A space that celebrates and uplifts up-and-coming authors and artists from all over the world. A blog that provides readers with unique perspectives on issues of human rights.
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“White Card” by Mira Mookerjee
In Farhad’s dream, he was back with his mother, his head in her lap, hearing her sing his favorite lullaby
“PORTRAIT IN WATERCOLOR / the inhabitants of houses” by Ave Jeanne Ventresca
like large buffalo, we tend to together stand, / in graveyards where silence is the home. / now, relying on weeds and thick roots / to support our heavy skulls.
“I Met America” by Uzomah Ugwu
I met America and she said I didn’t / Look American to her. So I should leave.
“Kindergarten in Russia” by Robert Pettus
The walls were paper-thin. The parents kept their ears perked; they listened to the entirety of every lesson... It’s a bizarre atmosphere, teaching Kindergarten in Russia
“Cacti Left to Bloom” by Purabi Bhattacharya
“I was scared all the time. They said drop the case. I did not relent,” / read a headline of a newspaper. / You read the story to the final line. Full stop.
“A Mother’s Oath” by Tasneem Hossain
She smiles; the smile of a determined soul. / The mother in her knows it all.
“Please Leave On” by Dawn Macdonald
We got in trouble for looking / out the window and for reading / unassigned texts. We said, / “You’ll get the strap
“E. Palestine Ohio” by Arya F. Jenkins
This is what happened / This is what we should not have done / This is what we will no longer do / This is what we can do now
“Purple Blouse” by Uzomah Ugwu
A purple blouse caught in between wires / A girl once wore while escaping a part of life / That froze in the heat
Award Nominees
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2025
“The Right to Sit Crooked” by Đặng Thân, Vietnam;
“The Weight of Inheritance” by Irene W. Collins, Nigeria;
“On Walking a Crosscut From Girlhood to Womanhood” by Bella Victor Nigeria;
“The Homeless” by Mohsen Hosseinkhani (translated by Tahereh Safaei), Iran;
“The Ones Who Stayed Behind” by Amal Hasan, Jordan;
“Feathers” by Jess A, United States.
2024
“Instruction Manual: Sheets of Desire” by Miriam Calleja, Malta;
“The Hollow” by Pacella Chukwuma-Eke, Nigeria;
“To Bury A Curious Girl” by Amirah Al Wassif, Egypt;
“Savio” by Rigel Portales, Philippines;
“Nani’s Chai” by Navin Desai, United States;
“Fifteen” by Ana Reisens, Spain
2023
Edward Edmond Eduful, Ariana Lee, Mackenzie Duan, Alyza Taguilaso, Marcus Ugboduma and Simon Thaddeus Tsaga
2022
Joanna Cockerline, Alex Stein, AlfredoSalvatore Arcilesi, Luiza Louback, Joshua Effiong, Kristin W. Davis
2021
Laneikka Denne, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Sunday Obiageli, Esther Iyanuoluwa, Dean Gessie, Ashley Sophia
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2025
“Should You Trust a Fish” by Wyley Fröhlich Jungerman
“These Dark Summer Days” by Julio Puente García
“Men Who Are Strong” by Jon Negroni
2024
“Chamelemom” by Nathaniel Spencer-Cross;
“Green Door” by Kathleen Hellen;
“Quaking” by Kimberly W. Heiman
2023
Tyler Hein, Hec Lampert-Bates, Lena Petrović, Kashvi Ramani
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2025
“The Dead Frog in My Garden” by Twisha Patel
“Between Onlys and Somewheres” by Jozsef Cariste
2024
“Red Red Roses” by Jadi Campbell, Germany and United States;
“Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is Terrorism Against Women’s Bodies” by Nagasha Martina, Uganda
2023
Ian Stewart
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2025
“Mother of the Nation,” by Rebecca Threewit.
“Diving in the Canal,” by Celine W.
“Feathers” by Jess A.
“Our Reflections” by Safiya Lunat.