Strong Girl Publishing

Strong Girl Publishing makes athletically-oriented books + content for middle grade and young adult girls, written by young women athletes.

We’re an indie publishing house here to help girls see themselves in sport and outdoor adventure, inspiring them to try new activities by creating engaging stories around girls in sport, through books. We primarily publish books for children, middle grade and young adult readers.

We’ve also carved out a space for young women athletes who are looking for a platform to share their voices. At Strong Girl Publishing, our athlete authors aren’t just great at their sports: We celebrate girls and women as multifaceted individuals who don’t fit into any one box. We don’t believe that girls or women should ever have to choose being an athlete at the cost of any other part of their being.

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Founder(s), CEO and/or President Molly Hurford
I started Strong Girl Publishing almost three years ago after being told by agents and publishers that 'books about girls in sport don't sell.' I strongly disagree, obviously, and I knew from having my Shred Girls series (middle grade, picture Babysitter's Club but about bikes, not babysitting) that those books were creating meaningful experiences in girls' lives. I was *so* tired of hearing that girls in sport don't matter—and I was getting asked by young women athletes how they could share their stories. Women athletes tend to be wildly underpaid, and I realized that being able to help them develop their books and publish them could provide them with an income stream that could allow them to continue their athletic career—and give them a stepping stone to what's next. Enter Strong Girl Publishing where we publish books about girls in sport, written by young women athletes, and we truly believe that books about girls in sport do sell.