Creative Writing for Social Change
Official Competition Ballot
Vote for as many stories as you like. Pick all your choices, then submit. You can only vote once per competition.
21 of 21 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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#16Thessaloniki, Greece
The Other Mother
By Christina Calbos
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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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