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
Stories from Inside "Unmuted" Coming Soon!
Stories from Inside "Unmuted" Coming Soon!
The Fallen
This is an excerpt from a television pilot script. It starts with an odd envelope that randomly appears on the characters’ doorsteps. And now, it will lead them into destruction.
Saying Goodbye to My Grandmother
This was the moment when my mom received a call from my uncle saying that my grandmother was sick.
the silence she swallowed whole
Honorable Mention in the Barbie Dream Gap x Girls Write Now: Inspiring Women Writing Contest (Age 13-18 Category)
Raising Good Southern Women
Honorable Mention in the Barbie Dream Gap x Girls Write Now Inspiring Women Writing Contest (Age 13-18 Category)
A Pain to Escape
Honorable Mention in the Barbie Dream Gap x Girls Write Now: Inspiring Women Writing Contest (Age 9-12 Category)
Angela Stands Up
Winner of the Barbie Dream Gap x Girls Write Now: Inspiring Women Writing Contest in the Age 9-12 Category
And So She Did
Winner of the Barbie Dream Gap Project x Girls Write Now: Inspiring Women Writing Contest for the Age 13-18 Category
A Call for Systemic Change
Reflections on capitalism, campus protests, and the 2024 election
Excerpt from Sundown
The following is an excerpt from Sundown. The story follows the narrative of a young girl, Claire, who suffers a terrible loss after running away from home.
Only the Beginning
Reflections on the world around me.
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.