Poems That Ate Our Ears welcomes submissions from students kindergarten
through twelfth grade. Our contest is thirty years old. Winners appear
in a booklet and are invited to read in June in Kalamazoo, MIchigan.
One poem is selected each year to be transformed into a mural on a
downtown building.
Deadline: April 1 postmark
Twenty lines or less.
Name, age/grade, address, phone, and school name on back of poem.
Each student may submit up to three poems.

If you are a teacher, make sure parents know you are entering the poem
so they are not suspicious later when child is notified by us. Thanks.

Send to:
Poems That Ate Our Ears
2423 Russet Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Questions and information: email at mme642(at)yahoo.com (replace (at) with @)

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Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence-
Alice Walker

Sarah Mook Poetry Contest for Students

P.O. Box 20  Lahaska, PA 18931

Sarah Mook Memorial Poetry Prize: to acknowledge, encourage and reward the efforts of student poets.

email: davidmook(at)aol.com   Please include "Sarah Mook Poetry Contest" in subject line.

http://hometown.aol.com/davidmook/index.html

2008 Guidelines-- This year's awards will be $100 First Prize, $50 Second Prize and $25 Third Prize in each of four categories: Kindergarten through Second Grade, Third through Fifth Grades, Sixth through Eighth Grades, and Ninth through Twelfth Grades.You may enter up to three poems of any length on any subject. All poems must be typed. Your name should not appear on the poems. Include a separate cover sheet with the poem titles, your name, grade, address, and the name of your school. Also include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish to receive results by mail. An optional donation of $5 (five dollars) in the form of check or  money order payable to the "Sarah Mook Outreach Fund" would be appreciated. Donations will be given in Sarah's Memory to St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, South Dakota. I hope you will join us in this outreach to the Lakota boys and girls of South Dakota. Pilamaya - Lakota for "thank you." Entries must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2008. Winners will be announced in May. Send entries to Sarah Mook Poetry Contest P.O. Box 20, Lahaska, PA 18931 Thanks, and good luck with your writing.

In the first three years of the Sarah Mook Poetry Contest we were pleased to receive more than 4000 poems and award nearly $4000 in prizes to many deserving young poets. Additionally, thanks to the generosity of participants, a donation totaling $1,103 has been given in Sarah's memory to the St Joseph's Indian School. Address any  questions to  davidmook(at)aol.com (replace (at) with @). Be sure to put Sarah Mook Poetry Contest in subject line and I will respond asap. Thank you!

 We feel encouraged

to see so many students writnig poetry,

and doing it so well. It was truly an honor

to read every one of your poems. We are

most grateful to all who helped to make

this contest a rewarding experience, and

for helping to honor both Sarah and poetry.

We wish you continued success in your

writing.

Peace and Wonder,

David Mook


--
Noemi  Martinez
http://www.hermanaresist.com

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence-
Alice Walker

Loving Your Life
  
 &
  
 Being Queens Against Life's Strife:
  
 A Book For Girls To Rise


Designed as a self-guide to young girls
between the ages of 12-18, Osbey Books, Inc.
invites mothers, daughters, authors, singers,
writers, chefs, and other women to share
their life lessons for this self-guide, which
will be published in Early Spring 2008.
Submissions can take form as prose, poetry,
essays, or short stories that address womanhood, adolescent, puberty, life
changes, and decision-making, relationships, self - esteem, body image, etc..
Submit your work today and share and empower
a young girl.
Submit your work via Word, WordPerfect, or Rich Text Files, Font size: 12.
Send all submissions to osbeybooks@sbcglobal.net
for consideration.
Published date will be: April 28, 2008.
Submissions needed by March 28th.
Questions? please email Osbeybooks@sbcglobal.net
with subject line: Loving Your Life: A Book for Girls!

ALL CONTRIBUTO
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Alice Walker

http://www.desdmona.com/contestsubmit.php?RoomID=1032
DESDMONA'S SEX IN THE RAIN CONTEST

 You know what they say about April Showers?

 Well, we don't want any of that crap.

 It's time for Desdmona.com's latest sex story contest, and this one will
take place in the rain. It could be one of those warm afternoon drizzles as the
sun dips behind a cloud, or it could be an
I-can-barely-breathe-through

--
Noemi  Martinez
http://www.hermanaresist.com

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence-
Alice Walker

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real, an online magazine for those who write from
personal experience, is still seeking previously unpublished essays up to ten pages double-spaced on any
theme from personal experience for its spring personal essay contest. 

