Taking Submissions: America’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism
Deadline: July 1st, 2025
Payment: $50 for accepted story, $25 for accepted artwork
Theme: Stories/art about America’s slide toward authoritarianism – how you feel about it, what you think we can do, what form can and should resistance take, etc.
The International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM) issues a call for literary (poetry; short story and essay) and visual responses (submitted as hi-resolution jpegs) to this unique American moment – how you feel about it, what you think we can do, what form can and should resistance take, etc.
Work will be judged on quality, relevancy to the topic, and adherence to the IHRAM values: Beauty as a fundamental creative value; sincerity and vulnerability of presentation; opening doorways of engagement and celebrating diversity.
How do you feel about it?
IHRAM PRESS WANTS TO KNOW!!
Submission Guidelines
Submission window open through July 1, 2025
Final decisions by August 1, 2025
We are interested in reviewing and publishing the following for this book:
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Poetry (you may submit up to 3 pieces)
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Short stories (2500 words or less – one per author)
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Essays (2500 words or less – one per author)
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Visual Art (submitted as 300 dpi jpegs; you may submit up to 3 pieces)
Please submit your work along with the following required information:
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Your full name and/or pen/artist name.
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Your country of residence.
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A brief third-person bio (roughly 100 words). If your bio includes references of your past work, feel free to provide links!
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A brief foreword to your piece (between 300-500 words), explaining your inspiration for creating it, background information, explanation of key characters, and any other key insight for the reader.
*If your piece is accepted, we will request a high-resolution author photograph. However, authors are not required to provide photographs of themselves and are always welcome to decline, should they wish to remain anonymous.
IHRAM Press pays $50 per accepted writer
IHRAM Press pays $25 per accepted visual artist
Only the creators have the courage to resist.
As Chinese Democracy Activist Wei Jingsheng, who spent 18 years in prison in China because of his advocacy for democratic reforms, said when he was at his lowest point, “only the artists stood with me.”
