Be Known With Us

Open your heart and write for us (*Not adding new writers)

***PLEASE NOTE that we are not currently adding new writers. (4/17/22). We may open this up again as our lives allow for it.***

Who we are

Welcome to Being Known where we bring forth our courageous authentic selves and experience the range of human emotions together; sharing our experiences of being alive with one another and giving our words wings.

Writing real and raw from the heart most of the time, and sprinkling in some microfiction fun (because life is all about balance), we come together in joy and in pain and we lift each other up.

We struggle, we heal and we grow together; holding hands on our ongoing journeys of becoming perfectly imperfect.

We accept one another without judgment. We encourage self-inquiry and we come to know our deepest selves as we journey inward, holding safe space for one another.

We value vulnerability, authenticity, and transparency, recognizing their power of healing, of connection, and of making a difference in the world.

We share ourselves from the inside out because we deeply believe that sharing connects us. We write to feel alive; to get in touch with our emotions, to set ourselves free, and to tell our stories.

We write to be known as we are.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for writers and poets who are ready to open up their hearts and share with us their experiences of being human, of being alive in this perfectly imperfect world of ours.

We want your authentic-self here; your lived experiences, your real and raw stories from the heart (unless writing flash fiction — up to 1500 words only).

Stories must be original (your own and not previously published in other publications on Medium), well-written, well-organized and formatted, and require little to no editing. We expect you to proofread your own work before submitting it and to follow Medium’s Curation Guidelines.

Please use Grammarly or something like it, to edit before submitting your work.

Please allow up to 48 US business hours for a response on your draft submission. We will let you know either way whether or not your story has been accepted to be published. Thank you for your patience. Pieces longer than 5 minutes may take longer for a response.

*UPDATED: We are currently only accepting writers with 100+ followers as consistent with Medium’s updated requirements for the Partner Program.

How to apply

Please leave a comment/response to this story letting us know that you’d like to be added as a writer. Once accepted, you can submit your drafts for consideration.

Looking forward to reading your work,

Your Editors.