Volume One — open through [DATE]
Write for First Person.
You don't need to be a professional writer. You don't need credentials, a platform, or anything published before. You need to have noticed something.
What have you noticed that others have overlooked?
What we're looking for
Essays & Reporting
Firsthand accounts of work, place, family, and the ordinary systems people move through. Roughly 800–2,000 words.
Conversations
Interviews with people who understand something because they have been inside it.
Visual Storytelling
Photography, illustration, film, and art documenting a place, a practice, or a community. Five images or more with a short statement.
Not for us
Opinion on the news, reviews, explainers, or anything you could have written without being there.
The details
Deadline
Submissions close [DATE].
Response time
We respond to every submission within [X weeks], either way.
Payment
[Volume One is unpaid. We're a new publication funding ourselves, and we'll be transparent as that changes.]
Originality
Original, previously unpublished work only. Pitches and finished pieces both welcome.
Ready? The form takes about ten minutes. Only four fields are required.