Writing Corona

I’m always skeptical of writing into acute crises. It seems like a trap for a writer to fall into bad habits. But the world is different, suddenly. Who knows when, or if, it’ll ever find its way back to something like normal? The crisis of now—of coronavirus—seems likely to make remake the world in profound ways. But we’re still here. We’re still doing the human thing. And if writers have a job, it’s bearing witness to the human thing.

So, for these strange, sad, and sometimes redemptive times, we’ve created a place for all writers, everywhere, to contribute. We ask that your contribution be driven by specific experiences and or observations of the daily life around you, how it is as well as how it’s changed, amid the crisis of COVID-19.

So share a story with us. We’re going to do it too.

Guidelines: 400 - 700 words. Use a standard manuscript format, give the work a title, and include your town/city at the end. The main thing is to tell us a story—to write the world, not let it write you.

submissions@theheadlightreview.com