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title: What Happens After I Submit My Story?
description: "### What Happens After I Submit My Story? Once you submit your story to *Stories We Remember*, here’s what happens next: --- #### ✅ **1. Confirmation** You’ll receive an on-screen confirmation that your story was successfully submitted. If you opted…"
url: "https://storiesweremember.org/docs/what-happens-after-i-submit-my-story/"
updated: "2025-07-05"
category: Messages of Gratitude
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# What Happens After I Submit My Story?

### What Happens After I Submit My Story?

Once you submit your story to *Stories We Remember*, here’s what happens next:

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#### ✅ **1. Confirmation**

You’ll receive an on-screen confirmation that your story was successfully submitted. If you opted to save and return later, you’ll get a link to resume when ready.

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#### 📝 **2. Review & Light Editing**

Our team carefully reviews each submission to ensure:

- It aligns with our mission of truth-telling and memory preservation
- It’s readable and well-formatted (we may lightly edit for clarity, grammar, or flow — *never for meaning*)

You retain full ownership and can request changes at any time.

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#### 📬 **3. Attribution & Categorization**

If approved for publishing, your story will be:

- Credited using your **first name, last initial, age, city, and region** (unless you choose to remain anonymous)
- Categorized by **Time Period**, **Voice**, and **Theme** so others can explore related stories

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#### 🌍 **4. Publication**

Your story is published in the *Stories We Remember* archive, where it becomes part of a growing library of lived experience. It may also be featured in:

- Our curated story collections
- Newsletter highlights
- Potentially adapted into a protest anthem or podcast (with your permission)

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#### 🔒 **5. Long-Term Preservation**

Your story is regularly backed up and, in the future, will be preserved through the **H.U.M.A.N. Project** — a decentralized archive to protect against censorship, erasure, or digital loss.