A radical, beautiful, world-changing collection of writing that we all need to read. Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Dont Wear Pinkgal-dem, the award-winning online and print magazine, is created by women and non-binary people of colour. In this life-affirming, moving and joyous collection of fourteen essays, gal-dem's talented writers use raw material from their teenage years diaries, poems and chat histories to give advice to their younger selves and those growing up today.gal-dem have been praised by the Guardian for being "the agents of change we need", and these essays tackle important subjects including race, gender, mental health and activism, making this essential reading.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Stories About Growing Up .

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 208 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Walker Books Ltd .

gal-dem are a vibrant online and print magazine, where all content is created by women and non-binary people of colour. Launched by Liv Little in 2015, gal-dem aims to open up their take on the world to a wider audience. As well as producing the magazine, gal-dem hosts comedy nights, political panels, film festivals and museum takeovers. The have collaborated with everyone from the Guardian to the V&A, Tate and Converse.