together in sacred grief zine submissions

vol. v - 2026

window open 10.10 - 11.15

are you a griever & creator?

share your grief-heart as a shared community spell.

may we all feel less alone within loss & grief.

guidelines

⊹ ࣪ prompt for submission is "an expression of your grief” ˖⊹ ࣪

possible threads to follow…

> if you were to put color and shape to the feeling of your grief, what would it look like?

> what do all the layers of your grief comprise of?

> think of a specific loss (person, identity, phase of life, job, pet, etc,) and allow and feelings or expressions to arise. move it to creation.

˖⊹ ࣪ 1 - 3 submissions per person ˖⊹ ࣪

˖⊹ ࣪ each submission can be up to 5 pages ˖⊹ ࣪

˖⊹ ࣪ please submit in pdf, jpg, or png file types ˖⊹ ࣪

˖⊹ ࣪ please provide the name and pronouns you would like listed in the table of contents when you send your submission. ˖⊹ ࣪

˖⊹ ࣪ feel free to reference past volumes to see types of submissions accepted (writings, photos, poems, collage, ceramics… so many options!). ˖⊹ ࣪

˖⊹ ࣪ if you make a three dimensional item, you are welcome to photograph it and share the photo as your submission. ˖⊹ ࣪  

˖⊹ ࣪ you can email me your submission (or any questions!) at : kp@togetherinsacredgrief.com ˖⊹ ࣪

together in sacred grief zine, vol. iv - artwork shown created by leah zani & amelia hruby

other details

˖⊹ ࣪ not every submission is guaranteed to be selected for the zine ˖⊹ ࣪

˖⊹ ࣪ contributors will not get a free copy of the zine (sorry!). one day i hope to offer this, but for now the income from zines directly covers printing fees. ˖⊹ ࣪

˖⊹ ࣪ your artwork will be credited to you under the name that you provide me within the zine table of contents. the zine itself is considered a creation by me through compilation of this work. ˖⊹ ࣪

˖⊹ ࣪ if you have submitted work in the past i welcome you to submit work again! i just ask for no duplicates of submissions for previous volumes. ˖⊹ ࣪ 

˖⊹ ࣪ if there is someone else you know who may be interested in this project, please send them this way! ˖⊹ ࣪

together in sacred grief zine, vol. iv - artwork shown created by leah zani

questions or interest? drop a note <3

curious about how this came to be?

this project began as a little seed in my palm in 2021. feel free to read the storyline of together in sacred grief here.