Submit Your Story - OurAmericaStory

Your Story Belongs Here

The Americas.
Your Voice.

Your story is everyone's story - it's the human story. Whether you moved across a continent, a country, a state or a city - for any reason - your story belongs here.

If you want to share your story but don't know how or where to begin, we know, it's complicated. Contact us. We can help you get started. Every submission is reviewed and shared with you before publishing.

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Editorial Review: Every story is read by Murphy Thomas and our editors before it is published. Nothing goes live without your approval. Your story is safe here.

Your Name *

Your Email *

Where are you from? *

Where did you move to?

Type of story *

Your Story *

You can write in any language. Share as much or as little as you feel comfortable with.

Name as published

A photo (optional)

Of yourself, your family, your journey, or your homeland.

I give OurAmericaStory permission to publish my story. I understand it will be reviewed by editors before going live, and I will be contacted first. * I am happy to be published anonymously if needed for my safety.

You will hear from us within 7 days.

Not sure where to start? These prompts might help.

🧳 What did you carry? One object, one memory that crossed with you.

🪶 A First Peoples story - land, language, displacement, return.

🍲 Is there a handed-down recipe that sparks your family's migration story?

👩 A woman who survived - a relationship, a border, a life rebuilt.

📷 A photograph or treasured remnant from the old country.

💼 What she carried to work - surviving what no résumé shows.

⏳ The moment before leaving - the one nobody photographs.

🌎 Are you an American living outside the US for the dream America once promised?

🤝 Who helped you? Who held the door open?

🌱 What took root? Language, food, faith - what grew in new soil?

The Americas.Your Voice.

The Americas.
Your Voice.