PUBLISHED PORTFOLIO

Look at this impressive collection of published works by adoptee-writers in our Adoptee Voices community! We share in order to celebrate our courageous writers, and in hopes that this list inspires many other adoptees to share their stories. Please support these authors’ important work by reading, reviewing, commenting, and sharing.

PARTICIPANTS' PUBLISHED WORKS—WRITTEN IN OUR WRITING GROUPS!

2024_10-AV eZine-Passage
a.p., Jennifer Hiltebeitel, Jessie Hunter, Marisol Kassis, Susan Lynch, Danielle Orr, Meredith Seung Mee Buse, Carrie Anne Tocci, Julian Washio-Collette
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Passage"
2024_0923-Stoyanova-HuffPost
Mirella Stoyanova
HuffPost Personal
"I Spent Years Fighting For Control..."
2024_06-AV eZine-Coming to Our Senses
a.p., Audrey B, Rebecca Cohen, Female Fleming, Roberta Holland, Jessie Hunter, Danielle Orr, Julie Mae Pigott, Angelica Reyes, Matthew Spencer, Carrie Anne Tocci, Margarita Troshina, Jean Widner
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Coming to Our Senses"
2024_03-Widner-WOW
Jean Widner
Women on Writing Essay Contest
"The Flame"
2023_12-AV eZine-Root
Hannah Andrews, Audrey B, Rebecca Cohen, Kathleen Shea Kirstein, Elisa Nickerson, Danielle Orr, Julie Mae Pigott, Marci Purcell, Angelica Reyes, Kim Sue Stevens, Margarita Troshina, Julian Washio-Collette, Jean Widner
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Root"
2023_08-AV e-Zine
Hannah Andrews, Audrey B, Lucia Blackwell, Lynne Connor, Brade Ewell, Shelley Gaske, Anna Gundström, Zhen E Rammelsberg, Kelly Roberts, Heather Schultz Gittens, Akara Skye, Julian Washio-Collette
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Kaleidoscope"
2023_0710-Skye-Severance
Akara Skye
Severance Magazine
"Abandoned at the Playground"
2023_0410-AV e-Zine
Hannah Andrews, Audrey B, Roxan Drimmer Chen, Stacey Fargnoli, Roberta Holland, Heather Lewis, Gaye McPhie, Danielle Orr, Julie Pigott, Zhen E Rammelsberg, Kelly Roberts, Akara Skye, Julian Washio-Collette
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Relativ-ity"
2023_0220-AV e-ZIne
Hannah Andrews, EJ Clarence, Formerly Cocco, Rebecca Cohen, Lorah Gerald, Kai Hill, Ann Mikeska, Danielle Orr, Zhen E Rammelsberg, Julian Washio-Collette
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Alternatively"
2022_1208-Cheek-DreamNoir
Rebecca Cheek
Dream Noir
"Holding Me, Holding You"
2021_11-AV e-Zine_new
Audrey B, Elizabeth Blake, Formerly Cocco, Rebecca Cheek, KC Crandall, Vanessa Dudgeon, Shae Lee, Julie Heming, Roberta Holland, Cynthia Landesberg, Danielle Orr, Akara Skye, Sandi Smith, Julian Washio-Collette
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Labyrinthine"
2022_1028-Adoptees On
Maya Holmes, Christine Koubek Flynn, Marci Purcell, Rebecca Cheek, Roberta Holland, Adam Anthony, Tina, Cynthia Landesberg, Sandi Smith, Chae Ryan
Adoptees On Podcast Episode
2022_10-Lanesberg-Capsule Stories
Cynthia Landesberg
Capsule Stories Autumn 2022
"Mother Tree"
2022_0907-Streeter-Hippocampaus Magazine
Sara Streeter
Hippocampus Magazine
"Home is a Feeling"
2022_0901-Lee-We Are the West
Shae Lee
We Are the West
"The Poet"
2022_0819-Audrey B-Visible
Audrey B
Visible Magazine
"Brown Eyes"
2022_0620-Landesberg-Washington Post
Cynthia Landesberg
The Washington Post
"Adoption is not a fairy tale answer to abortion"
2022_0606-Skye-AKA
Akara Skye
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates Blog
"Maraschino Cherries at Church"
2022_06-AV e-Zine
Anonymous, Audrey B, Martha Bache-Wiig, Lucia Blackwell, Rebecca Cheek, Rebecca Cohen, Lora K. Joy, Haiku Kwon, Shae Lee, Heather Lewis, Danielle Orr, Julie Pigott, Zhen E Rammelsberg, Akara Skye, Sara Streeter, Julian Washio-Collette
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Body"
2022_0601-Cheek-Visible
Rebecca Cheek
Visible Magazine
"These Eyes"
2022_0519-EasterlyStephens-Englewood
Sara Easterly, Alice Stephens
Englewood Review of Books
Review of Adopting for God
2022_0518-Landesberg-Witness
Cynthia Landesberg
Witness Magazine
"Where Are You From?"
2022_0419-EasterlyRammelsberg-Talk of Iowa
Sara Easterly, Zhen E Rammelsberg
Iowa Public Radio's Talk of Iowa
