IHRAM Publishes
IHRAM Publishes is a Pushcart-Prize, Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays nominating literary journal.
PUBLISHED WORKS ACCEPTED UNDER FIRST WORLD RIGHTS.
ALL RIGHTS REVERT TO THE WRITER UPON PUBLICATION
IHRAM Publishes has moved to a quarterly, themed literary edition!
AND: we are now accepting visual artwork for inclusion in the journal!
We will be focusing on the following concerns:
Third Quarter: Childhood Reflections and Youth Empowerment. Blown away by IHRAM''s youth contributors of 2023, we are dedicating the third quarter of the IHRAM literary magazine to the global youth. In your submission, please reflect upon the IHRAM's values (Beauty as a fundamental creative principle; Sincerity and Vulnerability of presentation; Celebrating Diversity and opening doorways of Engagement) and themes listed below.
We are eager to publish firsthand accounts from youth writers, reflections by adult writers on their youth experiences, and firsthand accounts from childhood educators.
Themes: Access to education, early childhood development, childhood dreams and aspirations, value of the youth voice, role models, challenges faced by teachers, childhood experiences which shaped the writer's adulthood.
Fourth Quarter: Indigenous Voices: Heart, Hope and Land: Desirous of hearing the voices of original thinkers and land stewards, our fourth quarterof the IHRAM literary magazine is dedicated to indigenous culture and experience in light of Indigenous history in Canada, highlighting Indigenous authors and artists.
Themes: Land stewardship, spirituality, mythology and dreams, aspirations, value of the native voice, challenges faced in this modern world, indigenous experiences which shaped the writer's adulthood, indigenous culture, etc.
Of course, we will continue to look, to listen and to learn about issues of concern for creators from Algeria to Zimbabwe, and everywhere in between! Up to 50% of each issue will be reserved for pieces that expand our understanding of human rights and social justice concerns not covered by the quarterly theme.
Submission Guidelines:
Please submit your poem, short story, essay (2500 words or less), or artwork to submit@humanrightsartmovement.org, along with the following information:
Your full name and/or pen name.
Your country of residence.
A photograph of you (high-resolution with no filters) should you wish to provide one.*
A brief third-person bio (2-5 sentences). If your bio includes references of your past work, feel free to provide links!
A brief foreword to your piece, explaining your inspiration for creating it, background information, explanation of key characters, and any other key insight for the reader.
*If your piece is accepted, we will request a high-resolution author photograph. However, auhors are not required to provide photographs of themselves and are always welcome to decline, should they wish to remain anonymous.
IHRAM Publishes pays $50 per accepted written piece.
IHRAM Publishes pays $25 per accepted artist.
SUBMISSIONS ARE LIMITED TO ONE WRITTEN PIECE PER WRITER.
SUBMISSIONS OF ARTWORK ARE UNLIMITED.
We publish an ever-expanding collection of original works from lesser known and up-and-coming writers who seek to bring attention to urgent social justice issues around the world. We base our work on the values of beauty, sincerity, vulnerability, engagement and celebration of diversity.
IHRAM Publishes has presented work from 73 countries and 30 U.S. States.
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Pushcart Prize nominees in 2023: Edward Edmond Eduful, Ariana Lee, Mackenzie Duan, Alyza Taguilaso,Marcus Ugboduma and Simon Thaddeus Tsaga
Best American Short Stories nominees in 2023: Tyler Hein, Hec Lampert-Bates, Lena Petrović, Kashvi Ramani
Best American Essays nominee in 2023: Ian Stewart
Pushcart Prize nominees in 2022: Joanna Cockerline, Alex Stein, AlfredoSalvatore Arcilesi, Luiza Louback, Joshua Effiong, Kristin W. Davis
Pushcart Prize nominees in 2021: Laneikka Denne, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Sunday Obiageli, Esther Iyanuoluwa, Dean Gessie, Ashley Sophia
IHRAM QUARTERLY LITERARY MAGAZINE Reflections of Feminine Empowerment
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The pieces featured in this quarter’s magazine explore themes of economic parity, workplace equity, and the ongoing pursuit of gender equality. IHRAM Magazine proudly advocates for peaceful feminism through creativity that sparks dialogue and promotes unity. Through poetry, prose, and visual art, we delve into not only the challenges but also the triumphs of women worldwide, amplifying voices often marginalized and celebrating the resilience found in shared stories.
The IHRAM magazine was created with a simple goal: to celebrate and uplift up-and-coming authors from all over the world; each of the authors in this anthology contend with their identities in the context of their environments, providing readers with their unique perspectives on issues of human rights.
Thank you for being part of a greater cause.
