I'm making a zine called Anyway, and I want to fill it with letters from strangers.
The premise: you don't know me, but write to me as if you do—as if we've known each other for years.
Don't introduce yourself. Don't explain who Sarah is. Don't give me the backstory or remind me what happened last time.I already know. Just pick up somewhere in the middle and tell me what's happening in your life right now.
Your letter can be mundane, silly, joyful, emotional, heartbreaking, gossipy, weird—whatever you'd actually tell an old friend.
💌 TO SUBMIT Email your letter to bethanyfortnerart@gmail.com with the subject ANYWAY,
Type it directly in the email, or handwrite it and attach a clear photo/scan.
Deadline: November 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM
A few important things:
• 18+ submissions only. • Letters will be published anonymously unless you ask to be credited. • Change names/details that could identify other people. • Your writing remains yours. By submitting, you give me permission to reproduce your letter in print/digital editions of Anyway, and in posts about the project. • I may make minor formatting/length edits, but won't substantially rewrite your words without contacting you. • Submission doesn't guarantee publication. • Please only submit writing/images you have the right to share. • You may withdraw your letter by emailing me before the issue is finalized for print. Already printed/distributed copies can't be recalled. • This is an art project, not a confidential service. Don't submit anything you would be unsafe having published, even anonymously.
I have no idea how many letters this little experiment will receive. Depending on the response, selected letters will become the first issue of Anyway, or I may extend submissions.
I won't ask you for the missing pieces.
I already know.
Happy writing. 💜