Your creative brief
Give hope a voice
Write about one small moment when a gift became useful to another person. Let the scene carry the meaning. Fiction and personal reflection should be identified in your submission.
A useful starting practice
Begin with one concrete moment. Read the work aloud. Edit until every image and sentence contributes.
Prepare these materials
- One poem of up to 40 lines or one story of up to 750 words
- A title and a short author note
- The complete work in the contribution field or at an accessible document link
- A source and permissions note for any quotations
Format guidance
Plain text or a viewable PDF. Identify fiction, testimony, quotation sources, and any generative assistance.
Where the work could grow
Selected work may be invited into a digital reading room, community feature, or future anthology under a separate agreement.