Platform seeks essays, poems on the loss of a child

A club of writers chaired by writer Trisha Faye seeks essays and poems on the loss of a child for its second anthology, ‘Mothers of Angels 2: Living and Loving after the Death of a Child’. The single requirement is for contributors to write nonfiction essays or poems about the loss of a child. Faye […]

A club of writers chaired by writer Trisha Faye seeks essays and poems on the loss of a child for its second anthology, ‘Mothers of Angels 2: Living and Loving after the Death of a Child’.

The single requirement is for contributors to write nonfiction essays or poems about the loss of a child. Faye writes on her website: We’re members of a club that none of us asked to join. The membership dues are steep – they require the loss of a child. And unfortunately, there’s just too many of us in this organization. Ask any of us and we’d tell you that we’d give anything in our power to take our child back and resign, gladly forfeiting our membership. Alas, being powerless to have this greatest wish granted, we do what’s second best. We keep living, we keep loving – despite our pain and sorrow. Some days are bleak and filled with tears, and on other days we put one foot in front of the other on our journey towards finding a new normal. Along the way we find some joy, tinged with sadness, as we revel in any chance to share our story and keep our child’s memory alive.

The anthology is aimed at sharing reflections about living through the grief of losing a child and finding a new normal. The stories are meant to encourage and inspire other ‘mothers of angels’, while also honouring the children lost.

Essays are expected to be original works from 1,500 to 3,000 words (worth $75, and one print book) and poetry, a minimum of twelve lines (worth $25, and one print book).

Submission deadline is July 1, 2019.