Good Grief - personal essays/creative non-fiction on mourning and grief
Hi all, Good Grief is launching its debut issue that will publish creative non-fiction on the topic of grief and mourning rituals. You can see a bit more about it here: https://ggrief.com/
I'm currently looking for contributors for the first issue. I'm seeking personal essays on the subject, roughly 2,000 words long. This can be grief in any form and for any loss: loss of home, loss of family, loss of limb, loss of autonomy, loss of life, so on. Bonus points if you have a story about non-western/christian mourning practices. The key detail is that each essay should ultimately deal with how to move through grief and continue with life.
Pitch deadline is June 1.
This is a no-revenue venture so, we can't offer large payment but still want to honor your efforts. Successful writers will be a paid a C$30 honorarium.
Good Grief will retain first world electronic and print rights for all selected pieces as well as non-exclusive archival rights. All other rights remain with the author.
For my own background, I'm a journalist and editor with ten years of professional experience and have spent almost as long attending therapy for my own grief processes. I wanted to launch the magazine to provide a space for people to share their stories of loss and foster more conversation on a topic that is inevitable for us all, and doesn't need to be as lonesome and terrible as we often allow.
Please check out the website for pitch guidelines and send your pitches to ggrief.mag@gmail.com