Finding the Voice Within
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Finding Your Voice in a World Full of Noise: A Guide for Black Women Writers
The noise around you grows louder every day, drowning out the words waiting to be spoken. For Black women writers, carving out space to find your voice in a world full of endless chatter can be a challenge. But what if finding and exercising your voice didn’t have to be so hard. What if you…
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A Gathering of Sacred Memory
Over the last year, you’ve stood with Aya Collective Publishing — and we’re so deeply grateful. Maybe you came out to the launch of our newest texts,📖 Finding the Voice Within and Reconsidering Eve: Toward a Deepened Consciousness Maybe you joined us as we unveiled powerful, commissioned artwork at Strive Publishing. Or maybe you found one of our books online…
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Sacred Saturdays with Meelah Crawford, Recap
Sacred Saturdays provides an opportunity for Black women to come together and write early Saturday mornings before we get into the meat of the day. These times together are focused on connection with each other and the spirit within, deepening our capacity to build relationships and do the thing we love to do the most:…
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Sacred Saturdays with Joy Marsh, Recap
Earlier this month, Joy Marsh joined us to discuss her piece, A Good Daughter, featured in Aya Collective Publishing’s anthology, Finding the Voice Within. Watch the video below to hear her read from her work and share writing prompts to help participants navigate their own creative process.
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Sacred Saturdays with Jean Loyd
Last week, Aya Collective Publishing hosted our second Sacred Saturday’s session of 2025 with Jean Loyd. Sister Jean is a writer and a contributing author to our latest anthology, Finding the Voice Within. Her piece, How the Hell Did I Get Here, is the work that every Black woman needs to read who is grappling…
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Meet Holly Fidler
Meet Holly Fidler. Holly is one of the many amazing writers who contributed to Aya Collective Publishing’s work over the last few years. Tell us about yourself. I’m Holly Moten Fidler, a proud Cleveland, Ohio native now calling Cincinnati home. I spent seven incredible years in the Twin Cities—years that I consider truly transformative, thanks…
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Sacred Saturdays with Jaralyn Roberts – Recap
Yesterday, Aya Collective Publishing proudly kicked off our first Sacred Saturdays session of 2025 with the incredible Jaralyn Roberts. Beyond her role as the Leadership Development Director at the African American Leadership Forum, Jaralyn is a gifted writer and a contributing author to our latest anthology, Finding the Voice Within. Her piece, Buried but Not…
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