Emergent: An Anthology of New Voices

By Susan Brearley, Stefanie Morejon, Elle Fredine

What happens when we get a second chance?

A Chinese princess silences her creative voice-then lives her life again. A woman sacrifices her lover to the storm, year after year, to save her drought-stricken town. A cat finds family. A man learns to unclench his fists. A writer discovers her fiction has bled into someone else's reality.

Emergent: Volume One gathers new voices in fiction, essay, and poetry-writers exploring transformation, resilience, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.

Published by Garden of Neuro Institute, this anthology features work under consideration for the Pushcart Prize.

Contributors: Andrew DiMeo, Elle Fredine, Pascal Gambardella, Kathy Minicozzi, Stefanie Morejon, Harrison Prisbrey, Erica Rose Shannon, Kimberly Smith, Stephanie Wilson

Edited by Susan Brearley

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1962077160
• ISBN13: 9781962077163
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Garden of Neuro Institute Publishing
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: All grades