Reading period  through April 1, 2008.

Complete guidelines at http://www.writingitreal.com/page.php?p=essay_contest

Prizes

1st prize: $150 dollars plus 1 license for LifeJournal for Writers software
or a copy of Writing and Publishing personal essays or a half-hour phone or
email consult with Sheila Bender.

2nd prize:  $75 dollars plus 1 license for LifeJournal for Writers software
or a copy of Writing and Publishing personal essays or a half-hour phone or
email consult with Sheila Bender.

3rd prize:  $50 dollars plus 1 license for LifeJournal for Writers software
or a copy of Writing and Publishing personal essays or a half-hour phone or
email consult with Sheila Bender.

10 Honorable Mentions will receive a detailed written response from Sheila
Bender.

The top 3 essays will be published in Writing It Real (with permission of
the author).

$15 Reading Fee entitles the entrant to a six-month subscription of Writing
It Real magazine, starting when payment is received. You will receive login
details via email. Current Writing It Real subscribers will receive a
six-month subscription extension. Electronic or paper submissions okay. Info
on the website:  http://www.writingitreal.com/page.php?p=essay_contest


--
Noemi  Martinez
http://www.hermanaresist.com

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence-
Alice Walker

The Abacot Journal
http://abacotjournal.wordpress.com

The Abacot Journal is nearing the deadline for submissions to its
second issue, due out in April. Check out the guidelines on the
website, and send in your weird stories by March 10th!

Alexandra J. Ash
Editor, The Abacot Journal
http://abacotjournal.wordpress.com

--
Noemi  Martinez
http://www.hermanaresist.com

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence-
Alice Walker

  Accepting short fiction & poetry, creative non-fiction and excerpts for the
6th issue of the literary journal Ginosko. Length flexible.
  
 Editorial lead time 1-2 months; accept simultaneous submissions and
reprints; receives email & postal submissions. Copyright reverts to author.
Publishing as semiannual ezine--summer & winter. Selecting material from
ezine for printed anthology.
  
 Check downloadable issues on website for style & tone:
http://www.ginoskoliteraryjournal.com/
  
 ezine circulation 3000+. Website traffic 500-750 hits/month.
Also looking for artwork, photography, to post on website and links to
exchange.
  
                               
--
Noemi  Martinez
http://www.hermanaresist.com

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence-
Alice Walker

Samba Mountain Press
Call for submissions
Sex & Spirituality anthology
Publication date: Summer 2008
http://www.cleansheets.com/submit/sex%26spiritualitybook.shtml

Sex & Spirituality will be the third anthology in the From Porn to Poetry
series, sponsored in part by Clean Sheets Magazine. This is the first 'themed'
anthology in the series, and it will be edited by Susannah Indigo. We are
looking for stories and poems that invoke spirituality along with
eroticism -- the
topic is wide open, and not limited by any conventional definition of
"spirituality." Your submission doesn't have to be serious, though we
love deep and
serious -- it can be funny, inspiring, profound, fantastical, but please be sure
to make it new, something we've never read before. Sex & Spirituality will be
pansexual in nature, and all varieties of erotic encounters are encouraged.

Stories should be less than 5000 words, and can be much shorter. Payment is
$50/story, $25/poem, for one-time anthology rights, along with 2 copies of the
book. Please send submissions either pasted in an email or as an .rtf or .doc
attachment with this information in the subject line: POEM: name of poem
or FICTION: name of story

Deadline is March 1, 2008

Email submissions to spiritanthology(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @)

--
Noemi Martinez
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Alice Walker

Jan. 31, 2008 deadline. "Aftermath" will be a book of autobiographical
essays written by Southerners, both white and African-American, both
men and women,
born between 1964 and 1979. The memoirs will address the issues of growing up
in a newly integrated society and being raised by elder generations who were
often unprepared to deal with the challenges. "Aftermath" aims to be a
testament to this generational struggle between Boomers and Gen-Xers
in the South.
E-mail for complete guidelines.
Contact:
Foster Dickson
Aftermath: Memoirs by Southerners Raised After the Civil Rights Movement
1014 S. Hull Street
Montgomery,AL,36104
Phone:
Email: fosterandvicki@charter.net

Call for Submissions
GLBT - The Search for Spirituality
http://home.comcast.net/~remcg/glbtspirit.html

Portland, OR
E-mail: glbtspiritquest(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @)

Mission
To collect true stories from gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered
individuals of all faiths and cultures who have been successful in
their search for
spiritual connection. These stories will be brought together in one anthology
which will depict the struggles and successes of the contributors.

