Recent Publications
Dear Damsels publishes empowering collections of fiction, non-fiction and poetry by women writers.
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
Let Me Know When You’re Home: Stories of Female Friendship
In Let Me Know When You’re Home, fifteen women writers look at female friendship in all its forms, in a collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Read More
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Recent Posts
In Darkness
By Dominique Gracia
Step onto Medusa's island with Dominique Gracia's retelling, in which her island refuge itself turns men to stone. Read More
6 days ago
My Therapist Asks Me How My Week’s Been
By Scarlett Ward
Scarlett Ward's poem explores the necessity of retreating, specifically as a woman. TW: assault Read More
2 weeks ago
Everything We Lost
By Naomi Wood
Naomi Wood reflects on all the ways we are encouraged to retreat, and how we persist, regardless. Read More
3 weeks ago
Damsel in Distress: I don’t know how to create a story
By Kerry Ryan
'There are no original stories and only a finite number of plots.' In her final column, our creative writing agony aunt Kerry Ryan gives advice for when you can't seem to find a storyline. Read More
4 weeks ago