ANTHOLOGIES
Taking Our Place in History: The Girls Write Now 2020 Anthology
Girls Write Now is thrilled to be in partnership with Dutton, who produced this year’s anthology. A special thanks to the team at Dutton—Christine Ball,Maya Ziv,Marya Pasciuto and Hannah Feeney, and to Feminist Press and Jamia Wilson, who produced the e-book. Thank you as well to Amazon Literary Partnership for their continued support and for recognizing Girls Write Now as a 2020 grant recipient, which directly funds the production of our anthologies.
The Girls Write Now 2020 class of mentees are using their voices for change in one of the most uncertain periods of modern history. This book invites you into their homes and families, their schools and neighborhoods, their hearts, hopes, and fears. Enter a world where clay creatures take on aluminum oppressors. Get thrown against an elevator wall in the midst of a horror story. Go backstage with a rock band, say goodbye to relatives as you start a new life, stand with an engineer solving a coding problem. Stare out from a coffin—or up at whales in the sky—and fall in love with the color of your skin. Experience tragedy in a mosque, feel the wounds of slavery, know the terror of glass shattering in a World War II village, and see how this next generation of leaders look to the past and write their present to create a better future.
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Taking Our Place in History: The Girls Write Now 2020 Anthology
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Stories from Inside "Taking Our Place in History" Coming Soon!
Writing Our Way to Wellness: Season 1, Episode 3
Girls Write Now Community Coordinator, Sally Familia, and Mentee Alum, Arnell Calderon, honor Latinx Heritage Month by discussing what ancestral
Finding Your Inner Rage
We women have so much anger that is bottled up inside us that has been restricted. It’s time to not let society dictate whether or not anger can be a part of our lives.
The Barn
We all know what it's like to lose someone, but how does it look when even The Barn is grieving?
her body is a cage
This piece combines coming-of-age with American politics around reproductive rights.
Rebirth
While I haven't been able to forgive the person nor fully move on, this poem acts as a goal of mine: feeling prideful and unashamed about what happened.
Faces
A virtual gallery of poetic prose and art pieces exploring the nature of faces.
Writing Our Way to Wellness: Season 1, Episode 2
Girls Write Now Community Coordinator, Sally Familia, and Danielle Whyte, Director of Ambassador Outreach at The Yellow Tulip Project, engage in an openhearted conversation about the emotional and spiritual challenges that arise in the wake of America's suicide epidemic. They discuss the power and value of the individual and the significance of presence and tenderness. Together, they dream up a world where love is at the forefront and kindness is the guide.
Atlas
Writing Our Way to Wellness: Season 1, Episode 1
Girls Write Now’s Creative Marketing Director, Chelle Carter Wilson, and Wellness Advisor and mentee alum, Nehanda Thom, tell personal stories
It’s Carnival
The colors, sights, and sounds of Carnival have long been a favorite of Samantha's. West Indians take over Brooklyn for the Labor Day weekend and make their presence known.
Taking Our Places in History
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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.