What is the mission of Months To Years?

Our mission is to cultivate a beautifully designed online space to showcase compelling, original creative nonfiction and poetry (as well as art and photography) that explore mortality and terminal illness. Founded in 2017, we publish a digital magazine quarterly. We periodically update our site to post new writing that is eventually compiled into the quarterly digital magazine.

Does Months To Years sell advertising?

No. Months To Years is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit as determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Months To Years’ purpose  is to provide a creative space for compelling writing about mortality and serious illness. We do accept donations and they are eligible for tax deductibility.

Why is it called Months To Years?

“Months To Years” is a phrase often used as a prognosis for terminally ill patients. It is a doctor’s best estimate of expected lifespan. But to be clear, Months To Years  is not just for the terminally ill. It is for anyone interested in exploring questions of mortality, grief, or loss.

Is Months To Years a hard copy literary journal?

We are digital only but you can order hard copies of our issues through a third-party vendor. As a nonprofit, we strive to keep costs low so that we can focus on the quality of the creative work instead of seeking advertisers.

Is the website basically the journal?

The website is a showcase for our contributors’ work. We accept submissions during four calls for submissions per year. The dates are posted on our website and on our page on Submittable.

What kind of writing does Months To Years seek?

We seek compelling creative nonfiction (essays, memoir, etc.) and poetry that relate somehow to mortality, death, or dying. Writing doesn’t necessarily need to be a story of a death but rather any writing that explores our complex relationships with our mortality, grief, and loss.

How can I improve my chances that my writing will be published in Months To Years?

We are interested in powerful storytelling that hooks us as readers. Tell us a story but tell it with your unique voice. We look for writing that has depth, avoids clichés, uses scenes and memoir-writing craft to inspire readers to keep reading. What is your unique angle or story? Surprise us with humor at the least expected moments or with sudden tragedy on a blue-sky day. And, please, adhere to our Submission Guidelines.

Does Months To Years pay its contributors?

Unfortunately, we are not able at this time to pay contributors because we are a small nonprofit dedicated to creating a site free of advertising. We seek to be a forum for high quality writing and for writing about topics on which our culture is often silent.

Is Months To Years on social media?

Yes! Follow us on Twitter @MonthsToYears and like our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/monthstoyearslit/ You can also follow us on Instagram @monthstoyearslitmag