YOUR TURN

You’ve got a story.
We’re all ears.

The situation. The sentence you swallowed. The words you chose instead. Tell us about the moment that could inspire a future volume.

Story submissions are temporarily closed.

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THE STORY · REQUIRED FIELDS ARE MARKED *

Your edition *

Give it a title *

What happened? *

Change the names. Leave out anything that could identify a real person, workplace, patient, client or student. We rewrite every story before we use it.

30–6,000 characters.

What did you want to say? Optional

What did you say instead? Optional

Why did it work (or not)? Optional

A little about you

Name Optional

Email *

We use your name and email only to handle your submission. They never appear in a book.

Will my story appear automatically?

No. We review submissions before deciding whether to use them. Any story we use is rewritten and combined with other material, without your name or email.

What permission am I giving?

The Story Submission Terms explain the license you grant when you submit, including editing and publication, and that no payment or credit is promised.

Can I withdraw a story?

Email permissions@wordswerechosen.com. The Story Submission Terms explain what can be withdrawn before use and why books, videos or posts already in production or published cannot be recalled.

You’ve got a story.We’re all ears.

You’ve got a story.
We’re all ears.