Anthology Submission Guide

✍🏾 Lela Speaks Anthology — Author Submission Access

This digital submission access is for women ready to share their truth through story.

The Lela Speaks Anthology is a curated collection of real-life reflections centered on release, healing, boundaries, reinvention, and becoming — especially for women 40+ who are choosing themselves in a new season of life.

This is not a writing contest.

This is a collective storytelling project with intention.

📌 What This Access Includes

Official anthology submission guidelines

Story themes and expectations

Submission timeline and review process

Link to submit your story when you’re ready ( Sent seperately)

💳 Submission Fee

Submission fee: $20

The fee is required only when you are ready to submit your story

This fee supports review, editing, coordination, and self-publishing costs

Payment does not guarantee selection.

🖋 Story Guidelines

Suggested length: 1,500–1,800 words

Writing does not need to be perfect — authenticity matters more than polish

All submissions are reviewed and curated

Not all stories will be selected.

Deadline June 17, 2026 @ 11:59 pm

📚 About the Anthology

This project exists to:

Create space for honest storytelling without performance

Normalize growth, boundaries, and release after 40

Offer readers reflection, permission, and possibility

Preserve lived experience as legacy.

⏰ Important Notes

Submission access is delivered instantly via digital download

Deadlines and selection dates are included inside

Selected contributors will be guided through light editing and publication steps

🔒 Terms

Due to the digital nature of this product, all sales are final.

Access and submission do not guarantee publication.

🌿 Final Word

Your story matters.

This may be the container it belongs in.

If your ready to jump in right now and submit. Here is the submission link. https://payhip.com/b/vGrUO