Monday, January 18, 2021

Themed Works

jGirls occasionally requests submissions on specific topics or “themes.” Check out our upcoming themes to share your perspective on specific topics, or browse our previous themes to see how different girls responded to our previous questions.

Current Theme

Previous Themes

Four Years Later By Sarit Scher - Photo by Elena Eisenstadt
Theme: School Pressure

Four Years Later

Sarit Scher -
Another Day by Ada Perlman - Photo by Ruby Stillman
Theme: Perseverance & Protest & Freedom

Another Day

Ada Perlman -
If not now, when? by Nadja Goldberg - Photo by Elena Eisenstadt
Theme: Perseverance & Protest & Freedom

If Not Now, When?

Nadja Goldberg -
Raising My Hand by Ilana Drake - Photo by Auden Yurman
Theme: Perseverance & Protest & Freedom

Raising My Hand High

Ilana Drake -
College by Hope Kahn – Photo by Auden Yurman
Theme: School Pressure

College: Where School Became Home

Hope Kahn -
Theme: School Pressure

Superboy

Alex Kaminsky -
Toppling the Tech Narrative by Dahlia Soussan - Photo by Alex Garrow
Theme: School Pressure

Toppling the Tech Narrative: Examining Silicon Valley Privilege

Dahlia Soussan -
College Scandal by Dina Barish - Photo by Auden Yurman
Theme: School Pressure

College Scandal

Dina Barrish -
Theme: School Pressure

Drowning

Alex Berman -
Why None of Us Should Be Perfect by Ada Perlman - Photo by Ruby Stillman
Theme: School Pressure

Why None of Us Should Be Perfectionists

Ada Perlman -
Theme: Beginnings & Endings

Dear Grandma

Nadja Goldberg -
Ocean Obliteration by Arielle Goldman - Photo by Elena Eisenstadt
Theme: Beginnings & Endings

Ocean Obliteration

Arielle Goldman -
The Rocky Record by Elena Eisenstadt
Theme: Beginnings & Endings

The Rocky Record

Elena Eisenstadt -
The Love You Carry by Anon – Photo by Liora Meyer
Theme: Jewish & LGBTQ+

The Love You Carry

anonymous -
Lehitatefv'Lehaniach by Alyx Bernstein
Theme: Jewish & LGBTQ+

Lehitatef v’Lehaniach*

Alyx Bernstein -
My Gender and Me by Sarah Chasin - Photo by Aliza Abusch-Magder
Theme: Jewish & LGBTQ+

My Gender and Me

Sarah Chasin -
Maternal Figures by Liel Huppert - Photo by Charlotte Daniels
Theme: Modern Maternal

Maternal Figures

Liel Huppert -
Facetime Call by Miriam Abrams - Photo by Avrah Ross
Theme: Modern Maternal

FaceTime Call

Miriam Abrams -
What Freedom Means to Me by Liel Huppert - Photo by Aliza Abusch-Magder
Theme: Freedom

What Freedom Means to Me

Liel Huppert -
Speckled Chicken - flickr
Theme: Freedom

Keeping Kosher: It’s a Journey, Not a Destination

Annie Goldman -
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Upcoming Themes

Questions are intended to inspire your creative thoughts, but should not limit you—you may respond to the theme as you wish. We also accept non-themed works at any time. Check our Submissions & Guidelines for ideas and more info.

Winter: In Flux 

  • What’s an experience you’ve had that made you change your mind about something? Is there a political belief, a spiritual/religious belief, an understanding of how the world works, or an idea of what’s fair or just that has shifted for you? 
  • How about a situation where you found room to believe in two seemingly opposed ideas at the same time? 
  • Tell us about a time when you found a way to fruitfully engage with a person or an idea with which you fundamentally disagreed.

Deadline to submit: Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Late Winter: Lost History 

  • What and who is absent from your school curriculum? Who has been forgotten (whether a whole group or a specific person)?
  • Who gets to decide how history gets written?
  • Do you have a story that you want to ensure gets passed on?

Deadline to submit: Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Spring: LGBTQIA+ and Jewish 

  • Do your religious identity and sexual orientation or gender interact with one another? How does one affect the other?
  • How might you explore questions about your own queer identity through a fictional character?

Deadline to submit: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

*Note: jGirls does not publish during the months of July and August. Publication of themed pieces resumes in November.

Share Your Voice and Vision!

Interested in submitting your creative work on an upcoming theme or any other subject?

jGirls Magazine accepts submissions on an ongoing basis from from self-identifying Jewish teenage girls ages 13-19. You can submit articles, essays, fiction, poetry, humor, photographs, music, videos, artwork and other creative materials.

How to Submit Your Work
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