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Dear Damsels publishes empowering collections of fiction, non-fiction and poetry by women writers.
Dear Damsels Book Bundle
This special bundle of four books celebrates Dear Damsels' empowering list of collections of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, bringing together the diverse range of voices and experiences of the women writers we publish. Read More
So Long As You Write tote bag
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Book & bag bundle: So Long As You Write
If you love books, the chances are, you love a tote! Treat yourself or a friend to a book and bag bundle. Read More
So Long As You Write: Women on Writing
Fifteen women writers explore what happens when we give ourselves the space to create, as a reminder that it doesn’t matter who is reading – so long as you write. Read More
Tools for Surviving a Storm: Eleven Tales of Nature, Love and Fear
A transporting, original collection by Nadia Henderson, examining the lines between nature and the human world. Read More
What She’s Having: Stories of Women and Food
Whole stories are made across a dinner table, and in What She's Having, sixteen writers explore the complex and meaningful relationships that women have with the food we cook, eat and share. Read More
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Recent Posts
Because We’re Mortals
By Courtney Burk
Courtney Burk's poem explores the end of a pleasurable day where the speaker realises her own mortality against the backdrop of classical mythology Read More
6 days ago
Seating Arrangements – from Let Me Know When You’re Home: Stories of Female Friendship
By Sara Sherwood
Read a short story by Sara Sherwood, following old friends at a dinner party. and originally published in Let Me Know When You're Home. Read More
2 weeks ago
Our next theme – PLEASURE
Submissions for our next online theme, PLEASURE, are now closed. Read More
2 months ago
WISDOM prompts: lessons, advice and heroes
We're thrilled to share the winner of the DD WISDOM prompts competition, Emma Boyns. Read More
2 months ago