Meet the Authors Event
Online fun where you can ask the authors questions, listen to live readings, and see who won the People’s Choice Award.
EVENT ENDED Sunday May 4, 2025
Our fourth annual book is all about Female Friendship. Now Available!
Who is By Your Side When Things Get Rough?
From lifelong bonds to bitter betrayals, this powerful anthology explores the complex, messy, and beautiful world of female friendship. Featuring poetry, essays, and short stories from diverse voices across the United States, England, and Ireland, Gal’s Guide Anthology: Female Friendship captures the joy, innocence, heartbreak, and resilience of these essential relationships.
This is the fourth anthology curated and published by Gal’s Guide Library, a nonprofit dedicated to uplifting voices, this collection celebrates the female connections that shape us.
Published by Gals Guide Press.
Awards
People’s Choice
Winner “Getting Along Swimmingly” by Lori Cates Hand
Voting closed May 1 at 11:59pm EST
Jury Awards
Jury Awards were given out
Saturday, March 8, 2025, on Zoom 2pm EST
1st Place – “My Dress Has Pockets” by Lisa Michelle
2nd Place – “My Garden of Friends” by L.C. Rose
3rd Place – “The Book Accident” by Callie J. Smith
Book Launch Party
Purchase your copy and/or pick up your pre-orders
Many of our authors will be on-site to sign your copy
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Noblesville Creates
2pm-4pm EST
107 S. 8th Street, Noblesville
Local Author Fair
Hamilton East Public Library Local Author Fair
Purchase your copy
A handful of authors will rotate at the Gal’s Guide table signing copies
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Forum Events Center
1pm-4pm EST
11313 USA Parkway, Fishers
Meet the Authors
Q&A
Readings
The winner of People’s Choice revealed
Sunday, May 4, 2025 (May the 4th be with us for our 4th anthology!)
2pm EST
About Gal’s Guide Press
Gal’s Guide Press was created out of the Gal’s Guide Library, the first women’s history lending library in the United States. Founded in 2016 Gal’s Guide has made its mission to provide an independent women’s history library to preserve, collect, share, and champion women’s achievements and lessons learned.
Gal’s Guide Anthology: Nourish (2024)
Gals Guide Anthology: Journey (2023)
Gals Guide Anthology: Women of History (2022)
Gal’s Guide will always be a place where all are welcome, and women’s achievements and voices are preserved and shared.
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