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USO'S ON FREEWAYS: An Anthology of Pacific Islander Writers from/in the Continental United States
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:05am
**Submission Deadline: January 15, 2010***
The anthology publishers seek writings by Pacific Islanders who trace their ancestry from Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia and have migrated to and/or are from the Continental United States.
“Uso” is a popularly used Samoan term denoting "homie," “sis,” or “bro”-words that express a relation and community that we seek to strengthen in creating and disseminating this anthology. Uso, expressed by younger generations, is gender inclusive and redefines traditional formalities in language and meaning, much like the diverse contributions we anticipate. “USO” also fits as an acronym for U.S. Oceania, a play on words that asks countless questions about what it means to be Oceanic/Pacific Islander in/from the United States.
The freeway is an infrastructure particular to the U.S. experience of Oceania people as they drive to work, visit relatives and ride the Greyhound bus from state to state. This anthology suggests a freeway-or freewave-where the diverse writings become vehicles of great creative power that will awaken and inform readers to the multiple and complex histories and narratives of this specific set of diasporic Oceanic/Pacific Islander people.
We encourage Oceanic/Pacific Islander people who are from the Continental U.S. but now reside elsewhere in the Oceanic diaspora or were deported back to the homeland, to send submissions.
Submissions Process
We will accept poetry, short stories, one-act plays, essays, and excerpts from novels or memoirs. Previously published work will be accepted as long as you retain the copyrights and provide information on where the work was previously published (name of periodical, date and volume).
Along with your work, please submit a Cover Page with your name, titles of submitted work, the date of submission and your contact information (mailing address, e-mail, and phone number)
Additionally, please include a Photo and your Author Biography. No more than 200 words, your Biography should include your island / cultural identity and your locations(s) and/or migration(s) in the continental U.S. and/or in the greater diaspora.
E-Mail Submissions: Send your Submission, Cover Page, and Biography as a single Word doc or PDF file by Janurary 15, 2010 to the editors, Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu, Loa Niumeitolu, and Craig Santos Perez at uspacificanthology@gmail.com. Please attach photo as a jpg.
The submissions will be blind-reviewed by a panel of writers and editors.
Notifications and Queries: We will get back to you with a decision within three to six months. If you haven’t heard from us by then, it’s because we still work on island time even though we live in the U.S. So e- mail us for the status of your submission.
Copies: Each author whose work is accepted for publication will receive 1 copy of the anthology.
COME ON...SUBMIT YOUR WORK!!!
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USO'S ON FREEWAYS: An Anthology of Pacific Islander Writers from/in the Continental United States
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USO'S ON FREEWAYS: An Anthology of Pacific Islander Writers from/in the Continental United States
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:05am
**Submission Deadline: January 15, 2010***
The anthology publishers seek writings by Pacific Islanders who trace their ancestry from Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia and have migrated to and/or are from the Continental United States.
“Uso” is a popularly used Samoan term denoting "homie," “sis,” or “bro”-words that express a relation and community that we seek to strengthen in creating and disseminating this anthology. Uso, expressed by younger generations, is gender inclusive and redefines traditional formalities in language and meaning, much like the diverse contributions we anticipate. “USO” also fits as an acronym for U.S. Oceania, a play on words that asks countless questions about what it means to be Oceanic/Pacific Islander in/from the United States.
The freeway is an infrastructure particular to the U.S. experience of Oceania people as they drive to work, visit relatives and ride the Greyhound bus from state to state. This anthology suggests a freeway-or freewave-where the diverse writings become vehicles of great creative power that will awaken and inform readers to the multiple and complex histories and narratives of this specific set of diasporic Oceanic/Pacific Islander people.
We encourage Oceanic/Pacific Islander people who are from the Continental U.S. but now reside elsewhere in the Oceanic diaspora or were deported back to the homeland, to send submissions.
Submissions Process
We will accept poetry, short stories, one-act plays, essays, and excerpts from novels or memoirs. Previously published work will be accepted as long as you retain the copyrights and provide information on where the work was previously published (name of periodical, date and volume).
Along with your work, please submit a Cover Page with your name, titles of submitted work, the date of submission and your contact information (mailing address, e-mail, and phone number)
Additionally, please include a Photo and your Author Biography. No more than 200 words, your Biography should include your island / cultural identity and your locations(s) and/or migration(s) in the continental U.S. and/or in the greater diaspora.
E-Mail Submissions: Send your Submission, Cover Page, and Biography as a single Word doc or PDF file by Janurary 15, 2010 to the editors, Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu, Loa Niumeitolu, and Craig Santos Perez at uspacificanthology@gmail.com. Please attach photo as a jpg.
The submissions will be blind-reviewed by a panel of writers and editors.
Notifications and Queries: We will get back to you with a decision within three to six months. If you haven’t heard from us by then, it’s because we still work on island time even though we live in the U.S. So e- mail us for the status of your submission.
Copies: Each author whose work is accepted for publication will receive 1 copy of the anthology.
COME ON...SUBMIT YOUR WORK!!!