Help trauma-shaped, brave, and transformative work find a home.
Tendrils is an annual art and literary journal that provides a space for expression, community, and healing through creative practice.
Our unique blend of creative expression and trauma-informed programming is building a community centered on healing.
Your Contribution:
By donating to Tendrils, you're helping us cover essential publishing costs:
honoraria for artists and writers,
printing expenses,
tech and software expenses, and
shipping and postage.
The majority of adults in the US will experience trauma at least once, which often leads to mental health issues such as loneliness and post-traumatic stress disorder. Donate Today
Contribute $40, and you'll be proudly acknowledged as a patron in the latest issue in print and online editions.
Contribute $100 or more, and you'll receive the latest printed issue along with being listed as a patron in both our print and online editions.
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The Tendrils impact in 2025
Over $1,000 honoraria paid to artists and writers:
Many small independent art publications DO NOT pay the artists they feature. We believe artists should be paid for their work and are committed to paying a flat fee to everyone we publish.
Trauma-informed workshops:
Our Creative Healing Workshop provided low-cost access to the healing techniques of somatic and mindful breathing practices, as well as art therapy exercises facilitated by an art therapist and licensed professional counselor working with Complex Trauma (CPTSD).
Community building:
Isolation can be a byproduct of being an artist (and a trauma survivor). We held two Artists and Writers Talks, which brought together our contributors from the “Trauma and the Body” issue. This provided a supportive space for talking about how trauma impacts their work, their healing journey, and creative process.
