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.
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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.
Girls Write Now Unmuted Print Anthology
Stories from Inside "Unmuted" Coming Soon!
Stories from Inside "Unmuted" Coming Soon!
Graveyard Poem
Perhaps loving will save us. Why not?
man on the golden bridge
A child recalls their experience in the backseat of their father's car.
Mother Gothal
I wrote this poem about a dog at a local animal shelter that I have had the pleasure of meeting while volunteering there.
praying in a religion i don’t believe in
a raw exploration of the complexity of family, religion, and morality in the form of an abecedarian.
The Seeds She Sows
Before I ever dreamed aloud, the women before me dreamed through action; creating a legacy that continues through me.
The Lover’s Curse/ The Lover’s Blessing Video Series Pt. 1
The Lover’s Blessing/The Lover’s Curse Video Series explores the mind of individuals when they’re faced with both the challenges and the rewards of “love”.
English On Air with Fiona
This is a podcast I created for a local radio station on different writing styles you can learn about in English.
Speaking Between The Lines Project Pitch
Speaking Between the Lines is a humor-forward podcast breaking down viral moments and pop culture with smart, funny analysis because if media is unavoidable, we might as well understand it.
Upon Commenting on Social Media
An Introvert's Tale
Unbidden
Pursuing creative writing seems futile in our modern world—the lack of capital gain, the advancement of artificial intelligence, the rising difficulty in finding originality—but we must continue to let ourselves create and share our work.
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.