Blog Voices from Our Community
Read stories, updates, and reflections from artists, staff, and survivors. Here, we share the heart of Awakenings — one post at a time.

Survivors and those who have experienced physical trauma can have a unique relationship with physical art. As an intern with Awakenings and an artist in
- Review

As a wonderful Awakenings intern and an astute writer and journalist, Emma Dempsey now contributes a review of Lindy West’s newest essay collection to The
- Review

An intern at Awakenings and an excellent part of the Awakened Voices editorial team, Gillian Marwood now offers their voice to The Nightingale. In a
- Review

This week we bring you a review of the TV Show Broadchurch by one of our editors and current literary interns, Alana Zucca. We hope
- All Authors, Review

This skillful review by Kelsey May of “Ordinary Misfortunes” by Emily Jungmin Yoon tells us about this influential chapbook of poetry. May hits on the
- All Authors, All Formats, Review
Create, connect, & heal
Find your place in our circle of creators, where every artistic choice is valid and every emotion is welcome. Healing isn’t linear, nor a path you have to walk alone.