What They Don't Tell You: A Her Words Play
What They Don’t Tell You is an original play written by the teen participants in the 2022 Her Words Summer Program. The teens will present their original play on Thursday, August 11, from 6-8 PM at Morris Arts, 14 Maple Avenue, Suite 301, Morristown, NJ. The play will be followed by a live talkback with the audience. This event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, please email herwordsnj@gmail.com with your name and the number of people attending.
Call for Submissions
Teen girl writers are encouraged to submit fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for our upcoming book showcasing the voices of teenage girls. Writers are invited to submit fiction (short stories), nonfiction (personal essays and memoirs), and poetry on any theme that is 1,000 words or less. Up to three original pieces may be submitted.
Writers must be female or gender-expansive high school students in New Jersey during the 2022-2023 school year.
The book will be published in August 2022 by Her Words Press. Writing for publication in the book will be selected by the Her Words Editorial Collective.
Submission Details
To submit, please complete the online submission form.
The submission deadline is midnight (EST) on June 30.
Writing that is submitted must be the original work of the writer and not copied from any source. It must not have been published previously or in the public domain.
Writers who are selected for publication will receive two complimentary copies of the book. All proceeds from the sale of the book will support Her Words’ free programs for teen girls in Morristown, New Jersey.
True Reflections: A Her Words Play
True Reflections is an original play written by the teen participants in the 2021 Her Words Summer Program. The play was written during the six-week program, which ran from July 6 to August 12, 2021, in Morristown, NJ. The performance will take place in the auditorium at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, 101 James Street, in Morristown.
Her Words Live 2021
Her Words presents work from its 2020-21 school-year program. Featuring readings of our plays, flash memoirs, and spoken-word poems—with a live talkback with our teen members. Click here to register for this free event.