21/08/2026
Do you have experience of missing someone and love to write?
Missing People are looking for budding writers to contribute to an anthology book that reflects the experience of having a loved one go missing.
We would love to see any prose, poetry, short stories about your experience of missing a friend or a family member or letters to the missing person.
Submissions must be no more than 1000 words or 40 lines for poetry.
Writing should connect to the theme of missing but can also reflect:
• Love
• Hope
• Memories
All submissions must be made by the 18th of September.
For further information and to submit please visit the Missing People website here:
https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/submit-your-work-to-our-anthology-about-missing