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Co-editors Amy Mercer and Violeta Garcia-Mendoza are seeking personal essay submissions from women writers for their upcoming collection.
Essays should fall between 1,500 and 3,000 words and explore an aspect of living with diabetes.
The collection will cover any and all aspects of living with diabetes: from diagnosis to aging gracefully. Other possible essay topics may include:
Growing up with diabetes
Diagnosis
Dating with diabetes
Diabetes at college/leaving home
Relationships with food
Finding the Perfect Doctor
Wedding planning/marriage with diabetes
Diabetes in the workplace
Traveling with diabetes
Starting a Family (either through pregnancy and/or adoption) with diabetes
Gestational diabetes
Parenting with diabetes
Dealing with complications/ Staying healthy with diabetes
Type 2
Our goal is to provide diabetic women- type 1 and type 2- with a place of community while they navigate the various stages of their lives, and their diabetes.
We welcome you to submit one or more essays. For more information, or to submit, please write mercermendoza@gmail.com .
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