our Way to Wellness: Season 1, Episode 4
Girls Write Now community members Michelle Chen, Luca Sabine, and Sheyla Javier talk about what it’s like to grow up with social media as Gen Zers. In an era of performativity, doomscrolling, and engagement farming, this episode explores the underbelly of the social tool at all of our fingertips.
How to Celebrate Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Alone!
There is an abundance of holiday dinner how-to guides. We’ve created the ultimate step by step guide for the best Thanksgiving (a.k.a. a preparation for Christmas).
Anime: More than Just Animation
Anime– Japanese animation– offers so much more than action-adventure series, if you just give it a chance. You'll find that it tells the seemingly insignificant stories of ordinary, everyday people in the most beautiful ways.
peak bloom in brooklyn
As we leave behind the cold days of winter and see the world light up with new life, this poem is a reflection of that beautiful start of spring.
You Are The Universe
Many people take time to appreciate the world around them, but how many of us have taken the time to explore our worlds within?
Mangoes and Memories
In this piece, I explored my desire to travel when I was younger and how this has impacted me as I have grown up and gotten to experience the world more.
Gift-Giving
I love gift-giving, especially handmade gifts made from material that my mother has saved. It allows me to be creative, but with some sort of direction.
Praise for "Generation F"
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.