{"id":7681,"date":"2025-12-10T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7681"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:00:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T17:00:38","slug":"n-call-for-submissions-to-herstry-this-months-theme-influence","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/event\/n-call-for-submissions-to-herstry-this-months-theme-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"N &#8211; Call for Submissions to HerStry. This month&#8217;s Theme: Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What influences exist in your life? What or who has made you who you are? Who have\u00a0<em>you<\/em>\u00a0influenced? During the month of February, we\u2019re asking you to take a look at those influences\u2014good and bad\u2014and tell us about them.<\/p>\n<p><em>** HerStry is always happy to share stories anonymously\u2014if your story is selected for publication, simply let your editor know you would not like your name shared **<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE RULES:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All stories must be true and about you.<\/li>\n<li>Stories must follow the theme in some way, interpretations can be wide.<\/li>\n<li>Stories must stay between 500\u20133,000 words.<\/li>\n<li>Documents should be double spaced, 12Pt font with 1 inch margins.<\/li>\n<li>Submissions must be in .doc or .docx form\u2014we do not accept PDFs.<\/li>\n<li>Stories are read blind. Please DO NOT put any identifying material on your manuscript. Manuscripts that don\u2019t follow this rule will be automatically disqualified without being read. We realize personal essays may contain your name; a first name is fine.<\/li>\n<li>Please include a third person bio. Cover letters are fine, but not necessary (we don\u2019t read them, we\u2019re more interested in what you\u2019ve written).<\/li>\n<li>Please submit only once per theme.<\/li>\n<li>We do not accept previously published stories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>HerStry centers the experiences of women identifying persons. We\u2019re looking for work from bigender\/polygender persons, cisgender women, intergender persons\/intersex persons, nonbinary persons\/gender non-conforming persons, transgender women\/transfeminine persons, two spirit. In other words, if you are a cis man, please refrain from submitting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0WANT PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can now receive helpful feedback by selecting the \u201cpersonalized critique\u201d option on our submissions page. 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