SHE SAID ANTHOLOGY

2024 ANTHOLOGY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

We want you to submit to the 2024 She Said anthology! She Said is a collaboration between the Community Writing Center and Amplify Utah. This collaboration seeks to gather stories (poetry, essays, dramas, fiction, hybrid and experimental forms) and visual representations of women’s experiences in Utah, a state that has consistently been ranked the worst state for women’s equality in the areas of workplace environment, education, health and political empowerment. The collaboration also includes a workshop series. We’re looking for submissions that explore what it means to live in these cultural, historical, economic, and political contexts. Writers, Artists, and Photographers of all experience levels are invited to submit. We may ask for revisions and edits where relevant. We reserve the right not to publish submissions that fall outside of the scope and intentions for this anthology project.

DEADLINE: 11:59 pm on May 5, 2024.

Submit to the 2024 She Said Anthology

Artwork by Joclynn Kelsey

We Want to Tell You: A She Said Anthology

The We Want to Tell You anthology came from a series of workshops that were a collaboration of The Community Writing Center, The Salt Lake Tribune, and Amplify Utah. The purpose of these workshops was to encourage womxn in Utah to articulate and tell their stories, to write unapologetically, and to acknowledge the importance of womxn’s stories which often remain untold or are silenced. The stories and art shared in this anthology seek to change the dominant narratives that are not typically inclusive of womxn’s voices.

The title of this anthology is inspired by the first poem that is featured called “I Want to Tell You” by Nicole Tomlin.

This anthology echoes the writer’s statement, which articulates:

"'I want to tell you', is a nod to the stories that women will never be able to tell. Over and over our experiences are belittled and written off. Pretty soon, only the bones of our stories are left. When our memories get questioned, and the severity gets argued we learn to go dormant. It is almost impossible to conjure what we need to say. I couldn't write what happened. The voices of shame are too loud. But they are there, waiting and I hope they get told, someday."

This anthology makes someday today.

To get a sense of some of the voices and experiences that were shared, please watch Philosophical Intuitions on Women, a short documentary by Alisa Garcia (see below).

Documentarian’s Statement: This video highlights historical and contemporary perspectives on how women acquire knowledge, featuring the research and experiences of women philosophers from the University of Utah Philosophy Department. Although the video is over a decade old, the philosophical context and gender biases are still relevant today.

What is She Said?

She Said is a series of workshops hosted by the SLCC Community Writing Center in collaboration with Amplify Utah, and previously The Salt Lake Tribune.

The She Said workshop series explores womxnhod in Utah and some of the issues affecting the life of womxn specifically such as reproductive health and rights, and invisible labor.

Two, free She Said Workshops are scheduled for October 2023. Please check back soon for details and registration.

"We Want to Tell You" by Nash Hutto