**THIS FORM IS FOR 18'S AND OVER ONLY. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, PLEASE HEAD TO OUR UNDER 18 SUBMISSION FORM.**

1 in 4 adults have a mental illness; for many, this started during childhood. We can all get hung up on hindsight, wishing we could go back in time. Now's your chance. Tell past you - or present young ones - what you wish someone had told you. Here's your chance to make a difference.

PoetsIN is an award-winning creative mental health charity, who provide their successful and sought after Creative Mental Health Programmes™ across the country. All proceeds from the book will be used by PoetsIN as a registered charity to further reach more people out there with mental illness. If you'd like regular updates on the book process, why not join our Facebook Group? https://www.facebook.com/groups/poetsin/. Submissions close on 31st January 2020.

To find out more about our charity, visit poetsin.com.

Submit your poetry, prose, and non-fiction pieces below. Please be aware that submissions are not editable once submitted. We will accept previously published pieces, however, we will not accept those currently under copyright with a publisher. Please be aware that original pieces will take priority over those that have been published previously. When submitting, please include where your piece has been published before.

If you are successful, we will email you once we have chosen successful entries after the submission process ends.

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