About
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Founded in December 2019 in New York City, Valiant Scribe is an independent literary journal with a footprint in Canada and the United States. It is dedicated to examining social issues through a Christian ethical and theological lens. The journal publishes art and literature that engage the realities of the human condition, addressing themes such as mental health, human rights, climate change, conflict, and hope in ways that are accessible to a broad and international audience.
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Valiant Scribe seeks to amplify work that reflects truth, dignity, and moral imagination, guided by the conviction that faith-informed creative expression can contribute meaningfully to public discourse and social understanding. This orientation is informed by the biblical exhortation:
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“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
— Philippians 4:8 NIV​
The journal operates as a self-funded, volunteer-run initiative. Since its founding, Valiant Scribe has reached readers in 135 countries and has published writers and artists from 25 countries and counting, forming a growing international community of contributors and readers.
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The journal publishes essays, articles, flash fiction, poetry, and short stories drawn from the lived experiences of authors across cultures and social contexts. New content is published regularly under the Collections tab, which also includes access to the journal’s newsletter archive. In addition, Valiant Scribe releases a winter journal issue in both electronic and print formats.
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Readers interested in ongoing updates are encouraged to subscribe to the newsletter using the sign-up form at the bottom of this page.
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Whether engaging as a reader, writer, or artist, Valiant Scribe welcomes those interested in thoughtful, faith-informed engagement with contemporary social issues.
Meet The Team
Debra Ice,
Managing Editor
Valiant Scribe is under the care of Debra, an award-winning writer, and poet who arguably loves to read more than she writes.
She co-led the Redeemed Writers Group based in New York from 2019-2023 and she was a volunteer contributor to Our Daily Bread’s youth branch: YMI (Why am I?), and its American branch: ReclaimToday from 2013-2021.
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She is currently working on a literary project. More here.
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Elaine Ries,
Social Media, and Editorial Volunteer
Elaine is a Canada-based writer recently ruminating in the spaces of ecopoetics and spirituality. She was the Editor in Chief for [spaces] Literary Journal Vol 16 and is an Ekstasis Ambassador. She assists with the Valiant Scribe’s social media accounts as well as various editorial projects.
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Andrew Scott,
Guest Editor
Andrew is a native of Fredericton, NB, Canada.
During his time as an active poet, Andrew Scott has taken the time to speak in front of classrooms, judge poetry competitions as well as had over 200 hundred writings published worldwide in such publications as The Art of Being Human, Battered Shadows and The Broken Ones.
Currently, he is working towards publishing a new poetry book, Letters to You.
Lyonel Laverde-Hansen,
Video Editor
Lyonel is a New-York based American writer and video editor. He has edited recent Valiant Scribe author profiles.
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He is a playwright and founding member of Crossways Theatre in New York, a community-based company premiering dramatic works: www.crosswaystheatre.org.
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Currently, Lyonel is working on a volume of his collected poems.