Profile
Renee Evans is a published writer. She is also a former fundamentalist
Christian. Renee left this religion at age forty-five, divorced and
came out as a
gay woman at age fifty. She has realized that there is a great void which exists
for gay, lesbian, and transgendered people who feel the need for spiritual
connection. Having spent most of her life in Georgia, she is acutely aware of
the intolerance so prevalent in conservative Christian society.

Information
Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgendered...The Search for Spirituality will be a
collection of stories from all over the world - people from different faiths and
cultures who have been successful in finding that connection. Uplifting,
inspiring, healing and comforting, these stories will guide those who
are seeking,
and encourage those who thought there was no hope of finding a spiritual
home.

News
This is a project I have put together that has caught the interest of two
publishers. I do not have a contract, however both publishers have expressed
their interest in seeing the finished manuscript. Anyone interested in sharing
their stories as a contribution to the book for publication should contact me at
the email above. Your submission should contain 1500 - 2000 words. Upon
publication of the book, authors whose stories are chosen for publication in the
book will receive three hundred dollars to be dispersed as one percent of
royalties until a maximun of three hundred dollars is reached. The deadline for
submissions is January 31, 2008. Please send your submission along with complete
contact information and author bio (two or three sentences) to
glbtspiritquest(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @). I will acknowledge
receipt of your
submission via email.

Queer Collection: Prose & Poetry 2008 - - Call for Submissions

Deadline: December 31, 2007. Pays $50 upon publication. Looking for
creative original prose and poetry by and for a gay, lesbian, bi,
transgender, and queer (GLBTQ) audience. Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
will be considered. No erotica. http://www.queercollection.com

Submission Guidelines

What we're looking for: Creative original prose and poetry by and for a gay,
lesbian, bi, transgender, and queer audience. Fiction, nonfiction, and
poetry will be considered. Some previously published material will be
considered
including stories, articles, and book excerpts. Author must hold reprint
rights to previously published material.

What we're not looking for: Pornography or graphic erotica.

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2007

Prose Word Count: up to 3000 words
Poetry Word Count: up to 40 lines

Authors may submit up to 2 pieces of prose and/or 5 poems for consideration.

Selection Process: Each submission will be reviewed and considered based on
creativity, originality, concept, and style. Reading will be continuous and
submissions will be considered as they arrive. Not all works will be
accepted. There is NO Entry Fee or Reading Fee.

MANUSCRIPTS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

Selected Submissions: Authors will be notified if their submission is
selected for publication. At that time, a contract will be issued along with
further instructions for providing an electronic copy of your work and
biography for
publication.

Publication Date: The Queer Collection: Prose and Poetry 2008 will have a
publication date of June 2008.

Rights: Authors retain all rights to their work.

Contract: A contract will be issued upon acceptance of an authors work.
Books may be ordered at that time, but it is NOT required that authors purchase
books.

Payment: Authors whose submissions are selected for publication in The Queer
Collection: Prose and Poetry 2008 will receive $50 (USD) as payment for each
piece published.

Author Purchased Books Pre-Publication: Authors are not required to purchase
books, but may purchase books below cover price. These books may be resold
at any price the author wishes with the author retaining all profits from those
personal sales. Additional ordering instructions will arrive with the author
contract. Books ordered before March 31, 2008 receive the following
pre-publication discounts: $8 each

Author Purchased Books Post-Publication: Authors are not required to
purchase books, but may purchase books below cover price after
publication as long as
supplies last. These books may be resold at any price the author wishes with
the author retaining all profits from those personal sales. Books ordered
after April 1, 2008, receive the following post-publication discount: $10 each

Pre- and Post-Publication prices include shipping charges.

Submission Guidelines:

HARD COPIES ON WHITE PAPER ONLY (NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS).

Cover Page:

TITLE
BYLINE
WORD COUNT
FULL NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE
EMAIL ADDRESS

NOTE IF SUBMISSION IS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AND INCLUDING DATE AND SOURCE.

