Share your stories
New York City is alive. Every moment could just as easily be made up by the abstract imagination of a troubled two-year-old child. It’s crazy out there…and it’s beautiful, and it’s dirty, and it’s lively. It’s never boring, if you’re looking up.
Tell us the stories that you have of this amazing city. Tell us the romantic tales, and great heartbreaks. Tell us the scary moments, and the psychedelic landscapes. Describe to us the experience of train delays without AC in the dead of a heat wave, or the chill in your bones in the winter, as you sit homeless in the arc of the subway.
We want to hear from all perspectives, and we hope you’ll share yours, from funny conversations to urban folklore.
The Basics
Writers may enter any style of writing they wish that relates to the current theme. Please keep all writing under 1500 words. If you would like to include your own photographs or artwork, to accompany your writing, you may do so. (For reference, one page of NYC English will hold slightly under 200 words, so for example, a 500-word piece would be 3 pages, including the title and author’s credits.)
Possible Story Prompts
Have you had a unique experience on the train or in public transit?
Talk about how a public work of art inspired or impacted you.
Tell us about a moment that made you feel endangered or afraid.
Tell us about a building design in NYC that has impacted you.
Have you had moments that have stood out with a stranger?
…any ominous back alleys or seedy situations?
Do you know where that Grade D came from?
What’s a dining experience in NYC that really delivered?
Do you have any fictional narrative stories about NYC?
Do you have any NYC stories from a friend, or that you overheard?
Rights & Compensation
NYC English will not be providing monetary compensation for submitted or published work at this stage, however we do hope to put our publication into the hands of thousands of New Yorkers and NYC-curious readers. You will receive all credit for your work and the rights to the work remain yours, while granting NYC English the right to non-exclusively publish your work in digital and print formats, and for marketing and promotional campaigns related to NYC English.
Get Published in NYC English
Submit your NYC stories today, for a chance to get published in NYC English, the pocket-sized reader designed to take with you on the go, filled with a cocktail of New York City’s candid moments and memories.
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