Now Live! Collection Eight: Letters to Tomorrow
In an era marked by fragmentation, isolation, and uncertainty, the works gathered in this collection emerge from a shared desire to reconnect—with one another, with ourselves, and with the worlds we inhabit. Responding to a call centered on the intimate and enduring form of the letter, these submissions explore the many ways people seek understanding, offer witness, and reach across emotional, social, and political distance. The pieces assembled here remind us that letters are never merely private exchanges; they are acts of vulnerability and imagination that invite dialogue, reflection, and change. Whether addressed to loved ones, strangers, ancestors, places, or even the self, each contribution speaks to the deeply human need to be heard and to belong–and to use those understandings to forge a new world together. Together, these works navigate grief, memory, celebration, longing, conflict, and hope, demonstrating how creative expression can bridge divides that, at times, feel insurmountable, bringing us closer to a world that seems distant, yet possible.
This collection is made possible by our wonderful editors this semester, Ava McKendry and Bianca Fairchild
Press!
“The Writing for Change Journal reveals new collection topic: ‘Conservation and belonging in the outdoors'” By Olivia Brandon, The Arbiter, Nov 9, 2023
The Writing for Change Journal is a multimodal publishing space, and therefore welcomes submissions beyond traditional written texts like essays and other forms of nonfiction writing like prose, interviews, and personal narratives, and can include photography, visual and performance art, podcasts, film, and combined mediums and those yet to be imagined. Creative and collaborative submissions are always welcomed. Look for our call-for-for-submissions twice annually.