Survivors Voices Press is a survivor-led independent publisher that amplifies the voice and experience of survivors, promoting understanding of trauma and ally-ship with abuse survivors.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide a trauma-informed platform for Survivors’ work, filling the gap in mainstream publishing and challenging the stigma associated with accounts of abuse.
Why a Survivor specific publisher?
Survivors Voices has always been about providing a space and a platform for survivors to say whatever it is we want to say – hence the name. There is so much wisdom in the survivor community that needs to be shared, and it’s wisdom that we’re not seeing in mainstream publications. Having the publishing arm seems a really logical next step.
Survivors Voices co-founder Jane Chevous explains:
There’s a lot of concern about legal issues if you name your abuser and there’s a certain niche version of survivor stories that is acceptable, the ‘shock horror’ or ‘tragic but brave’ stories. But anything else, that perhaps tries to be more holistic, is not responded to favourably and certainly people have had their publications refused because it’s about abuse.
Weary of facing barriers in mainstream publishing, such as stigma, censoring and a harmful lack of mental health awareness, this Survivor-led Press provides a much needed alternative path for Survivor writers.
SVP Launch Event
We proudly launched Survivors Voices Press at our launch event in December 2024.
reads from her novel Poppy in Pieces
Poppy in Pieces by Sue Atkinson
at the launch event
closes out the day
‘Ribbons of Truth’ tree
Photographer Dave Holbrook
Contents:
00:20 Jane Chevous, Co-Founder SVP
6:10 Michelle Houston, Volunteer Counsellor Childline
14:15 Sue Atkinson, Author ‘Poppy in Pieces’
22:50 Jenny Cooke, Author ‘The Reality of Rape’
30:10 Jane and Sue, SVP leaflet series
37:45 Patricia Wennell, Author ‘Because it Didn’t Stop when it Ended’
50:20 Sophie Olson, Author ‘The Flying Child’
Our First Publications
Our first two publications, a young adult novel about child sexual abuse and a memoir about rape, kick off a series of publications by survivor authors. You can purchase these titles and more from our shop.
Photographer Dave Holbrook