Body Format:

Header with Last Name, Title, Page Number
1" margins
Double Spaced
12 point Times New Roman or Currier New font

Include your bio (up to 150 words) as the last page of your submission.

Include a Self-Addressed-Stamped Envelope (SASE).

Mail Submissions to:

Gregory A. Kompes, editor
The Queer Collection
Fabulist Flash Publishing
PO Box 570368
Las Vegas, NV 89157

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http://www.hermanaresist.com

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence-
Alice Walker

Andres Montoya Poetry Prize
http://www.nd.edu/~latino/poetry_prize/guidelines.htm

To Apply
Only submissions following these guidelines will be considered

Eligibility
Latino/a poets who have not had a book professionally published. Authors of
chapbooks and self-published works are eligible, but the manuscript submitted
should not have been published as a whole in any form. Manuscripts may be
submitted elsewhere simultaneously, but authors must notify the Institute for
Latino Studies immediately if a manuscript becomes committed to another press. It
is understood that, in the absence of such notification, the winning author is
committed to publishing his/her manuscript with the University of Notre Dame
Press. A manuscript committed to another press is not eligible for the Andrés
Montoya Poetry Prize. There is no entrance fee. Employees and students of the
University of Notre Dame are not eligible.

TWO copies of your manuscript must be submitted.
Manuscripts must be of original poetry, in English, by one poet who is a
citizen or permanent resident of the United States. There are no restrictions on
the style of poetry or subject matter. Translations are not eligible.
The manuscript must be a minimum of 50 numbered pages and a maximum of 100
numbered pages in length. All manuscripts must be paginated. Each new poem must
start a new page.
The manuscript should begin with unnumbered frontmatter: a title page that
shows the book's title and your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail
address (if you have one); a table of contents; and (if applicable) a list of
acknowledgements.
Begin paginating the manuscript after the frontmatter. If your book is
divided into parts or has an epigraph, Page 1 will be the first part title or the
epigraph. Otherwise, Page 1 will be the first poem.
In formatting the manuscript, please make legibility your first priority. If
you use a word processor, choose a standard typeface (such as Garamond or
Times New Roman) in at least 10-point type. Manuscripts should be single-spaced,
or 1.5 spaced. Manuscripts may be prepared on a typewriter instead of a word
processor. Handwritten manuscripts will not be accepted.
A brief biography may appear at the end of the manuscript. This information
is not required and, if submitted, need not be included in the page count.
Each manuscript should be fastened with a binder clip; staples, report
covers, and other bindings should not be used.
Authors who wish the ILS to acknowledge receipt of their manuscripts must
enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard. A self-addressed, stamped,
business-sized envelope must also be enclosed in order to receive notification of the
winner.
Manuscripts submitted to the contest will not be returned. Please keep a copy
of the manuscript.

The winner will receive $1000 and publication at the University of Notre Dame
Press under a standard contract, as well as an invitation from the Institute
for Latino Studies to read from his/her work, along with the judge, upon
publication of the book, with all expenses paid.
The Institute for Latino Studies reserves the right to withhold the Andrés
Montoya Poetry Prize in any given year.

Please send TWO copies of your manuscript, via US Mail, postmarked no later
than January 15, 2008, to:

Francisco Aragón, Coordinator
Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize
Institute for Latino Studies
230 McKenna Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556


--
Noemi "hermana, resist" Martinez
http://www.hermanaresist.com

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence-
Alice Walker

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
Who’s Your Mama: The Voices of Unsung Women and Mothers
http://www.yvonnebynoe.com/Whos-Your-Mama.html

