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Submissions

Email transformations@asu.edu with a brief pitch (under 250 words) about your transformation narrative, a brief bio and links to other writing. If you choose to submit a full draft, please keep in mind that Transformations essays are typically between 1300 and 2000 words. We also accept submissions of “snapshot” essays of approximately 600 words, as well as book excerpts.

We invite you to read our published essays before submitting your work. You can find our latest essays here:

 

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS: THE CLIMATE NARRATIVES SNAPSHOT SERIES

How has the climate crisis transformed your life? Send us a 600-750 word personal nonfiction narrative about how the climate crisis has changed your life.

 
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Asking Questions, Sharing a Meal
Asking Questions, Sharing a Meal

Tanvi Kohli and SIddhi Vora were not exactly sure how to approach their academic research with the people of Kutch, India. What they discovered made it possible to build relationships and gain meaningful insights.

My Mother’s Search for Nirvana
My Mother’s Search for Nirvana

Sharon Enck experienced a road trip of a childhood in her mother’s bohemian search for freedom. Now, as a parent herself, she’s learned the importance of balancing freedom with loving restraint.


Rising Against the Tide
Rising Against the Tide

Living in Florida her whole life, Steph Strickland was accustomed to natural disasters. But the deadly intensity of Hurricane Irma awakened her to the seriousness of the climate crisis.