writers and calls to arms
Or, at least, calls to submit to anthologies and stuff.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: October 15, 2010
500 to 5,000 words
- Tasha Fierce, of Red Vinyl Shoes, is putting together an anthology on body image for which she would like submissions from women of color.
Occupied Bodies: Women of Color Speak on Self-Image
I am soliciting essays for an anthology on women of color’s self-image/body image as shaped by family, friends, media, society, history, lived experiences, etc. I’m looking for smart, accessible, and snappy personal narratives that also offer nuanced analysis of the underlying constructs that affect how we perceive ourselves. Exploring intersectionality of identities is extremely important. I particularly want the voices of women of color that are not often heard to be represented, such as trans* WOC, disabled WOC, queer WOC, WOC outside the U.S., WOC with eating disorders, working class/poor WOC and fat WOC. Of course, all the varied perspectives any woman of color can offer are welcome.
This is an exciting project, as this topic has not been explored in depth and including such a diverse collection of viewpoints before. The final manuscript will be submitted to relevant independent publishers.
Please read the rest at Tasha’s for some example topics.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: November 1, 2010 -
Maximum word count is 1000
Lisa, of My Ecdysis, is editing Dear Sister, An Anthology of Hope.
Dear Sister is an anthology of letters and other works created for survivors of sexual violence from other survivors and allies. It is a collection of hope and strength through words and art.
The pathway for a survivor of rape and sexual violence is an unlit road of pain, isolation, and doubt. In the weeks, months, and oftentimes, years following, the healing process can be difficult to navigate without a community surrounding her. Imagine a compilation of literary arms bound together to offer words of understanding, solidarity, and love. Dear Sister is an accessible and inclusive offering of hope, voice, and courage for women, women-identified, female or female-identified, or those who do not identifiy with gender. It seeks writers and artists who wish to light a piece of that road and lift up others in her healing.
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Dear Sister primarily seeks letters but will accept poems, prose, essay, and drawn art that can be scanned for entry. Maximum word count is 1000.
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Individuals of any race, creed, background, citizenship or non-citizen, ability, and identity are encouraged to submit their words and work to uplift others in the healing stages of post trauma and violence. Both English and Spanish are accepted. All questions can be directed to dearsisteranthology@gmail.com
Please read the rest at the Dear Sister Anthology page.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: April 1, 2011
Word Count: 6,000 words or under - mai’a, who is currently blowing minds across the internet, is editing or co-editing the anthology This Bridge Called My Baby: Legacies of Radical Mothering.
All mothers have the potential to be revolutionary. Some mothers stand on the shoreline, are born and reborn here, inside the flux of time and space, overcoming the traumatic repetition of oppression. Our very existence is disobedience to the powers that be.
At times, in moments, we as mothers choose to stand in a zone of claimed risk and fierce transformation, the frontline. In infinite ways, both practiced and yet to be imagined, we put our bodies between the violent repetition of the norm and the future we already deserve, exactly because our children deserve it too. We make this choice for many reasons and in different contexts, but at the core we have this in common: we refuse to obey. We refuse to give into fear. We insist on joy no matter what and by every means necessary and possible.
In this anthology we are exploring how we are informed by and participating with those mothers, especially radical women of color, who have sought for decades, if not centuries, to create relationships to each other, transformative relationships to feminism and a transnational anti-imperialist literary, cultural and everyday practice.
Please read the rest at the site, there is a lot more.
Upcoming new book by a blogger! Aunt B, of Tiny Cat Pants, has written what sounds like a really good book (and I’m sure it is as she is an excellent writer when just blogging.) The book does not appear to be in release yet, but keep an eye on her book page for new information.
Happy writing, all y’all!
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