Looking for women writers in the U.S. who are mothers, trying to become
mothers and who are childless by choice or circumstance
There are so many books published about the motherhood experiences of
affluent, married, White women, books that often revolve around the "mommy wars," the
raging debate between mothers who work and those who stay at home. The fact
that this small demographic is represented in the media as the face of U.S.
motherhood has effectively removed the voices and stories of the true majority of
mothers from the public dialogue. The true majority includes mothers who are:
women of color, low and middle
income, single, bisexual or lesbian.
This anthology proposes to gather women’s writings about motherhood that
addresses race, class, sexuality, identity and intimate partnership. We have
chosen to use the words women and motherhood, but it’s being used to focus on the
female experience of parenting under patriarchy, not to exclusively
define it.
Gen-X/Hip Hop generation women, those born between 1965 and 1984, grew up in
the aftermath of social and political revolutions of the 1960s and 1970s that
sought to re-define marriage, sexuality
and motherhood. While the primary societal messages continue to trumpet
traditional values and heterosexual marriage as the preferred norm, on the ground,
women are actively engaged in
crafting identities and family structures (including remaining single and/or
childless) that speak practically to their personal beliefs, intimate
relationships and economic realities.
Demographically, this generation of mothers looks different from its
predecessors. Many did not even have children until they were 25 years old or older
and on average they are having only two children. Therefore in comparison to
their mothers and grandmothers they are older and have fewer children to look
after. Having come of age in the 1980s and 1990s these women also grew up taking
feminism (and the benefits it bestowed) as a given. For Gen-X and Hip Hop
generation women, they believe that they can choose to raise healthy happy
children and still be true to themselves.
Unlike previous generations, Gen-X women are represented by a diversity of
contexts for motherhood that include heterosexual marriages, single parenting,
committed partnership and gay marriage. Furthermore we recognize that the
ability of a woman to have the option to be a working mother or a stay at home
mother is frequently dependent on her socio-economic standing as demonstrated by
her access to informational and financial resources, nearby, reliable and
affordable child care and good
fortune to work in a flexible work environment.
Furthermore, more women are consciously choosing not to have children and it
is necessary to understand the remaining societal costs or the unexpected
freedoms that are the consequence of
choosing to remain childless. Lastly, every mother was someone before she had
children. Therefore while motherhood is a significant life event, this book
wants to examine how women develop other aspects of themselves alongside their
identities as mothers, including their careers, friendships (particularly with
other women), sexual personas, intimate relationships, familial and community
bonds.
Many Gen-X women, although they were brought up and encouraged to "have it
all" have a thorny relationship with feminism. Many understand that the freedoms
that they take for granted, including the right to: work in nontraditional
jobs; receive equal work for equal and; have reproductive choice were the
result of feminist agitation. Nevertheless while many young women eagerly
embrace the feminist label, far more equate feminism with angry, unattractive,
affluent, man-hating, White women and do not
believe that feminism represents their perspectives on religion, sexuality,
culture, class or race. We are interested in ascertaining whether a woman
choosing to become a mother or not is influenced by her identification with
feminism (even if that identification is oppositional) and its perceived tenets, how
does a woman’s acceptance (or rejection) of feminism or its principles inform
her mothering or extend her focus on social and political issues such as
parental leave, affordable childcare, court enforced child support, etc?.
We are seeking honest essays written in the first-person from Gen X/Hip Hop
generation women of all classes, races, sexualities and religions. Submissions
from emerging as well as established
writers, activists, scholars and everyday women will be accepted. The
personal narrative should record how your decision about motherhood empowered you and
in some way made you reconsider a
way of being, a personal truth, political ideology or cultural norm or
community standard that you have never previously questioned. Additionally, we are
interested in essays that explore how new definitions of motherhood and female
empowerment are pushing women toward new thinking around social and political
change. We welcome and will consider new ideas in addition to the topics
suggested below.
the emotional and financial costs of motherhood
mothering and sexual identity
how becoming a mother changes your politics
daycare and childcare
single motherhood
lesbian or bisexual mothering
motherhood and marriage/committed partnership
gender and care of the children
health care and motherhood
motherhood and poverty
what does having it all really mean?
what makes a feminist mother different from others?
balancing motherhood and work
discrimination against mothers in the workplace
negotiating societal expectations about motherhood
race, class and motherhood
raising bi-racial children or children of a different race
childless because you do not want children
childless because you do not have a committed partner (and you do
not want to be a single mom)
childless because you believe that having a child would adversely
affect your career or finances
infertility
adoptive mothers/guardians/foster parents
incarcerated mothers

DEADLINE: February 1, 2008
WORD COUNT/PAGE LIMITS: Personal Narratives - 20 pages/5000 words.
FORMAT: Essays must be typed, double-spaced, and paginated. Please include
your address, phone number, email address, and a short bio on the last page. No
simultaneous submissions. Previously published essays will be considered if
the writer owns the copyright. Essays will not be returned. Essays will not be
published without the writer's consent.

