The Awakenings Review is published by the Awakenings Project, a coalition of artists and writers who live with psychiatric illnesses. Begun in cooperation with the University of Chicago in 2000, The Awakenings Review has published seven issues thus far. The AR has been acclaimed internationally and draws writers from all over the U.S. and from several foreign countries including Israel, South Africa, Australia, Finland, Switzerland, the U.K. and Canada.

About 10% of all the submissions we receive actually make it into the review, making it a relatively competitive journal in which to be published. We have had special issues in the past: one for writers with depression and manic-depression, another for writers with schizophrenia-related disorders. A writer for The Awakenings Review need not have a mental illness--we do open submissions to family members and friends of people with mental illness--we prefer that a writer have a mental illness of some type, and be willing to write about it, but that does not have to be the focus of the writings either, especially in a general issue.

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How to Submit to the Awakenings Review

	Preface Poem By Irene O'Neill Behold The Waxing Moon Stories by Ben Beyerlein Chemical See Saw Clouds My Friend's Ghost Talks - Then Sings Tomorrow is A Furthermore Expression of Today Stories by Trish Evers Being Bouyant:A Lucid Dream Narrative Living With The Land The Trouble With Rainbows
	Preface Poetry by Ben Beyerlein Biking Hold Riding through slush and butter to songbird slough. Spit whistle grin Poetry by Bettie Anne Doebler A beautiful mind Advent All Saints' day: six years later At the Cottlesloe: London Bereft Gravediggers Poetry by Joan Rizzo Empty Sky Traitor To GOD: via the generative cycle of emotions
	Preface Stories by Wendy Coblentz Still not enough Poetry by Jennifer A Fulco The deepest wave worn Under Pins What was once absent is now contained Crawling conundrum Death's riddle, fierce fiddle Poetry by Fernand Roqueplan Salte la oscuridad, indicado por un destello de cristal Leap in the dark, guided by a flash of crystal Disperse los dientes del dragon Scatter the dragon's teeth El dios es el decaimento GOD is the decay Pregunte al cazador triste Ask the sad hunter Stories by Claire M. Unis Poof: the psychiatrist

How to Submit to the Awakenings Review