Writing Corona

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Written By The Headlight Review

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

 
The Headlight Review

E. L. Doctorow famously described writing as akin to “driving at night in the fog. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” Founded in 2017 by Dr. LoVerde-Dropp, The Headlight Review illuminates the unfolding landscape of literary culture.

Featuring new creative writing that demonstrates the persistent value of imaginative literature, THR publishes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that pushes the boundaries of form, language, plot, character, and prosody, especially from new and emerging writers of diverse backgrounds.

Produced by graduate students and faculty advisors in Kennesaw State University’s Master of Arts in Professional Writing Program, THR releases two digital issues per year, administers an annual chapbook contest, and awards the annual Anthony Grooms Short Fiction Prize. With an open reading period and no submission fees for regular issues, we welcome writers lighting the way.

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