Story Submission Overview

Here's an overview of the Atlas Stories submission process.

1. To get started, head to the submission page at stories.uscovidatlas.org/submit.

2. Next, choose your story type. You may choose to submit a video or audio diary, written story, photograph or image, or call in a phone-based story to our Atlas Stories Hotline. Note that you can submit up to 3 separate stories of any combination of media.

3. Choose one of the five themes to get started. For each theme, we've provided a few prompts for you to think about.

4. Sign up or login to your account. We ask you to create an account with a valid email address so that you can easily access your story later. Signing up is easy - you can continue with your Gmail account if you have one, or create an account with your email address and set a password.

5. Here's the fun part -- create your story! Follow the instructions for the story type you selected (video or audio, written, photograph or image, or phone-based story).

6. Submit your story when you're done recording or writing. Select your county and state. Give your story an optional title. Review and consent to the License and Terms of Use. Indicate whether you'd like to participate in future research about your pandemic experience. Hit "Submit". Contrats, your story is submitted!

7. Finally, tell us a bit more about yourself. We'll ask five optional questions about your racial identity, gender identity, age, and whether you live in a rural, suburban, or urban area. All questions are optional and you can choose to respond to some or all. Your responses will only be used for internal evaluation purposes and never shared publicly.

8. That's it! You've successfully submitted your story. Check back in the coming days to view your story on the US Covid Atlas.