"It's great to hear how others approach drafting/revising! For my novel I had to begin with a timeline that I transferred onto index cards and pinned to a bulletin board, shifting them around as I progressed. This helped me keep track of time…"
Girls Write Now's Best Books of 2009: Where to Begin?
Girls Write Now is powered by a vibrant, close-knit community of exceptional women writers—their published work is as captivating and current as the voices of our girls, who stream in to our office for weekly mentoring sessions and monthly workshops from every corner of New York City. Our network of committed volunteers, more than 6,000 strong, intimately understands that a key component of nurturing the next generation of women writers is connecting them with their role models. This space of mutual support has grown exponentially thanks to our partnership with She Writes, which is why, on this Day of Action, we band with them and recall just a few of the countless women whose words inspire us this year, at our workshops, readings and events:
Ru Freeman, A Disobedient Girl
Annette Gordon-Reed, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
Kelly McMasters, Welcome to Shirley
Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Picking Bones from Ash
Laurie Sandell, The Impostor's Daughter
Amy Sewell, She's Out There
Lizzie Skurnick, Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading
J. Courtney Sullivan, Commencement
Jean Thompson, Do Not Deny Me
Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth
Ru Freeman, A Disobedient Girl
Annette Gordon-Reed, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
Kelly McMasters, Welcome to Shirley
Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Picking Bones from Ash
Laurie Sandell, The Impostor's Daughter
Amy Sewell, She's Out There
Lizzie Skurnick, Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading
J. Courtney Sullivan, Commencement
Jean Thompson, Do Not Deny Me
Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth
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Comment by Diana Raab on November 28, 2009 at 11:47pm -
Hello
I am a California-based writer and have on numerous occasions tried to get involved with your organization, to no avail. I have tried reaching out via email and through making contact at your booths at events, but there has been no follow-up. I wondered if you could direct me. I really want to help. Thanks!
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Comment by LaTonya on November 14, 2009 at 6:42pm -
I don't read by pub dates but if we're limiting this list to books published 2009, I recommend:
Jumped by Rita Williams Garcia
Map of Home by Randa Jarrar
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
The Other Side of Paradise by Stacy Ann Chin
Stealing Buddah's Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen
Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins
Shine, Coconut Moon by Neesha Meminger
Ash by Malinda Lo
Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim
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Comment by B. Lynn Goodwin on November 13, 2009 at 7:29pm -
Great list. We need longer days or more reading time.
Lynn
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