Call for submissions — does creativity have to reflect current culture?

It’s impossible to ignore all that’s happening today. Protests have been going strong for weeks and have extended far beyond the U.S. As creatives, we tend to be more sensitive to our surroundings, but does that mean we are obligated to create content about current cultural situations? Or do we reserve our right to create whatever we feel in our hearts regardless of what’s happening in the world?

I’m open to different interpretations of this submission request. You can write something that answers the question directly. However, if you want to write something that reflects your feelings on the current culture, we’ll consider those pieces, also.

Same rules as always:

If you’re already a writer for CRY, go ahead and submit.If you would like to submit to this request specifically but you’re not a writer for CRY, let us know and we’ll add you as a writer.Submitting doesn’t automatically mean we’ll post. We consider several factors before posting any submissions and if you do not hear back from us within three days, that means we’ve passed on your piece.

Good luck and looking forward to reading all of your submissions.

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