This anthology is a catalog of seeds—the work of a network of young writers and mentors, each cultivating a shimmering, emergent voice. For the past two years, New York City high school students have weathered an adolescence shaped by an ongoing global pandemic. Throughout it all, they have found new ways to build community and take root. Roots allow for living beings to journey into our past and forward into the future, toward and away from home, and enable us to withstand the storms that invariably pass through. In short stories, personal essays, poetry, and more, the students reflect on endurance, change, and growth.
For twenty-five years, Girls Write Now has been amplifying transformative stories that break down the barriers of gender, race, age and poverty. In addition to being the first writing and mentoring organization of its kind, Girls Write Now continually ranks among the top programs nationwide for driving social-emotional growth for youth. The nationally award-winning nonprofit mentors the next generation of female and gender expansive writers and leaders who are shaping culture, impacting businesses and creating change.
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Founded over two decades ago,
Girls Write Now is New York’s first and only organization with a writing and mentoring model for girls. We are a community of professional writers dedicated to providing opportunities for underserved high school girls to develop their independent voices and write their way to a better future. Girls Write Now has been distinguished by
The New York Times and the White House—twice—as one of the nation’s top after-school arts and culture programs, and is a two-time Nonprofit Excellence award winner.
Madeline Mc Intosh is the CEO of Penguin Random House U.S. She has worked in publishing for almost three decades, and in that time has held positions in publishing, sales, operations, and audio, and was a pioneer in the early development of online sales and in the digital transition. Mc Intosh is a Girls Write Now honoree.
Allison Russell is a three-time Grammy-nominated musician and songwriter for Outside Child; author of a forthcoming memoir with Flatiron Books; and an anti-bigotry activist and Girls Write Now honoree.
Morayo Faleyimu is a writer of short and long-form fiction. She works as a Professional Development Writer for Uncommon Schools. Faleyimu is also a Girls Write Now mentor alumna and a co-chair of the Girls Write Now Anthology Committee.