It's LIVE!! Today I have activated my Kickstarter funding project for my anthology, The Resilience of Being. We're needing £500 in the next 45 days to be able to launch this project - of course, any more would be incredible! If you can't donate, please do share so we can reach as many people as… Continue reading
Calling all artists! This is an invitation to submit your artwork for the front cover of The Resilience of Being anthology! Deadline: 1st June 2020 There will be a £50 prize for the winner. About the anthology: The Resilience of Being is a print and online anthology that has collected people’s stories and experiences with… Continue reading
As I’ve been organising this project, I have been keen to make sure the contributors and readers are the main focus. I knew body image was a topic that affected me and I knew that reading the submissions could relate to my experiences; but I don’t think I considered just how easily I could be… Continue reading
Submissions for the print anthology are no longer open. But this doesn't mean your story can't still be heard! If you still want to submit a piece, please contact resilienceofbeing@gmail.com If accepted, your piece will be published online on resilienceofbeing.co.uk This post is just a small thank you to all those who have submitted to the anthology.… Continue reading
The Resilience of Being – Extended Deadline – 14th October 2019 For those of you who aren’t aware, I am putting together and publishing an anthology called The Resilience of Being, revolving around people’s experiences with their body image. A big thank you to everyone who has submitted so far! I have had a few queries since the… Continue reading
The Resilience of Being is now open for your submissions! Submissions open 1st June 2019, and close on 1st September 2019 for a March 2020 publication date. Looking for submissions detailing your experience and relationship with your body image, and more than anything, a piece of honesty. Accepted submissions will be printed in the… Continue reading
This post will be more than me just telling you I’m going on holiday, I promise. But, let me just start of by saying, I’M GOING ON HOLIDAY! To a hot country, too. So, naturally, before thinking over my Euros and my packing, my initial thought process was… Sunny place = Fewer clothes Fewer clothes… Continue reading
Event #1: Café Feministique In putting together this project, I am attending events that discuss or touch on body image in order to hear as many views as I can on this topic. I want to get a head start on listening to people’s stories, even if they don’t make it to paper. … Continue reading
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
The Resilience of Being 