Creative Writing for Social Change
Official Competition Ballot
Voting Concluded: Official voting for this competition has ended. Stories remain available for reading.
20 of 20 Stories
#1Brisbane, Australia
A Sacred Rage
By Chandni Kantaria
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#2Kabul, Afghanistan
The Name I Lost to Survive
By Madina
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#3Kyaka II Refugee Camp, Uganda
Echoes Under the Jackfruit Tree: Life, Survival, and Unbroken Hope in Kyaka II
By Mukobelwa Cadet
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#4Gaza, currently living in Ireland
White Nights — A Memory
By Duha Alshaqaqi
Advisory: Description of self-harm
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#5
From Ashes to Advocacy: A Story of Survival, Silence Broken, and Becoming
By T. A.
Advisory: Description of domestic violence
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#6Afghanistan
The Afghanistan I Carry in My Heart
By Sana
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#7Yangon, Myanmar
Breaking the Poverty Cycle: A Journey from Marginalization to Hope
By Luh Pong Angsa
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#8Kabul, Afghanistan
Dancing Leaves
By Meena
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#9Kabul, Afghanistan
I Am Elaheh, a Pain and a Poem
By Z.H.
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#10Afghanistan
Barren Tree
By Marjan
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#11
Comforting Hearts
By Maha
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#12Gaza, currently in Cairo
Who Am I Now?
By Samah AlSafadi
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#13Sinjar, Iraq
I Did Not Choose to Become a Stranger,
By Ronny Saeed
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#14Lahore, Pakistan
The Weight & Warmth of Food
By Sameen Mohsin
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#15Dublin, Ireland
Just One More Day . . .
By Héilean Rosenstock-Armie
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#17Badakhshan, Afghanistan
The Blue Hair Tie
By N.Q.
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#18Afghanistan
The Custodian of Small Things
By Mariam
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#19Kabul, Afghanistan
I Must Run
By Mursal
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#20Mumbai
From Daughter to Caregiver - The Journey No Kid Wants to Make
By a writer in Mumbai
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#21Abuja, Nigeria
The Survivor's Guilt
By Unwana Johnson
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