TELL US A STORY OF YOUR LIFE, AND TELL WHO YOU ARE BECAUSE OF IT...
For literary memoir submissions we are seeking various forms of literature employing different creative techniques (including stream of consciousness, poetry, open letters, lists, images, dialogues, etc.).
For visual memoir submissions, we are looking for all forms of visual storytelling that can be formatted for print publications. Your visual narratives can take the form of narrative photography and photo essays, portraits (of self and others), collage, graphic memoir, illustrations (sketches, cartoons, etc.), still images (from video), visual artwork (images of paintings, sculpture, etc.), and multimedia of varying forms.
,We are currently seeking stories of the pandemic.
As we continue to experience the ways in which this pandemic has affected the globe, this project asks for the central question:
How has the Covid-19 pandemic changed your world?
Share your Coronavirus stories of heroism, community, challenge, triumph, love, loss, appreciation and change...
Please feel inspired to send us your prose, poetry, artwork, images and any combinations of literary and visual memoir submissions.
Literary Memoir Submissions:
Your Literary Short Memoir should be anywhere from 100 words, and up to 10 pages.
(Page count based on standard margins with 12 pt font, double spaced text; poetry may be single spaced).
Visual Memoir Submissions:
For visual memoir submission, attach 1 - 5 images. Submit one, or a series of images that tells a story of your life. Visual Memoir includes various forms of visual media including for example: All forms of photography ( including narrative photography, portraits (of self and others), photo-collage, screenshots, still images (from video); and graphic memoir, illustrations (sketches, cartoons, etc.), visual artwork (collage, images of paintings, sculpture, etc.), and multimedia of varying forms. Only a title is required for your visual memoir --however, captions are welcomed. If you would like to contextualize your visual entry with a caption, each of your images may be accompanied by text of up to 100 words. For clarity, please indicate the text associated with the accompanying image.
Rolling Submissions (open deadline)
TELLING
Your literary Short Memoir submission should be anywhere from 100 words, and up to 10 pages. (Page count based on standard margins with 12 pt font, double spaced text; poetry may be single spaced).
SHOWING
Visual Memoir Submissions:
For visual memoir submission, attach 1 - 5 images. Submit one, or a series of images that tells a story of your life. Visual Memoir includes various forms of visual media including for example: All forms of photography ( including narrative photography, portraits (of self and others), photo-collage, screenshots, still images (from video); and graphic memoir, illustrations (sketches, cartoons, etc.), visual artwork (collage, images of paintings, sculpture, etc.), and multimedia of varying forms. Only a title is required for your visual memoir --however, captions are welcomed. If you would like to contextualize your visual entry with a caption, each of your images may be accompanied by text of up to 100 words. For clarity, please indicate the text associated with the accompanying image.
For our current memoir project, we are seeking submissions to either:
SHOW => Visual Memoir
OR
TELL => Literary Memoir
OR
SHOW&Tell=> Visual + Literary
Rolling Submissions (open deadline)
Telling Our Stories Press is currently seeking short memoir submissions for our project on the American War in Vietnam.
Whether you served in Vietnam, or loved someone who did and have a story about it, share it by submitting either short literary memoir, visual memoir, or any combinations to NAM.
Literary Memoir Submissions:
Your Literary Short Memoir should be anywhere from 100 words, and up to 10 pages.
(Page count based on standard margins with 12 pt font, double spaced text; poetry may be single spaced).
Visual Memoir Submissions:
For visual memoir submission, attach 1 - 5 images. Submit one, or a series of images that tells a story of your life. Visual Memoir includes various forms of visual media including for example: All forms of photography ( including narrative photography, portraits (of self and others), photo-collage, screenshots, still images (from video); and graphic memoir, illustrations (sketches, cartoons, etc.), visual artwork (collage, images of paintings, sculpture, etc.), and multimedia of varying forms. Only a title is required for your visual memoir --however, captions are welcomed.If you would like to contextualize your visual entry with a caption, each of your images may be accompanied by text of up to 100 words. For clarity, please indicate the text associated with the accompanying image.
Rolling Submissions (open deadline)
The Vietnam War aka
the Second Indochina War aka
the Resistance War Against America aka
the American War
From Nov 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975
~Vietnam ~Laos ~Cambodia ~Saigon~
Rolling Submissions (open deadline)
TOSP is currently accepting rolling submissions for our projects without deadlines.
Authors retain all rights to their work, and provide Telling Our Stories Press publication rights.
Authors receive Telling Our Stories Press discounts and publication copies.
We accept multiple submissions.
As a small press, we require submission fees to assist us with operational costs, and we greatly appreciate your payment.
However, if your financial circumstances prohibit such --causing you NOT to share your story-- please complete the Submission Fee Waiver Form when prompted for your payment.
At Telling Our Stories Press we value the art of the story and want to facilitate, rather than hamper the process...
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