Story Submission Guidelines

Your story matters. And so does your trust.

At Shark Harbor, we believe No One Swims Alone.

Thank you for trusting us with your story. Whether you're sharing your own journey or recognizing someone who has been your safe harbor, we want you to feel comfortable knowing how your story may be handled.

Who Can Submit a Story?

  • You must be 18 years of age or older to submit a story.

  • Stories should be truthful, authentic, and shared in your own words.

  • You may share your own experiences or recognize someone who has made a meaningful difference in your life.

  • Please obtain permission before sharing another person's private or sensitive information.

Your Story Belongs to You

Your story remains yours. Submitting it does not transfer ownership of your words or photographs to Shark Harbor.

You decide whether Shark Harbor has permission to share your story publicly.

If you request that your story remain private, we will not publish or share it publicly.

If you authorize publication, you may choose to have your first name included or remain anonymous.

Privacy and Photographs

Please share only information you're comfortable providing.

Avoid including personal contact information, addresses, private medical records, or sensitive details about others without their permission.

Photographs are optional. Only submit photographs you own or have permission to share. Please do not submit photographs of minors for publication.

Review and Editing

Every submission is reviewed before publication.

Submitting a story does not guarantee that it will be published.

Shark Harbor may make minor edits for grammar, clarity, length, formatting, or privacy. We will never intentionally change the heart or meaning of your story.

We may contact you with questions or request clarification before publication.

We reserve the right to decline submissions containing harassment, hate speech, threats, defamatory statements, or material that violates another person's rights.

Where Your Story May Appear

If you give Shark Harbor permission to publish your story, you authorize Shark Harbor LLC to reproduce, edit, and share it through channels including:

  • From the Harbor

  • The Shark Harbor website

  • Shark Harbor email communications

  • Shark Harbor social media

  • Other Shark Harbor community and promotional materials

Your selected name or anonymity preference will be respected in Shark Harbor's own publications.

Requests for Removal

If you previously authorized publication and later wish to request removal of your story, please contact hello@sharkharbor.shop.

We will make reasonable efforts to remove your story from Shark Harbor-controlled channels. However, we cannot guarantee removal of content that has already been shared, reposted, printed, or distributed by others.

A Final Thought

Some stories are joyful. Others are painful. Some are still being written.

You don't need a perfect ending, extraordinary circumstances, or the right words to have a story worth telling.

Because sometimes someone else's story is exactly what another person needs to find their way through the water.

Your story might be someone's safe harbor.

Built for Rough Waters. Made for Open Horizons.

No One Swims Alone.