ANTHOLOGIES
Girls Write Now Unmuted: The 2021 Anthology
Girls Write Now is thrilled to be in partnership again this year with Dutton, who produced this anthology. A special thanks to the team at Dutton—Christine Ball,Maya Ziv, and Lexy Cassola, and to Feminist Press and Jamia Wilson, who produced the ebook. Thank you as well to Amazon Literary Partnership for their continued support, which directly funds the production of our anthologies.
In the 2021 Girls Write Now Anthology, our mentees give voice to fear and silence, demand justice, and hold nothing back. To be unmuted right now requires a new brand of bravery, and these writers show how it’s done. Using stories, poems, essays, fiction, drama, interviews and more, they report on a global pandemic, a climate crisis and the movement for racial equality. They also invite us on their personal journeys through the labyrinth of young adulthood: feeling the rich soil of a neighborhood garden beneath their fingers; traveling through time in search of their parents; inhaling the charged air where young love is brewing. In a world pushed to the precipice of change, in a society that values the tried and true over the dynamic and new, the Girls Write Now class of 2021 is breaking the chains and showing what it means to speak loud, clear and true—to be unmuted.
Foreword by
Introduction by
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.
Girls Write Now Unmuted Print Anthology
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Stories from Inside "Unmuted" Coming Soon!
Wellspring
May our first source of acceptance be from within – an abundance of unconditional love awaits us there. Connecting with it renders a peace unattainable in external pursuits.
The First Decade
Sophie and Angela each wrote a poem to share their interpretation of the nuanced experience of girlhood. The poems work together as a whole, intending to move through a span of ten years.
The Morning, The Evening, The Eighth Day
Love and tragedy at the dawn of the world.
Denial
We all run from our roads.
It sparkled exactly like…
Timtim had a tough day at school. Luckily Mom always knows just what to say. Timtim had been staring at
What’s Normal Anyway?
For me, writing and creation is a way to express one’s inner truths, passions, and ideas. After years of reading
Double Life Trailer
Double Life is definitely a podcast every teen should listen to because you’ll get to hear from a variety of
A Year Ago
This piece follows my personal experience of this passing year until now, doing my best to express what it was
The Stories That Raise Us
Motherhood is its own expression of creativity, and Lynda Pak’s creative force is unstoppable. In her four years on the
The Importance of Impact: Ensuring that Underrepresented Voices Matter
Last spring, Girls Write Now honored Macmillan CEO Jon Yaged for his continuous commitment to championing unsung voices at the
Praise for Here & Now
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.