Writers Read operates at the intersection of literary nonfiction and oral storytelling, curating short personal narratives for live performance and recorded media. The series is not a competition but a curated platform: selected pieces are presented on stage, distributed through podcasts, broadcasts, YouTube, and printed anthologies. The editorial committee comprises professional writer-editors who evaluate submissions for both literary quality and performative viability. This dual mandate distinguishes the call from conventional publication opportunities—the work must succeed on the page and in the ear. The current theme, "Road Trip (Are We There Yet?)," asks for true stories of journeys that pushed the writer beyond their comfort zone. The prompt is deliberately expansive: an epic cross-country trek, a chaotic family drive, or a quiet late-night trip where everything changed between two exits. The 650-word limit is calibrated to a five-minute spoken piece, a constraint that demands narrative efficiency and emotional precision. Writers may submit original work or adapt excerpts from earlier writing, provided the material remains their own. What the writer receives is multifaceted: professional editorial review, public presentation across multiple media, and inclusion in a curated anthology. Crucially, the work remains the author's intellectual property, free to be published again elsewhere. The $5 fee is a modest administrative cost, not a barrier to entry. This is a call for writers who understand that a true story, tightly told, can hold a room—and that the road trip, as a narrative frame, remains one of the most pliable and resonant structures in personal nonfiction.