"Adoptees share their experiences through writing"
2022_0409-Adoptee Lit Fest
Lucia Blackwell, Sara Easterly, Rebecca Cheek, Ridghaus, Shae Lee, Julia Washio-Collette, Anita Garber
Adoptee Literary Festival
"Sizzle Reel"
2022_0408-Lewis-Universal Asian
Heather Lewis
The Universal Asian
"My face does not match me – A six -word memoir"
2022_0401-Streeter-Fatal Flaw
Sara Streeter
Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine
"Erased"
2022_0328-Landesberg-Universal Aisan
Cynthia Landesberg
The Universal Asian
"The Price of a DNA Test"
2022_0322-Cheek-Visible
Rebecca Cheek
Visible Magazine
"Dear Scared White Man"
2022_03-AV e-Zine
Audrey B, Lucia Blackwell, Rebecca Cheek, Rebecca Cohen, Anna Gundström, Haiku Kwon, Cynthia Landesberg, Shae Lee, Heather Lewis, Akara Skye, Stacia T, Julian Washio-Collette
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"On Paper"
2022_0224-Lee-Adoptee Reclaimed
Shae Lee
Adoptee Reclaimed Poetry Contest
"The Archer"
2022_0124-KwonStephens-Universal Asian
Haiku Kwon, Alice Stephens
The Universal Asian
"An #importedAsians POV: Alice Stephens"
2022_0113-Easterly-Englewood Review of Books
Sara Easterly
Englewood Review of Books
Review of The Nature of Small Birds
2022_0106-Skye-AKA
Akara Skye
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates Connection
"Santa Claus is Dead"
2021_12-AV e-Zine
Audrey B, Logan Juliano, Michelle Madden, Megan "Mac" McCarthy, Haiku Kwon, Shae Lee, Julian Washio-Collette
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Solstice"
2021_1217-Blackwell-Seattle Times
Lucia Blackwell
The Seattle Times
"Adoption is not a simple solution to an unwanted pregnancy"
2021_1201-Kwon-Universal Asian
Haiku Kwon
The Universal Asian
"abundant nothingness"
2021_1121-Blackwell-Visible
Lucia Blackwell
Invisible Magazine
"Adoptee Games"
2021_11-AV e-Zine
Audrey B, Lucia Blackwell, Rebecca Cheek, Rebecca Cohen, Susanna Drbal, Erica Curry Van Ee, Lorah Gerald, Logan Juliano, Michelle Madden, Haiku Kwon, Sara Streeter, Julian Washio-Collette, Daryn Watson
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Mirror"
2021_1120-AV Universal Asian Panel
Amy Kim Waschke, Heather Lewis, Haiku Kwon, Kayla Zheng, Logan Juliano, Rebecca Cheek, Sara Streeter
The Universal Asian
"Adoptee Voices Writing Group Panel"
2021_1117-Fargnoli-Huff Post
Stacey Fargnoli
Huff Post
"For Most of My Life, I Didn't Feel Like A 'Real Asian.' Everything Changed This Year."
2021_1112-Collette-Dear Adoption
Julian Washio-Collette
Dear Adoption
"Dear Adoption, Are You Proud of Me?"
2021_08-AV e-Zine
Cari Cornish, David D, Daughter Dee, Anita Garber, Lorah Gerald, Roberta Holland, Jennifer Scott, Daryn Watson, Adoptee Writer
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"Spotlights"
2021_0907-Gerald-Severance
Lorah Gerald
Severance Magazine
"Animal Tale: How animals help sooth an adoptee's pain."
2021_0627-Voutes-First U
Lisa Voutes
First Unitarian Church of Providence
"Love, Loss, Identity and My Never Ending Search For Truth"
2021_06-AV e-Zine
Carmen Hinckley, Julian Washio-Collette, Lorah Gerald, Roxan Drimmer Chen, Shae Lee, Susanna Drbal, Woo Ae Yi
Adoptee Voices e-Zine
"In Between Places"

ADOPTEE VOICES FACILITATORS

2023_0417-Easterly
Sara Easterly
Adoption Unfiltered
(Co-Authored with Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard and Lori Holden)
Easterly-Searching for Mom
Sara Easterly
Searching for Mom: A Memoir
Ghoston-The Truth So Far
Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
The Truth So Far: A detective's journey to reunite with her birth family
Harness-Bitterroot
Susan Devan Harness
Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption
Stephens-Famous Adopted People
Alice Stephens
Famous Adopted People
Murrphy-The Couch
Kate Murphy
The Couch Blog
Stephens-Washington Review of Books
Alice Stephens
Washington Independent Review of Books
"Alice in Wordland"
Ghoston-Once Upon a Time
Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
Once Upon a Time ... In Adopteeland
Tripplett-Juneteenth Is
Natasha Tripplett
Juneteenth Is
Tripplett-Blue Pickup
Natasha Tripplett
The Blue Pickup

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