Éditorial12 October 2025
4 min read
An Open Letter to the Absent
We began this anthology with a simple question: what does it mean to write home when home no longer holds you? The answers we received were anything but simple.
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Follow the Journey
Follow the Journey
Every anthology is built one decision at a time. This is where we will share the milestones, challenges and quiet moments that shape GHORBA before it reaches a bookshelf.
Réflexion3 November 2025
6 min read
The Languages of Silence
Between Arabic, French and English, there are untranslatable words — not because dictionaries fail, but because certain feelings only exist in the language that formed them.
Read more →Annonce28 November 2025
3 min read
Our First Call for Submissions
GHORBA is officially open. We are collecting letters, fragments, and confessions addressed to a home — real or imagined, lost or longed for.
Read more →Portrait15 December 2025
5 min read
Meeting a Reader: Nour's Story
Nour left Algiers at nineteen. She has lived in Lyon for twelve years and still dreams in Darija. Her letter, submitted last month, moved our entire editorial team.
Read more →Éditorial8 January 2026
4 min read
Why Three Languages?
The choice to publish in Arabic, French, and English was not neutral. It was a declaration about who belongs in this space — and who has too often been told they do not.
Read more →Mise à jour20 February 2026
3 min read
Three Months In: What We've Learned
We received 47 submissions from 11 countries. Each letter surprised us in a different way. Here is what these three months taught us about longing.
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