Welcome to The GOAT PoL. By submitting the completed form (below), you're informing us that you want to join The GOAT PoL. After you send it, one of our Reader/Advisor/Editors (RAEs) will contact you for a short online conversation, after which we will either approve your free account, or explain why we cannot do so. When your account is approved, your Contributor's Page—comprised of the answers you give on this form—will appear on our public site. You'll be able to edit and change it whenever you please and you'll have access to all that we offer at The GOAT PoL.

After you're approved, you'll be able to take part in all of our free services, including: uploading your writing to share with others; reading and selecting favorites from among the work uploaded by other writers; taking part in our Telegram chats and threads; and, joining our free online workshops with other writers from around the world. You can also earn money by: (1) working one-on-one with one of our Reader/Advisor/Editors (RAEs) to develop and publish your writing on The GOAT PoL; (2) working with a RAE to assemble collections of The GOAT PoL stories; (3) working with us to publish your book; or (4), if we publish your work in our quarterly print journal.

Thank you for your interest. Please be honest and thoughtful in your responses. And don't forget to upload some of your writing—pieces that you wish to share publicly. After you've had a conversation with one of our RAEs and have been approved, visitors to The GOAT PoL will have access to your Contributor's Page, so present yourself as you wish to be seen.

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Answer the questions below to create your Contributor’s Page:

This information will appear in your public profile, a unique Contributor's Page that can be viewed by anyone visiting The GOAT PoL. Your Contributor's Page will also display the stories that you publish at The GOAT PoL and any other writing of yours that you want to upload and share with readers. To complete your Contributor's Page, please press "save." The site will take you to your public page. To add stories to your Contributor's Page and to complete the private information needed so that we can work with you and pay you, please choose "Edit" at the top of your screen and scroll down to the "Upload" and "Private Information" sections.