SURVIVOR STORIES • IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Your story
deserves to be heard.

No perfect wording. No polished version. No pressure to make what happened easier for someone else to hear. Tell it the way you remember it.

You may submit under your name, a pseudonym, or anonymously.

WHY THIS EXISTS

Survivors have been talked about long enough. It is time to hear from them.

We Will Not Be Silent is collecting real survivor stories for possible publication in books, on this website, and in advocacy content across video, audio, social media, podcasts, blogs, and related formats.

Your story does not need to fit a template. It can be one page or twenty. You can write it here or upload a document. What matters is that it is yours.

Send the full story. You do not need to make it short. Selected stories may also be edited into a roughly one-to-three-minute read-aloud excerpt for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, while the full submission can still be considered for longer publication.

This is a human-led project. Michael Haukoos makes every decision about editing and publication. Nothing is automatically published or rejected.

Submitting a story does not guarantee publication. You decide whether we send no email, one confirmation only, or contact you only about this submission.

STORED ENCRYPTEDYour submission and document are encrypted in protected storage.
EMAIL IS YOUR CHOICEChoose no email, one confirmation only, or submission-related contact.
YOUR CHOICEUse your real name, a pseudonym, first name only, or remain anonymous.
SHARE YOUR STORY

Say what you need to say.

Email is optional. We never email a copy of your story, and we follow the contact choice you make below. Read the Privacy Notice and Submission Agreement.

You may submit your story in any language.

If this page is easier for you to understand in another language, use your browser's Translate option. Submit the story in the language that lets you tell it most accurately.

This is not an emergency or reporting service. This inbox is not monitored continuously. It is not legal, medical, mental-health, victim-advocacy, law-enforcement, or evidence-preservation help. If anyone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.
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Choose the safest option for you. An email from stories@wewillnotbesilent.org may appear on a lock screen or be visible to anyone with access to your email account.

Full story first. Short-form sharing can come later.

Send the complete story you want us to consider. If it is selected, we may also shorten a section into a roughly one-to-three-minute read-aloud or quoted excerpt for video, audio, social media, podcasts, blogs, or similar advocacy content without intentionally changing the meaning.

Choose how you want to share your story

Upload a document or type your story below. You only need to use one option, but you may use both.

OR TYPE YOUR STORY BELOW
Before you submit

Minimize private identifying information about children and uninvolved third parties. Do not upload government or financial identifiers, medical or counseling records, sealed court records, or material you are prohibited from sharing. Uploaded documents are treated as complete submission material.

Only three required confirmations.

These confirm that you are an adult submitting your own story, allow private processing of sensitive information for review, and give the publication and editing permission described in the Agreement. The detailed terms remain available in the Submission Agreement and Privacy Notice.

Questions before submitting? Email stories@wewillnotbesilent.org. Nothing is submitted until you press the button.

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