Beyond Quote by Gugu Mbatha-Raw

“Stories are light”

— Kate DiCamillo

Most of the stories I write are women's stories - but the darker, unseen stories.

— Frankie Shaw

Heather A. Slomski's stories are downright addictive. I kept promising myself to turn off the light after just one more, and then breaking that…

— Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

“This collection propose that contemporary stories of girlhood constitute a new and generative lens for literary and cultural study.”

— Ruth O. Saxton

Oftentimes, as women and women of color, we are put as supporting characters in other people's narratives. With 'Jessica James', she is the star…

— Jessica Williams

I've never been able to write narrative as a character, really. Jenny Lewis, I love her stuff, I love that she can weave these…

— Lauren Mayberry

“A high school teacher once told me that identity is half what we tell ourselves and half what we tell other people about ourselves.…

— Jessica Valenti

The genres change but all of my stories feature ordinary people thrown into frightening, life-altering situations.

— Brian Pinkerton

Stories are amazing and powerful because they can resonate with people depending on their needs and experiences and speak truths we need to hear…

— Sue Monk Kidd

Sometimes readers want some escapist fun, to get lost in the story. But light-hearted romantic stories can and should star all kinds of girls.

— Jenny Han

What a story is, is devious. It pretends transparency, forthrightness. It engages with ordinary people, ordinary matters, recognizable stuff. But this is all a…

— Joy Williams

I really am just trying to tell stories. But stories are often grounded in larger events and themes. They don't have to be -…

— Neal Stephenson