Find your home country below and purchase a copy of the 2023 Literary Magazine. If your home base is not listed, don’t worry! CLICK HERE OR THE COVER IMAGE TO VIEW ONLINE.
IHRAM QUARTERLY LITERARY MAGAZINE RESILIENCE AMIDST DISPLACEMENT
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Home is a privilege so many of us take for granted. Whether it’s a simple roof over our heads, enclosed walls to shelter our loved ones, or the luxury of a locked door. The authors and artists featured in Resilience Amidst Displacement: Voice of a Refugee bravely share their stories and reflect upon the experiences of others; tales of being torn from home, watching their cities destroyed from afar, navigating unfamiliar cultures, and reconstructing their understanding of home within themselves.
The IHRAM magazine was created with a simple goal: to celebrate and uplift up-and-coming authors from all over the world; each of the authors in this anthology contend with their identities in the context of their environments, providing their unique perspectives on issues of human rights.
Thank you for being part of a greater cause.
Find your home country below and purchase a copy of the 2023 Literary Magazine. If your home base is not listed, don’t worry! CLICK HERE OR THE COVER IMAGE TO VIEW ONLINE.
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Literary Magazine 2023
IHRAM LITERARY MAGAZINE 2023 COLLECTED WORKS
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If art is a window, consider this magazine a direct line — a can and string mechanism — to a fellow human, a world away. The beauty of the International Human Rights Art Movement is that we are not just another soldier in the fight for global human equality; we are a peaceful space for human connection and reflection. We envision a world where artist activism is honored as a human right, and a source of social change.
The IHRAM magazine was created with a simple goal: to celebrate and uplift up-and-coming authors from all over the world; each of the authors in this anthology contend with their identities in the context of their environments, providing their unique perspectives on issues of human rights
Find your home country below and purchase a copy of the 2023 Literary Magazine. If your home base is not listed, don’t worry! CLICK HERE OR THE COVER IMAGE TO VIEW ONLINE.
“The World that Loved Executioners” by Vyacheslav Konoval
It doesn’t matter what your state is, / look at the map / everything is conditional
“Free” by Haro Istamboulian
“You toast to life and love in a clear glass or three while drought dries their kidney as the government bathes in greed / You are not free. “
“Manifesto of the Repressed” by Arathi Menon
“Some people think we are talking bullshit and they may be partially right.”
“I Saw You” by Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi
“What else did you see as the water hardened into a mirror? I asked. I saw You”
“Lie Fallow” by Jade Wallace
“Before week’s end, I was healed enough to rejoin the living. I felt my gynecologist had fixed a decades-old, prenatal mistake by sealing up my fallopian tubes and sequestering my ovaries from the rest of my body. “
“Grandma” by Bhuwan Thapaliya
ravaged by walking barefoot on rough terrain / she looked older than her ancestral deity on a hilltop nearby
“If Walls Could Talk” by Kali Fox-Jirgl
“Sometimes our walls exist just to see who has the strength to knock them down”
“Amalgamation” by Ali Ashhar
Beneath the far horizon there’s a ground; / beyond propaganda and prejudice, / between rain and sunshine
Simple Operations” by Elaine Gao
One plus one equals two. / Black hair plus yellow skin equals Chinese, / who take your orange chicken order / and owns the best massage parlor. / But there’s no place else for your forehead’s crease.
“Rippling Song Of Scars“ by Chinecherem Enujioke
my mother tells me to be patient/that all troubled /waters will calm/that even shards of a broken mirror are all mirrors
“Skin Too Thick” by Fadrian Adrian Bartley
let them know that giants cannot crush the rain with bare hands. / or sweep away the river with their lashes.
“Mr. Carter’s Women” by Ananda Kumar
Your daughter is a prodigy, your granddaughter is a leading virologist, and your great-granddaughter is a Picasso in the making. Look at what you have made, Mr. Carter!
“Boys of the Savanna“ by Chinedu Gospel
There's a God. And there are / voices that whir from beneath / the turf —angels, ancestors. Our boys
“A Country of Bone & Medieval Rot” by Nnadi Samuel
an uproar of dead relatives, tearing through dust. / my father turns in his grave. / "Lord, how many headstones make a cemetery?"
“Snowflakes of Yesterday” by Sam Safavi-Abbasi
today a soldier died. / today, someone’s son, a daughter. / today, someone’s blood, / under the unborn blossoms- / today, the trees.
“Breaking Down” by Meenakshi Bhatt
Why doesn’t nature endow us, humans, with the same capacity to intermittently shed our excessive burdens? Why are we obsessed with incessant growth and constant productivity?
