Girls Write Now Here & Now: 2024 Anthology

A Bloodline’s End

A motherland and a mother yearn for the children they’ve lost.

This Earth, our Eden

The poem is meant to speak on the feeling of hopelessness, but also the possibility of change. The idea that even within despair, there is still the ability for something revolutionary to happen.

After 5 years of running a company Conor Coldwell never wanted, his recreational habits surface, threatening to ruin his career and his father’s: Harvey Coldwell, one of the most feared men in business.

Weeping Wisteria

By Jillian Daneshwar

All will wither eventually; enjoy it while it lasts instead.

rain

By Freda Dong

The thoughts of a student on a rainy day.

Dios Te Bendiga

By Izabell Mendez

This piece started as many little stories about my grandmother’s cooking and evolved into a story about my grandmother herself and the moments when we drink hot chocolate together.

The Great Cat Competition

By Kylie Lohse

Two cats live in a bookstore cafe…. and they are complete opposites. The cats fight over who the fan favorite is when an event is held.

Offline

By Megan Ngo and Molly Tansey

Told in a series of chat conversations, “Offline” tells the story of a writer who, fed up with his technology-assisted world, turns to the one thing he’s tried so hard to avoid: AI.

embracing womanhood

By Maryam Oguntola

Dismissing missed periods became a habit, until fear, not maturity, forced me to listen to my body’s silent cries.

Birds in Paradise

By Shaila Moulee

To the hearts that endure, the hands that hold strong, this poem is for you, Palestine. May you find peace, as vast and endless as the sky.

Identity Ecdysis

By Isabella George

This letter explores my journey as I navigate the challenges of embracing my asexuality, breaking free from societal expectations, and finding solace in a new identity, shedding my old one.