The Truth We Carry Safe Voices

Overview:

The Truth We Carry: An Anthology of Survivor Voices is published once a year, with its debut issue forthcoming in March 2027. The anthology is focused on publishing creative work from survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking. While survivorship is a prerequisite to being published with The Truth We Carry, and we do expect submissions to deal with some aspect of being a survivor of abuse or exploitation, your submission does not have to be autobiographical, and it can be fiction. The consistent element we look for an “aha!” moment about the survivor experience.

Philosophy:

The Truth We Carry, and the larger Survivor Storytellers Project at Safe Voices, are inspired by the belief that stories can change (and save) lives and the desire to create safe, nonjudgmental, and non-coercive opportunities for survivors to engage in storytelling.

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The Truth We Carry: An Anthology of Survivor Voices is published once a year, with its debut issue forthcoming in March 2027. The anthology is focused on publishing creative work from survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking. While survivorship and/or close lived experience with abuse or exploitation is a prerequisite to being published with The Truth We Carry, and we do expect submissions to deal with some aspect of being a survivor, your submission does not have to be autobiographical, and it can be fiction. The consistent element we look for an “aha!” moment about the survivor experience.

The basic guidelines for submissions are:

The Truth We Carry publishes works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Works of flash and micro lengths are welcome.

We prefer work that is under 3,000 words in length.

We will consider previously published work as long as 12 months or more has passed since publication.

Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please withdraw your submission via Submittable if it’s published elsewhere.

Please only submit one piece for consideration at a time.

We aim for ~75% of published work to be from Maine survivors.

Do not send us anything that was created with AI. We reserve the right to rescind acceptances from any work found to be AI-generated.

Please wait six weeks after submissions close before you inquire about your piece.

Formatting requirements: Please submit .doc or .pdf files in 12-point easy-to-read (Times New Roman, Helvetica, or similar) font, double spaced.

Safe Voices staff and volunteers who are working on the current issue of The Truth We Carry are ineligible to submit work. Those not involved with the current issue are welcome to submit work!

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