Deadline: October 31, 2022
The trustees’ Literature Committee has opened a call for stories in response to the 2021 General Service Conference Advisory Action regarding the pamphlet “A.A. for the Black and African-American Alcoholic,” stating that the pamphlet be updated to include current stories of recovery and a new title that is respectful and inclusive. The committee is seeking stories of recovery from all African-American, Canadian and Caribbean A.A. members from the
English-, French- and Spanish-speaking Black communities in the A.A. structure in the United States and Canada. Stories of recovery may also include:
• Experience, strength and hope
• Steps, Traditions, Concepts
• Sponsorship
• A.A. service
• Safety and racism
• Ethnic, cultural, gender and LGBTQ diversity
• Military
• Black mental health and diverse abilities
• Diversity of social status
• BIPOC A.A. Meetings
• Atheist/agnostics
The suggested format for typed manuscripts is 500-800 words, double spaced, in 12-point font. Handwritten manuscripts should be approximately 5 to 6 pages.
Submit Via Email Email: pamphletstories@aa.org Subject line: “A.A. for the Black and African-American Alcoholic”