-SUBMITTING: Electronic submissions are preferred. Send essay electronically
as a Word format file (with .doc extension) to Yvonne(at)YvonneBynoe.com
(replace (at) with @). Write "Motherhood Anthology" in the subject line. If email
is not possible, mail two (2) copies of the essay to Yvonne Bynoe at PO Box
14068, Washington, DC 20044 attn: Motherhood Anthology.
Please direct any inquiries to info(at)yvonnebynoe.com (replace (at) with @).

EDITOR:
Yvonne Bynoe is a Senior Fellow at the Future Focus 2020 Center at Wake
Forest University and the author of Stand & Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership
and Hip Hop Culture and the Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture.

PUBLISHER: Soft Skull Press (New York)
REPLY: Please allow until March 1, 2008 for a response. If you have not
received a response by then, please assume your essay has not been selected. It is
not possible to reply to every submission personally.

Call for Submissions!
http://www.brownreclusebooks.com/CallForSubmissions.html
SHE SAID, SHE SAID: Selected Essays from Enlightened Eves to Clueless Adams
(What Women Really Talk About Behind Closed Doors)

Coming in the Fall of 2008, women around the world speak out in the
controversial and eye-opening anthology,
SHE SAID, SHE SAID. Tired of volume after volume on what men absolutely have
to have to be satisfied with
the women in their lives, we decided it was time to flip the script. Since
men selectively listen, we've selected
essay prompts designed to push the envelope and help them find their way in
from the dog house. Now all they
have to do is roll over, sit up and pay attention...just like Spot.

Ladies, throw us a bone and your essay could be chosen for SHE
SAID, SHE SAID.

In 2000-3000 words, respond to the essay prompt that speaks to you. What we'd
especially like to see is a well
written narrative account of your experience, along with commentary on how
you overcame your dilemma and
the positive lesson(s) you learned because of it. Try to refrain from
male-bashing, please. We want our
audience to personally connect with you and the message you're conveying. Of
course, an epiphany or two
would be nice, as well. Write to answer the question, "What do women really
want?" Be as witty, satirical and/or
humorous as you dare!

Please only address one essay prompt per submission and submit no more than
two separate essays per
author. Only one essay per author will be included in the anthology and if it
comes down to choosing between
two essays by the same author, we will choose the one that makes our toes
curl the hardest. Chosen
contributors will receive two free copies of the book, $25 and a full "author
page" in the book (publicity text
of your choosing). ** Note: Special arrangements can be made for chosen
contributors who might wish to
remain anonymous.
Essay Prompts:

1. I never thought I'd seek intimacy outside of my relationship
but... (Why did you step outside of the
relationship and what did you discover about yourself in the process? What do
you want readers to learn
from your experience? Define intimacy on your own terms.)
2. With friends like these, who needs enemies? (How were you
betrayed, by whom and what did you
learn as a result of the betrayal? If you betrayed someone else, tell us why
and touch on the lesson(s)
you learned.)
3. I knew I was in love when... (Tell us about your definition of
love, a time when you knew you were in
love and how it moved/changed you for the better. Think of this as positive
reinforcement, like Pavlov's
bells.)
4. Dear Lover... (Something you've always wanted to tell your man,
your girlfriend's man and/or men
everywhere about loving a woman correctly. In your opinion, what do women
need from their men and
how should men give them what they need? By contrast, don't be afraid to laud
your partner for doing
you right, if that's what you need to do. Just make sure you're clear on what
"right" means to you.)
5. When the relationship became unhealthy for my soul, I... (Now
safely on the other side of some
form of abuse, tell us how you found yourself in an abusive relationship and
how you escaped. If you
could sit down with an/your abuser, what would you want him to know?)
6. Back from a trip around the world: (Help men unravel the mystery
of the infamous "baggage" women
are said to carry around with them. When did you start packing yours and why?
What will it take for you
to leave it behind or can you? How much of the load are men responsible for
carrying (if any) and how
much of the load are you responsible for hiding behind?)

The first round of submissions will be accepted August 15, 2007 - December
15, 2007. Email submission(s),
including a brief bio and contact information to editors(
at)brownreclusebooks.com(replace (at) with @). Please note: essay text
must be pasted into the body of the email, as attachments will not be opened.
Or mail submissions to:

Acquisitions
Brown Recluse Books
P.O. Box 779
Florissant, MO 63032
All (female) Writers Welcome!

