The Ruminate Vandermey Nonfiction Prize closes November 15th, with a $1500 cash prize and publication awarded to the winning writer, and $200 and publication awarded to the second-place writer. Guest judge Camille T. Dungy has also been in that brave place, and she knows what it is to reveal yourself to the world.

So take that plunge and submit your essay, memoir, or creative nonfiction.

For more information and to submit your work, visit the contest website here.