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IHRAM Blog
Meet the Artists: Inside the Collective
Meet the artists shaping the visual voice of our latest Literary Magazine, “Stories on the Move: Voices of the Unhoused.”
Meet Luis and Ernest: for them, art is about conversation and resistance; stories that refuse to stay silent.
This is the first chapter in our on-going series, pulling back the curtain behind the creatives that made this magazine happen.
Real stories meet activism
Real stories meet activism: At IHRAM Press, creative expression is in our DNA — we believe that around every corner, every just cause matters. Want to discover new titles for your 2026 reading list? Check this out.
Our book catalogue is growing — here’s what’s new
Our growing catalogue — what’s new?
IHRAM Press publishes books that bring to life hidden struggles from youths to empowering stories that showcase love and identity through myth and personality. The IHRAM Literary Magazine is the place where art intersects with poetry and prose. Short but mighty, they ignite emotion and transform ideas.
The people behind the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story nominations.
Read more about real stories and inspirations. Here’s who we nominated for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story prize., and congratulations to all nominees — good luck!
Paid submission opportunities for writers and visual artists.
Paid submission opportunities for writers and artists. Your work belongs here. Learn more.
The people behind the Best American Essays nominations.
Read more about real stories and inspirations. Here’s who we nominated for the Best American Essays prize, and congratulations to all nominees — good luck!
Sharing solidarity with Disability History Month (UK)
Enduring Voices Literary Magazine is a personal and vulnerable magazine dedicated to uplifting underrepresented voices and stories. It grows awareness and empathy for people living with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and neurodivergence. And people are talking about it.
The people behind the Best American Short-Stories nominations.
Read more about real stories and inspirations. Here’s who we nominated for the Best American Short-Stories prize, and congratulations to all nominees — good luck!
The people behind the Pushcart Prize nominations.
Read more about real stories and inspirations. Here’s who we nominated for the Pushcart prize, and congratulations to all nominees — good luck!
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.