THE RAMBLER wants your stories! Get inspired by the artwork we supply—nonfiction, fiction, and poetry welcome. Also seeking regular submissions for nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and photography. Paying market. For details, see www.ramblermagazine.com.

RAVING DOVE, a nonprofit online literary journal, welcomes original poetry, nonfiction, fiction, photography, and art that offers thought-provoking messages against the use of war and violence as conflict resolution. For more information, including submission guidelines, go to www.ravingdove.org.

IRON HORSE Literary Review is accepting work for 2008: poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction. Payment upon publication: $100 for prose, $40 per poem. Reading period: August 15–April 15 2008. Send submissions: IHLR, Dept. of English, Texas Tech University, MS 43091, Lubbock, TX 79409-3091. E-mail us for further information: ironhorselitrev@yahoo.com.

GREATCOAT is now accepting submissions of poetry, creative nonfiction, and b&w photography for upcoming issues. For guidelines and sample work from Issue 1, now available from the Web site and fine bookstores around the country, visit www.greatcoat.net.

BROKEN BRIDGE Review receives submissions between September 1–November 30 only; seeks poems, short stories, reviews of first books of poems. What we want: image-rich, rhetorically engaging work by the finest emerging writers. BBR, 398 Pomfret St., Pomfret, CT 06258. For guidelines, samples, and subscription information, visit www.brokenbridge.us.

CALLING QUEER poets and fiction writers! Gertrude Press showcases and promotes the creative talents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer-identified, and allied individuals. 2008 Chapbook Contest deadline: February 15, 2008. Winner receives $50 and 50 copies. Entry fee: $15, includes copy of winning chapbook. Complete guidelines at www.gertrudepress.org.

SEEKING submissions of poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction for an anthology about the relationships between mothers and sons from both perspectives. For more writer’s guidelines, e-mail mothersandsons@gmail.com.

LGBT CALL for Southern "Coming Out" Stories. Submissions sought for a collection of narrative nonfiction stories focusing on the distinct nature of "coming out" in the South. Essays should weave thematic threads such as sexuality, race, gender, religion, and class as uniquely experienced by southern LGBTs. Deadline: February 15. Guidelines: www.comingoutinthesouth.com.

ABORTION anthology seeking essays for compilation about the experiences of terminating a pregnancy. Expected audience includes those who are about to or who have had a termination for any reason. All ages, women and men’s writing welcome.Writers paid upon publication. Send submissions and queries to valeriemw@gmail.com.

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LLAMADO PARA QUE SOMETAN ESCRITOS Y TRABAJOS DE ARTE PARA: ÁLESBIANAS
> LATINAS!
>
> ATTENTION CHICANA/LATINA/LATIN AMERICAN LESBIANS
> CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR LATINA LESBIANS!
> (Sinister Wisdom, Issue No. 74, Spring 2008)
>
> SUBMISSIONS DUE: NOVEMBER 1, 2007
> GUEST EDITOR: JUANITA RAMOS
> Editor of COMPA„ERAS: Latina Lesbians (An Anthology), Lesbianas
> latinoamericanas (3rd ed., 2004).
>
> Chicana/Latina/Latin American lesbians are invited to submit poems, songs,
> letters, essays, short stories, interviews, journal entries, photographs,
> art work, etc. in Spanish and/or English for a special issue on LATINA
> LESBIANS, to be published spring 2008 by Sinister Wisdom: A Journal by and
> for Lesbians. WE WANT TO KNOW HOW OUR SISTERS DEFINE ACTIVISM AND MUCH
> MORE. We will select as many entries as we can from as many women and
> countries as possible given our space limitations. All rights revert to
> authors and artists upon publication. We will return entries we do not
> publish.
>
> Mail/email submissions and a 2-3 sentence bio to:
> Juanita Ramos
> P. O. Box 678 W.V.S.
> Binghamton, NY 13905-0678
> U.S.A.
> EMAIL: companeras1994@yahoo.com
> PHONE: 607-777-4916
> WEBSITE: juanitadiazcotto.com
>
> You can submit up to five entries including written pieces and art work.
> Each written entry should be no longer than 2,500 words. If sent by email,
> please send your work in Word. If sent by mail, in order to facilitate
> layout, please send entries in white paper (unfolded) whenever possible.
> Graphic Artists: send B&W photos or drawings (no originals) of their work
> (no slides). Images sent electronically must have a resolution of 300dpi
> for photos and art, and 600dpi for line drawings. TIFFÍs and PDFs
> preferred. NOTE: Sinister Wisdom will not print anything that is
> oppressive or demeaning to Lesbians/women. Because 1/3 of our readers are
> in prison and prisons have very strict rules, we cannot include explicit
> sex, obscenities, or art with nudity. Please see www.sinisterwisdom.org
> for SWÕs writing and art guidelines.
>
> LLAMADO PARA QUE SOMETAN ESCRITOS Y TRABAJOS DE ARTE PARA: ÁLESBIANAS
> LATINAS!
> (Una edici—n especial de Sinister Wisdom, No. 74, Primavera 2008)
>
> FECHA LIMITE: 1 NOVIEMBRE 2007
> EDITORA INVITADA: JUANITA RAMOS
> Editora de COMPA„ERAS: Latina Lesbians (An Anthology), Lesbianas
> latinoamericanas (3ra ed., 2004).
>
> Lesbianas chicanas/latinas/latinoamerican

