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The Lily is a publication of the Washington Post, launched on June 12, 2017. The Lily initially targeted millenial women and utilized the Medium platform. In February 2017, the publication transitioned from Medium to the Post's suite of publishing tools, Arc. The Lily team at the Washington Post includes Amy King (editor in chief and creative director), Neema Roshania Patel (deputy editor), Amy Cavenaile (art director), Rachel Orr (art director), Ashley Nguyen (digital editor), and Maya Sugarman (video editor).

The publication is purposefully multiplatform, with a presence on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and the web. The platform also includes a semi-weekly email newsletter, Lily Lines.

The Lily was named as an homage to The Lily, an American newspaper published for women between 1849-1853.

Awards
The Lily won several awards in the Society for News Design’s Best of Digital Design for 2018, including a silver medal overall portfolio, and a bronze medal for the design of “The Lily Lines” newsletter.

Lily Lines was also a 2018 Webby Award Winner in the email newsletter category.