Produced by So Say We All, a 501c3 literary and performing arts nonprofit based in Southern CA, The VAMP Storytelling Showcase is a highly-produced, non-fiction, multimedia reading series. Each showcase revolves around a different theme, which is heavily open to interpretation by submitting writers. Out of each round of submitting writers, a cohort is selected to work together over the course of 3-4 weeks in read-and-critique sessions, provided with writing and performance coaches, and finally provided with a live showcase to perform their original true stories.

• See examples from previous VAMP Storytelling Showcases on our YouTube Channel.

READ FIRST BEFORE SUBMITTING:

• You can submit to ANY of our upcoming VAMP Showcases at any time.
• Submit here for So Say We All's monthly San Diego VAMP Storytelling Showcase only. Please include a brief bio and your e-mail in the comments section when submitting. VAMP live performances are usually, unless otherwise noted, held on the last Thursday of the month.
• 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.
• All stories submitted are considered first drafts, but should contain a beginning, middle, and end, no matter how rough. Bullet points / outlines will not be considered.
• 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.

VAMP stories are selected around 5.5 weeks prior to each showcase date (e.g.: stories for a June 29 showcase would be chosen around May 23). Stories will not be selected prior to 6 weeks before show date.

Thanks, good luck, and please don't be disheartened if you aren't selected. A rejection is not a statement on the quality of your writing or your personal worth. There are dozens of factors at play when putting a show together, and we want it to always be a reflection of community at large and the people who comprise it.  

Best, 

So Say We All

Provided by So Say We All, a 501c3 literary and performing arts nonprofit based in Southern CA, The VAMP Storytelling Showcase is a highly-produced, non-fiction, multimedia reading series. Each showcase revolves around a different theme, which is heavily open to interpretation by submitting writers. Out of each round of submitting writers, a cohort is selected to work together over the course of 3-4 weeks in read-and-critique sessions, provided with writing and performance coaches, and finally provided with a live showcase to perform their original true stories.

• See examples from previous VAMP Storytelling Showcases on our YouTube Channel.

READ FIRST BEFORE SUBMITTING:

• This UCSD collaboration is available to UCSD staff, faculty, and students.
• Stories should be TRUE, creative non-fiction only.
• Work should fall between 10-12 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.
• All stories submitted are considered first drafts, but should contain a beginning, middle, and end, no matter how rough. Bullet points / outlines will not be considered.
• 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.
• Selected storytellers MUST be available to perform at the show, scheduled for Thursday, May 15th & 6pm.
• 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.

VAMP stories are selected around 5.5 weeks prior to each showcase date (e.g.: stories for a June 29 showcase would be chosen around May 23). Stories will not be selected prior to 6 weeks before show date.

Thanks, good luck, and please don't be disheartened if you aren't selected. A rejection is not a statement on the quality of your writing or your personal worth. There are dozens of factors at play when putting a show together, and we want it to always be a reflection of community at large and the people who comprise it.  

Best, 

So Say We All
 

So Say We All's Veteran Writers Division invites you into our community! We are committed to helping you tell your true stories, telling them better, and making sure your stories are heard and read by as many people as possible.

Our current project focuses on veterans who have worked for the federal government, and recently been affected by the massive layoffs. There is no wrong way to tell your story, we just want to hear it and will provide all the support you need to make it sing.

It all starts with you sending us a first draft of a true, non-fiction story you want to develop about your career with the Federal Government, what you did with what agency, what it meant to you, and where you are now after being laid off. A rough guideline is to shoot for under 1,000 words, but it's absolutely fine if your first draft goes long or short; we'll workshop it.

Participants will work together in cohort sessions over Zoom to give and receive feedback, receive 1-1 writing coaching, and be provided with performance coaches throughout the 6-8 week process. Performance of stories will be recorded remotely.

• Deadline for submissions is currently open.
• Participants will perform their stories, which will be aired over podcasts, streaming video, Youtube, and more. In-person storytelling shows will be scheduled.
• This program is open to veterans regardless of where they are geographically located.
• For any questions, email us at info@sosayweallonline.com.