The Survivor Anthology Project creates collections of work that showcase the diversity, creativity, and resilience of survivors’ experiences.
Survivor Anthology Project
About the Project
Established in June 2023, the Survivor Anthology Project is a community-led project operating within Safe Passage. Our periodic publication—Survival & Beyond—features collections of stories and artwork in English and Spanish from survivors of domestic violence/relationship abuse.
There is no one way to experience domestic violence and relationship abuse. There are survivors of every age, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, ability, religion, and background. Each survivor’s story is unique, and one goal of this project is to highlight that fact.
If you have endured emotional, verbal, financial, technological, sexual, reproductive, spiritual, cultural, or physical abuse, we invite you to share your story with us. Whether you’re just beginning to acknowledge the impact of your experiences or have been on your healing journey for decades, your voice matters. Even if you haven’t yet felt comfortable identifying as a “survivor,” we want to hear from you.
If you think this anthology is for you, it is.
Safe Passage is here for you.
If you would like to connect with someone about your experience of domestic violence or relationship abuse, please reach out to our helpline at 413-586-5066, or toll-free at 833-484-3415.
Our helpline is staffed Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.
About the Anthology Team
We are a group of Safe Passage volunteers and staff who have come together to create this project. Some of us are survivors; others are not. We have different backgrounds and experiences, but we are all committed to this project as a way of uplifting stories that hardly get shared.
Need to get in touch? Reach out to us at anthology@safepass.org.
Issue 4 Coming Summer 2027!
Thank you to all who submitted work for Issue 4 of Survival & Beyond! This new issue explores the theme of “home.”
"Home" serves as a lens for examining a concept, a sensation, and a place we’ve all uniquely experienced. The theme of “home” can be interpreted as a physical structure, a person, a mental or emotional state, a feeling of belonging, or displacement, and so much more.
Issue 4 is anticipated out in summer 2027. Read the other issues now!
Out now: Issue 3!
Our first fully bilingual (English/Spanish) issue of Survival & Beyond features writing from 24 survivors of relationship abuse, and we are proud to be able to share their stories with our community.
Read pieces from issue 3 online at the link below:
Hear more about our work!
- The Republican/Masslive: Western Massachusetts survivors of domestic abuse share their stories of ‘Survival and Beyond’ (July 2025)
- Western Mass Business Show with Tara Brewster (Nov. 2024)
- New England Public Media: 'Silence makes things so much more difficult': Anthology contains abuse survivors' creative output (June 2024)
- Daily Hampshire Gazette: Art as healing: Safe Passage launches new anthology project to give domestic abuse survivors space to tell their stories (June 2024)
From Our Blog
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Home in Our Bodies: How Abuse Separates Survivors from Physical & Emotional Safety
Domestic abuse and other interpersonal forms of violence are especially potent threats because they typically happen in one’s personal space and involve those closest to them. This means that abuse at home can be more easily committed because of 1) privacy and 2) access.
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How Heteronormative Media Hurts LGBTQ+ Survivors
Many dominant narratives about abuse frame it as a heterosexual experience, with highly gendered roles that do not reflect queer relationship dynamics.
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When “I Guess” Means “Yes”: Coercive Sexual Assault and Desire Gaps in Intimate Relationships
Content warning: This article discusses the topic of rape and coercive sexual assault. Please take care when engaging. Sexual assault is often represented as a singular idea of violent rape at the hands of a stranger assailant. However, it is actually most likely that survivors will know their assaulter, whether this is an intimate partner,…
