An Invitation to Other Writers

As some of you may recall, I published an essay on Modern Loss a couple of months ago called "Forever 'The Girls'." I am thrilled to announce that I've just become a contributing editor to the site. This is an incredible opportunity, for which I am both grateful and humbled. I'm also very excited to work with other writers.

I would like to invite you to get in touch with me if you're interested in having your work published on Modern Loss.

Below is a little more info:

In case you're not familiar with Modern Loss, we launched last November as an online magazine about grief and loss that is geared toward Gen X and Gen Y. Currently, we publish — in addition to more service-oriented resource pieces — short personal essays that are narrowly focused around one aspect of loss. One writer imagines watching the Kardashians with her late mother; another explains what it's like to mourn her philandering husband; another still visits his dead dad on Google Street View. We've been featured in the NYT, Slate, and elsewhere, and held our first live event, with HBO, in June. (You can also check out our About Us page.)

If you'd like to pitch me an idea for an essay on loss, please email me at nivadorellsmith@gmail.com. Essays can be about any kind of loss - spouse, parent, child, sibling, friend, co-worker, pet - and almost any aspect. Essays are generally 800 words but can be a little shorter or a little longer. Unfortunately, there is no pay (yet), but it will allow you to connect with more people and drive more traffic to your blog.

I take it as a fortuitous sign from the Universe that today WordPress posted this about writing through grief, including several grief-related blogs. I plan to reach out to them -- and hope to hear from you too.

- Niva