Lenny Letter
 | |
| Editor | Jessica Grose |
|---|---|
| Deputy Editor | Laia Garcia |
| Editor at Large | Mikki Halpin |
| Publisher | Hearst Digital Media |
| Founder |
Lena Dunham Jennifer Konner |
| Year founded | 2015 |
| First issue | October 23, 2015 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | LennyLetter.com |
Lenny Letter, also known as Lenny, is a weekly online feminist newsletter created by Lena Dunham and Jennifer Konner.[1]
History
In September 2015, Dunham and Konner started Lenny Letter as a self-funded project that would give a platform to young female voices to discuss feminist issues.[2][3][4] The newsletter features political essays, personal stories, interviews, artwork and even an advice column from Dunham and Konner themselves called "Letters to Lenny."[5] Benjamin Cooley is the CEO.[6] Laia Garcia has been Deputy Editor since July 2015.[7]
Notable articles include an essay written by actress Jennifer Lawrence about the gender wage gap in Hollywood,[8] and one written by singer Alicia Keys about her decision to start wearing little to no make-up.[9]
Lenny Letter is supported by Hearst Corporation advertising.[10]
In addition to the regular newsletter, Lenny Letter published a Fiction Issue and a Poetry Issue during fall 2015. Lenny Letter is developing a possible HBO short film series.[11]
In July 2017, Lenny Letter announced its first Lenny book imprint with Random House, writer Jenny Zhang's short story collection, Sour Heart.[12][13][14][15]
Publications
- Zhang, Jenny (2017). Sour Heart: Stories (Short stories). New York: Lenny. ISBN 978-0-399-58938-6. OCLC 962438345.
- Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda; Ross, Tracee Ellis; Waters, Alice; Wu, Jason (2017). Haramis, Nicholas, ed. Courage Is Contagious (Collection of essays). New York: Lenny. ISBN 978-0-399-59261-4. OCLC 971091570.
See also
References
- ↑ Jagannathan, Meera (29 September 2015). "10 fast facts about Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's first Lenny Letter". New York Daily News.
- ↑ Wright, Mic (14 July 2015). "Lena Dunham is starting an email newsletter…yep". The Next Web.
- ↑ Petersen, Anne Helen (14 July 2015). "Lena Dunham Is Launching A Newsletter For Young Women". BuzzFeed.
- ↑ Vara, Vauhini (8 October 2015). "Lena Dunham, Media Mogul: The creator of Girls invades your inbox". Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ↑ Valby, Karen. "The Girls collaborators want to change the voice of online feminism—and make some money too". Fast Company.
- ↑ "About Us". Lenny Letter. 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Crimmens, Tamsin (20 June 2016). "Meet The Women Behind The Game Changing Newsletter - Lenny". ELLE UK.
- ↑ Lawrence, Jennifer (14 October 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence: "Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co‑Stars?"". Lenny Letter.
- ↑ Keys, Alicia (31 May 2016). "Alicia Keys: Time to Uncover". Lenny Letter.
- ↑ Owen, Laura Hazard (4 March 2016). "Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter has grown to 400,000 subscribers with a 65 percent open rate". NiemanLab.
- ↑ Wappler, Margaret (11 January 2017). "Lena Dunham Is Our February Cover Star: Dunham talks the end of ‘Girls,’ our new president, and being a workaholic". Nylon.
- ↑ Ziv, Stav (18 April 2016). "Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's New Lenny Book Imprint Has Acquired Its First Title". Newsweek.
- ↑ Biedenharn, Isabella (18 April 2016). "Lena Dunham's Lenny imprint signs first book". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ "SOUR HEART by Jenny Zhang: Announcing the first book in the LENNY imprint". Lenny Letter. 1 June 2017.
- ↑ Lenny Letter (1 August 2017). "An Evening with Jenny Zhang and Lena Dunham". Facebook. Housing Works.
