So Say We All’s LGBTQ+ writers workshop and performance series, The Whole Alphabet, is currently accepting submissions for its June 2024 storytelling showcase. Members of the community are invited to submit true stories around 2,000 words or less (around 10 minutes spoken). Chosen participants will be required to participate in two group read and critique sessions (dates TBA), work with writing and performance coaches, and commit to accepting feedback for the betterment of their work.

The performance will take place on:

Saturday, June 8th 2024

7pm - 9pm

Thorn St. Brewing

3176 Thorn St, San Diego, CA 92104

• See videos of previous performances.
• Learn more about the writing workshop series and history of the program.
• Work should fall between 7-10 minutes in length, however we will consider any length within reason on the understanding that the work will be edited down as close to this length as possible while maintaining its integrity. Between 140-160 words per minute is an average guide. Style, voice, and literary form can vary widely, but we're looking for true, non-fiction stories that usually involve a transformation (of you, a character, a place, etc.) and offer an insight that we can relate to.
• Please be aware that there is a coaching and critique process for all accepted VAMP submissions. Coaching sessions & crits are MANDATORY. If your piece is accepted and you can't make scheduled sessions, please let us know right away. All reasonable accommodations will be made. We want you to give the best performance possible when we put you on stage.
• So Say We All does not claim any ownership or first-time publication rights to pieces submitted to the VAMP Storytelling Showcase. VAMP is a writing workshop and performance forum. We accept previously published/ performed work as long as the submitter is willing to participate in the rewrite process.

All scripts are read and voted on by a blind peer review panel comprised of individuals who have performed at previous VAMP Showcases, to ensure bias or nepotism does not affect the selection process. Therefore, please: DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ANYWHERE IN YOUR SCRIPT OR FILE NAME. SERIOUSLY.

We're looking forward to reading your stories!

Best, 

So Say We All