Black Lives Matter
In light of recent events, the Blueprint team believes it is crucial for underrepresented or marginalized
voices to be heard. To honour the Black Lives Matter movement, we have decided to open up submissions for
anyone who has a story to share about injustice or racism.
We understand that this topic is sensitive for everyone, so we have decided to put the following precautions
in place to provide more comfortability, privacy and protection during these unstable times:
- No Censorship:We want your message to be loud and clear. Editing on all written submissions will be
minimal. No stylistic changes will be made, and only grammatical and spell checks will be applied, if
necessary. We understand that grammar and spelling might be a stylistic choice, and if so, nothing will be
changed.
- Anonymous Submissions:We understand that some authors and artists will feel unsafe using their
legal name or social media handles to publish a story associated with this movement. We are giving all
contributors the option to publish either under a pseudonym of their creation or to publish entirely
anonymously in order to protect your privacy. Should you choose no name, you will be simply be published as
“Anonymous”. We need to ask you for your legal name for our own records but the information will not be
shared.
- No deadline:Black Lives Matter is an ongoing issue and anti-racism has no deadline. We also want to
ensure that there is no pressure put on anyone to submit their work, even if the previous changes put in
place are still not enough to provide comfort, privacy and protection.
Creativity can be a significant emotional outlet, whether your choice of form be a written work such as
creative/personal essays, short stories or poetry, or you prefer visual mediums such as drawings, paintings,
photography or graphic art. We stand with you and want to hear and see your lived experiences. We hope that
these precautions will make submissions easier and more accessible to everyone who chooses to be involved.
Disclaimer: All written and visual pieces will be carefully analyzed to ensure there are no promotions of
hate, intolerance or violence toward a particular group.