On behalf of the wonderful Amanda Nicholson who is after a submissions on the following theme (UK Only)

"Several years ago, we published Words to Remember, an anthology which raised money for various cancer charities. In light of the cost-of-living crisis, we have decided to produce an anthology to raise money for charities in the UK who support people experiencing poverty (food banks, etc).

We are looking for poems and personal (non-fiction) stories from workers, non-workers (can’t physically work, retired, or some other reason) and small businesses owners/freelancers who are/will be affected by the rising of essentials like energy, food and clothing. If you can address and correct common misconceptions, then even better.

The maximum word count is 1000 words for non-fiction, and 60 lines for poetry. Ideally, poetry should be accessible for people who are not typical readers of poetry. Email a maximum of 3 poems or 2 non-fiction pieces per person. However, it’s unlikely we will select more than one piece of work from each person.

UK-based writers only for this one.

While the below list isn’t exhaustive, here are some examples:

• What the cost-of-living means for you and your family
• Whether a pay rise would personally help you (and why)
• Ideas and thoughts on solutions, etc
• Real tips for surviving this crisis (not the typical smug money saving lists published in the right-wing media)
• Anything you want to share about the situation

Don’t worry if what you want to send isn’t mentioned above. We’re looking for real stories and poetry which educates and makes readers think. So, send your work across. It might be exactly what we are looking for. If your work is a hybrid of genres or doesn’t fit neatly into any specific genre, it still might work in the anthology.

Email address: printedwordssubmissions@gmail.com

Closing Date: 15 November 2022

Publishing date: End of January 2023"