as son invitadas a someter
> poemas, canciones, cartas, ensayos, cuentos, entrevistas, extractos de
> diarios, fotograf'as, trabajos de arte, etc., en espa–ol y/o ingles para
> una edici—n especial de Sinister Wisdom: A Journal by and for Lesbians,
> dedicada a LESBIANAS LATINAS, a publicarse en la primavera del 2008.
> QUEREMOS SABER LO QUE NUESTRAS HERMANAS DEFINEN COMO ACTIVISMO y MUCHO
> MAS.
>
> Pueden someter hasta cinco piezas, incluyendo material escrito y grafico.
> Escritos no deben pasar de 2,500 palabras cada uno. Escogeremos el mayor
> numero de piezas posible del mayor numero de mujeres y pa'ses posible dado
> nuestro espacio limitado. Los derechos revierten a las autoras y artistas
> en el momento de publicaci—n.
>
> Env'en su material y una biograf'a de 2-3 oraciones a:
> Juanita Ramos
> P. O. Box 678 W.V.S.
> Binghamton, NY 13905-0678
> U.S.A .
> Correo Electr—nico: companeras1994@yahoo.com
> TelŽfono: 607-777-4916
> Pagina Web: juanitadiazcotto.com
>
> NOTA: Sinister Wisdom no publicara material que es opresivo o ofensivo a
> lesbianas/mujeres. Porque 1/3 de nuestras lectoras est‡n encarceladas y
> las prisiones tienen normas estrictas, no podemos incluir material sexual
> explicito, obscenidades, o arte con nudismo. Por favor vean
> www.sinisterwisdom.org para ver los criterios de SW.
>

Hello mujeres!  Please consider submitting your work for the upcoming issue of Sinister Wisdom which will be devoted to work by Latina Lesbians.  The deadline is coming up as it has been previously announced.  If you are interested but need a little more time please contact Juanita soon.  Please circulate the flyer.  GRACIAS! 

Wanda

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

 

Do you write and are you a

LATINA LESBIAN?

 

Chicana/Latina/Latin American lesbians are invited to submit poems, short stories, letters, essays, songs, interviews, journal entries, photographs, art work, in Spanish and/or English, for the spring 2008 LATINA LESBIAN special issue of Sinister Wisdom.  Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural lesbian literary & art journal by and for lesbians celebrating 30 years in print.

 

This is an open call, however, submissions addressing the theme of Latina lesbian activism are encouraged.

 

You may submit up to five entries including written pieces and artwork.  Each written entry should be no longer than 2,500 words.  If sent by email, please send your work as a Word Document.  All Art/photography must be in black and white.  Please include a brief, 2 – 3 sentence biography.

Deadline:  November 1, 2007

 

Mail submissions to:

Juanita Ramos

P.O. Box 678 W.V.S

Binghamton, NY 13905-0678 U.S.A.

 

Email:  companeras1994@yahoo.com

Telephone:   (607) 777 - 4916

Website:  www.juanitadiazcotto.com

 

 

NOTE:  Sinister Wisdom will not print anything that is oppressive or demeaning to Lesbians/women.  Because 1/3 of our readers are in prison and prisons have very strict rules, we cannot include explicit sex, obscenities, or art with nudity. Visit the website:  sinisterwisdom.org

--
Noemi "hermana, resist" Martinez
http://www.hermanaresist.com

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence-
Alice Walker