About the Contest
In our new contest we’re looking for the shortest of the short. The most micro of micro.
At HerStry we’ve long prided ourselves in telling your stories in long form. Now, as our ten year anniversary rolls ever closer, we’re turning that on its head. Now, we’re asking for your micro-memoirs. Your true stories told in flash form.
But just because it’s micro doesn’t mean it should lack depth. We’re looking for micro-memoirs that tug on our heart strings, make us re-examine what it means to be alive and observing in this world. Don’t just tell us your story. Show it to us with depth, and emotion. Evocative language and beautiful images. Blow us away with what we can feel in so few words.
Guidelines
Essays must be true, about YOU, and previously unpublished.
Essays must stay under 1,000 words. The shorter, the better.
All essays must be submitted with a third person bio and author photo. Neither of which we will see unless you are a contest winner as we read everything blind.
Essays would be submitted in a .dox form. No PDFs, please.
Essays should be double spaced, Times New Roman (or similar), 12pt font with 1 inch margins. All essays should be clear of identifying information. Because we are expecting a large number of submissions we will disregard any submissions that do not follow these guidelines.
Do not submit more than one essay.
While we cannot stop you from submitting your work elsewhere while it is under our consideration we kindly ask that you withdraw your essay if it is accepted elsewhere. Winners will be announced no later than September 12th.
HerStry centers the experiences of women identifying persons. 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. In other words, if you are a cis man, please refrain from submitting.
