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Share your stories, thoughts, and feelings about sexual violence.  Have your say, help raise awareness, and create dialogue about these important issues.

Submissions will be showcased on this website, with the possibility of later being part of a printed publication and/or traveling exhibition.

Not sure where to start?  Some possible things to think about are:

•  your own connection to sexual violence
•  reasons people stay silent about sexual violence and experiences of breaking that silence
•  how other relationships are affected
•  emotions involved – blame, guilt, hope, anger, depression, healing
•  how different communities handle sexual violence

All forms of creative expression are welcome and encouraged.  Submissions can be completely visual, only words, or a combination.  Possibilities include photos, drawings, poetry, music, video, stories, spoken word…  Whatever way works best for you!

Multiple submissions are welcomed.

ALL SUBMISSIONS

Please clearly indicate the following information to be shown with each of your submissions:

•  TITLE:  The title.
•  NAME:  Your name as you would like it displayed.
•  LOCATION:  Your location – city, state, country.
•  COMMENT:  A brief comment/explanation of the piece.
•  CONTACT:  The best way for you to be contacted.  This information will NOT be made public.

All information is optional.  Mark information you wish to leave blank as “n/a”.

Send your submissions to Dawn Graham, Break the Silence Project, PO Box 733, Burlington, VT 05402 or dawn@breakthesilenceproject.com.  Please note, these materials will not be returned.

Images / Visual Work

Digital images are recommended to be at least 2500px wide or tall.  These may sent on CD or through email.  Physical work can be sent through the mail.  Please note, these will not be returned.  Be sure to include information listed under “All Submissions.”

Audio & Video

Audio may be sent on CD or through email.  Consider including the lyrics or a transcript to accompany it.  Video should be sent on CD or DVD.  Be sure to include information listed under “All Submissions.”

Written Work

Written work may be mailed or sent through email.  Be sure to include information listed under “All Submissions.”

Submission Terms

By submitting to Break the Silence Project, you grant Break the Silence Project a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, limited license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, display, distribute, use for promotional purposes, and sublicense for cross-promotional purposes such submission(s), either through print, online, or other media.  By submitting, you represent and warrant that you are the original creator of the submission(s), and that you own or otherwise control all rights to such submission(s) and that use and disclosure of the submission(s) by Break the Silence Project (including, without limitation, publicizing the submission(s)) will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party.  Break the Silence Project reserves the right to select, edit and arrange submissions, and to remove information from the website at any time at its sole discretion.