Call for Submissions
(annual) BODY
Our annual BODY issue is back for the eighth year! As always, this incredibly popular and poignant issue will cover all the body-related concerns and preoccupations that a breast cancer diagnosis brings. From breast changes, to hair, to body image issues, to the physical symptoms of early menopause and treatment or surgery.
Do you have a story to tell about your body and the transformation brought on by a breast cancer diagnosis?
Welcome back our guest editor Dana Donofree, the founder of AnaOno Intimates, for this highly anticipated issue.
We accept:
Essays: 650-1200 words
Poems: 50 line maximum
Artwork: high-resolution along with a written Artist Statement
Submission Deadline: April 25, 2025
Ready to submit your story? Fill out the submission form here:
Need inspiration to write your story in the Wildfire way? We’ve got you. Scroll down.
🎧Listen to past episodes of The Burn related to the body theme.
✏️Use writing prompts. Here are some to get the wheels turning and help you find the story you need to tell.
Remember, we are looking for cancer-related stories, so no matter where your story begins, don’t forget to include how your experience of cancer has affected you, and the lessons you’ve learned along the way. Read more writing tips here.
If my body could speak, it would tell me…
The scars you can't see...
The rest of the story: what my medical file doesn't tell you about what this body means to me...
My body is living proof of...
My body is not an apology...
📖 Read past BODY issues of Wildfire Journal.
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Body 2024
June/July 2024
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Body 2023
June/July 2023
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Body 2022
June/July 2022