A CREATIVE magazine for kids & teens using art and words to make the world more fair and free.

Featuring art work and writing by and for young people.

Your work will be published in a digital format (on Instagram and in PDF). You can choose to submit with your name or anonymously.

We invite writing and art-making from kids and teens as individuals or in groups, from classrooms and community spaces.

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Magazine Issue Themes

ISSUE 01

December 2025

"We Belong Here"

(identity, culture, home, safety, justice)

ISSUE 02

February 2026

"The World We Imagine"

(healing, the planet, the future)

ISSUE 03

April 2026

"Standing Up"

(power, protest, truth, courage)

Publisher Info

Awake - Every Day is published by Sharon Frances and Candice Washington.

Sharon Frances is a 25 year teacher/teacher educator in art and social justice education. She is a social justice artist, zine maker and author of a novel in verse for young teens called Ash & Feather.
(@sharonfrancesme)

Candice Washington directs Brown Books & Paintbrushes, a project for young children focusing on art, literacy, social justice and civic engagement.
(@brownbooksandpaintbrushes)

A Magazine for Kids and Teens