We are Storytellers.
Stories bring us together.
Pink Chair Storytellers Magazine offers personal storytelling from women and non-binary individuals who were once left out of documented history and who’s contributions to innovations in science, technology, literature, and the arts were discounted because of their gender, gender identity, skin color and sexual orientation. Our mission is to reauthor history to be more accurate and inclusive through uncensored, first-person storytelling. We are a movement. We are a community.
On the pages of Pink Chair Storytellers you’ll read personal essays, not articles written for them or about them. Our storytellers know they are in a safe place to be authentic and uncensored. When she gives you her story, you are getting a gift.
What is the Pink Chair?
Co-Founders Marci and Bridget met in the waiting room of their kids’ karate dojo. Week after week, while the kids toiled on the mats, the two women sat together in folding chairs, leaning into unrehearsed chronicles of their lives. Those chairs became symbols of authenticity (but we made them pink and cozier!)
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We’re so glad you’re interested in telling us your story! To begin, tell us a little bit about yourself and what you’d like to share. You can do that here or by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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We are currently taking submissions for stories based on these issues/discussions:
FEATURES:
The Identity Issue- How do you define yourself?
The Advocacy Issue- How do you help?
The Connections Issue- How can we do this together?
COLUMNS:
Just a Moment (art, fiction, poetry, short story)
This is a powerful area to make big impressions. Tell us about that moment in time that is frozen in your memory—the one you revisit over and over. Perhaps you captured a moment in a photo or with a paintbrush? Maybe a poem is how you express yourself. This is a gallery of sorts, displaying your words and art.
Props (culture)
Let’s talk about modern American propaganda. Actually, let’s talk about agitation propaganda. It’s real and it’s been around for quite some time. It was in our grandmother’s lifetime that “othering” was manufactured very purposefully, using imagery, music, the theater, and the press. Tell us, from your seat, what propaganda makes/made you feel held back. Ask yourself: “What do I know and how do I know it?”
The Flip (personal essay)
We love stories that illustrate how to change a negative into a positive. Tell us how you managed your thoughts to flip the situation and find the positives. Tell us what happened when you turned that switch to “off” and decided you would stop [worrying/saying no/saying yes/doing that ].
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Take the pressure off yourself! We aren’t looking for a professional writer to write your story. Your voice is your story and we believe that controlling your narrative is the only way to share the power of your story. Remember, we want to hear it from your own seat!
First-person essays are the preferred submission, but sometimes our Storytellers like to have conversations with Bridget and/or Marci and then print the transcription. It’s almost like the reader is at the table (or in the pink chair) with us.
Email Bridget, the Chief Editor, at bridget@livingcrue.com. She’s here to help!
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Let’s talk about the voice of our community. The voice of Living Crue differs from other women’s magazines by allowing you to speak freely. We want you to write it like you’re telling your best friend. When you were a kid, you ran in the door and told your adult the most exciting thing that just happened and you didn’t worry about grammar. Tell it like that! We like to encourage your story to be told conversationally. Remember to keep it in the first person so we’re feeling what you’re feeling.
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We do not pay our Storytellers or contributors at this time.
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