Creative Stillness is a collective anthology of poetry and essays that honors the spaces where creativity is shaped, restored, and reclaimed. Organized into four sections—The Weaving, The Centering, The Offering, and The Surrendering—the collection moves through the natural rhythms of the creative life, exploring cultural memory, identity, grief and joy, mental health, healing, and artistic devotion. Interwoven journaling prompts that invite readers to pause, reflect, and reconnect with their own creative voice. Intimate yet expansive, this anthology serves as both a literary offering and a companion, reminding readers that rest can be generative, stillness can be transformative, and meaning can take root when we slow down enough to listen.
About the Author
Dhayana Alejandrina is an author, creative mentor, and founder of The Creative Writing Hour, a global writing community centered on intentional writing and creative stillness. Her work explores healing, culture, identity, and creative wellness, and has been featured in outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Penguin Publishing, and WeAllGrow Latina. Through workshops and mentorship, she supports writers in reclaiming voice and creative confidence.
Nitika Balaram is a writer of Indian and Iranian heritage whose work includes poetry, short fiction, and emerging novels rooted in cultural experience and emotional depth. Her writing has appeared in The Amazine, Swim Press, and other literary publications.
Sabrina Scanlan is a poet and essayist whose work explores motherhood, grief, and suburban life. Her writing has appeared in Brown Sugar Lit and Writers’ Hour Magazine, and she is an active member of The Creative Writing Hour collective.
Book Review:
Creative Stillness is a collection of writings that goes beyond words; it is a weaving of community, an examination of what happens when writers are in dialogue not only with the reader but also with one another. The centering of diversity allows a surrender to what truly unifies us—an ache to communicate better, clearer, with purpose—an offering of craft-building for writers and readers from all corners. Anyone who reads this collection will walk away a better human. -- Yesika Salgado, author of Corazón, Terso, and Hermosa
