Keep HerStry Sustainable
Why Give?
HerStry is not a nonprofit. But that doesn’t mean we’re a money making machine. The literary arts is, unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, depending on how you look at it), not a lucrative endeavor. We’re here because we believe the stories we’re publishing deserve to be told. We’re here because we promote the voices that are so often left out of the literary cannon. We’re here because we believe in the power of stories to start a revolution.
Our staff. Specifically: Gretchen, Sarah, Kris, Selena, CJ, Briana, and Julia. Your donation directly helps pay these human’s salaries. Thus making it possible for HerStry to continue publishing.
Our Writers. Writers deserve to get paid for their work. And yet payment is rare in the literary magazine world. As of 2027 HerStry pays all writers $50 per published piece. In 2028 we aim to make it $100. Writing is hard, let’s make it worth their time.
Who does your donation help?
Our Stories Are the Revolution
At HerStry we believe in the power of stories. True stories and stories that reflect the lived experience. We believe in the power of narrative to reveal truths about ourselves and our world. Since 2015 we’ve collected hundreds of stories from cis women, trans women, queer women and nonbinary writers around the world. Stories of love, loss, parenthood, friendship, bodies, sex, and so much more. We are a home for the hard things. The stories you feel can’t be told. The things that are too raw and rough for the other literary magazines. Bring us your broken and hard edges, this is where you belong.
We aim to center the experiences of underrepresented voices. We’re looking for work from bigender/polygender persons, cisgender women, intergender persons/intersex persons, non-binary persons/gender non-conforming persons, transgender women/transfeminine persons, two-spirit. If you are a cis man, we kindly ask that you refrain from submitting. Cis men have many places in this world where their stories are represented. At HerStry we give voice to those who have been overlooked or silenced for too long.
