Volume 4
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Applications close Tuesday, December 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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What Is Inside the Guidelines
The Theme
Women Living Out Loud and how to shape your story around what came after the hardest part.
The Expectations
Deadlines, the contributor investment, marketing participation, and the real-name publishing policy.
What You Receive
Editorial support, the writing workshop, podcast interview, author copies, and the contributor community.