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!
I Was Made to Be Big Before I Was Allowed to Be Small
We are proud to present an essay by Veony Marie Artis, honorable mention in the 2025 Writing for Life Contest in the age 16-19 category.
They Called Me Blasphemy, I Called It Poetry
We are proud to present an essay by Saraí Pérez, honorable mention in the 2025 Writing for Life Contest in the age 16-19 category.
Seeds of Stigma: Winner of the Writing for Life Contest 2025
We are proud to present an essay by Ivanna Sintes-Klein, winner of the 2025 Writing for Life Contest in the age 16-19 category.
We Will Always Belong Somewhere: Winner of the Writing for Life Contest 2025
Throughout my teenage years, my writing has always had one constant goal, even as others come and go: to reach out to whoever might need it and tell both of us that we will always belong somewhere.
Editors’ Note for Hope Lives in Our Words: 2025 Anthology
This note was written by AJ Lamas-Nemec, a mentee and member of the IV Edit Print Committee, to introduce the 2025 Girls Write Now Anthology.
Part of storytelling is making sense of chaos…Dana A. Williams’ Life@ GWN
Dana A. Williams is not just a scholar; she’s a storyteller. Her CV boasts accolades from the Dean of Howard University Graduate School to this year’s Girls Write Now Honoree because she knows that the best way to get to the truth is to tell a story. And she learned from the best. With Toni Morrison as a personal and professional mentor, Dana built a deep understanding of storytelling as sense-making, self-making, and collective building. The best lessons are not taught, but learned, and in Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer's Legendary Editorship, Dana documents how Toni Morrison built community, identity, and legacy for Black literature
“For me, making do isn’t just about food; it’s also about making do in life”… Kardea Brown’s Life@GWN
We are proud to honor Chef Kardea Brown at the Girls Write Now Awards, and excited to share with you a must-read interview that is not only inspiring, it’s going to have you thinking about food, cooking, recipes, and the power of community in a whole new light. After premiering her cooking show Delicious Miss Brown on the Food Network in 2019, she’s reached 3.5 million viewers, judged Chopped, and authored her first cookbook The Way Home. Now, she’s coming off the heels of her second cookbook Make Do With What You Have, which will be released by Amistad Books in November.
Home
What is the difference between a house and a home?
to dig, to follow
Two New Yorkers explore the echoes of city girlhood.
Adventures Beyond the Screen
Follow Neviah, Himitsu and Blair as they escape the confines of their Creator's screen and explore the outside world!
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.