Amy Zhang
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Conversations
I am shy. I don’t seem like the shy type with my friends because I’m the loud one. But when I talk to someone who doesn’t know how I tick, I act like I’m listening while I am melting inside.
Morayo Faleyimu is a Project Coordinator at Girls Write Now. She has previously served as a mentor, Anthology Committee Member, Editor-in-Residence, and Teacher-in-Residence at the organization. As a former educator, she is passionate about working with children and young people and advocating for education reform, reproductive rights, and environmental justice.
Amy Zhang
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Amy Zhang
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I am shy. I don’t seem like the shy type with my friends because I’m the loud one. But when I talk to someone who doesn’t know how I tick, I act like I’m listening while I am melting inside.
Aminata Kargbo
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Aminata Kargbo
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During the last days of summer vacation, I was watching the television show Teen Wolf when my mother said to me…
Waeza Jagirdar
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Waeza Jagirdar
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Freedom, a simple word, yet with so much meaning. Something that we all yearn for, but not everyone has…
Ayanna Bailey
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Ayanna Bailey
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As a young adult I have gotten to understand how precious time is and why I should progress as time goes on.
Diamond Lewis
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Diamond Lewis
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I never write about myself, so with this piece I wanted to try that. It’s an introduction to who I am and explores who I am becoming.
Rosemary Alfonseca
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Rosemary Alfonseca
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This piece is a revolution. Living it and writing it changed me as a woman, and hopefully once you read it, you will be inspired to start your own revolution with me.
Muhua Li
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Muhua Li
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Hello! How's your life in China? I hope you don't throw this letter away once you see it's in English…
Jane Liu
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Jane Liu
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I have always been fascinated with butterflies: their ephemeral incandescence and natural metamorphosis astounds me. Across cultures and regions, butterflies are symbols of hope and change. In New York City, there are few butterflies of the sort captured by glossy magazines, but the many revolutions emblazoned across monochromatic newsprint serve in their stead.
Tuhfa Begum
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Tuhfa Begum
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I was a feminist long before I knew what the word meant.
Emily del Carmen Ramirez
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Emily del Carmen Ramirez
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“Uno, dos, y tres…” My father jumps off of the cliff into El Yaque del Norte, with me holding tightly onto his back.