Call For Submissions
All GLBTIQ-identified poets are invited to submit up to 5 poems or short autobiographical stories to a new anthology, BETTER: queer writers speak on their survival.
Submission deadline: December 1, 2010 (early submissions encouraged)
Submit work to: whatgetsbetter@gmail.com
The recent "It Gets Better" campaign responding to the epidemic of bullying and the recent spate of suicides by gay youth begs, to us, the larger question of what it means and what is required of us for things to "get better."
We're looking for poems and autobiographical stories about what it was like growing up, and what it is like now that we're older. What kept us going then, and what drives us now. We're not necessarily looking for happy endings, but an honest statement about who we are as people, and how we got here, whether that experience is filled with rage, joy, confusion, or anything in between.
We would love to receive poems and autobiographical stories that address more than one time period in the writer's life, and are more likely to select more than one piece by a writer who does so.
We know what the issues are -- HIV, bullying, suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, marriage inequality, stress -- we take these issues personally, and expect the poems in the anthology to do so as well. The primary intent of this book is not to change the political landscape, but to give hope to those who need it. We are also not looking for stories about friends or historical figures, we want to know what kept YOU going, what keeps you going still.
All submissions will be accepted electronically; please send your submission as a Word document attachment, and include your name, contact information and a brief bio. You may submit up to five unpublished poems or stories (each 4,000 words or less).
We will also consider work whose rights have reverted back to the author. There are no specific language restrictions, but our goal is for the book to be a resource to youth centers and schools, so keep this in mind when choosing work for submission.
Edited by Adam Stone and Marty McConnell.
Submission deadline: December 1, 2010 (early submissions encouraged)
Submit work to: whatgetsbetter@gmail.com
The recent "It Gets Better" campaign responding to the epidemic of bullying and the recent spate of suicides by gay youth begs, to us, the larger question of what it means and what is required of us for things to "get better."
We're looking for poems and autobiographical stories about what it was like growing up, and what it is like now that we're older. What kept us going then, and what drives us now. We're not necessarily looking for happy endings, but an honest statement about who we are as people, and how we got here, whether that experience is filled with rage, joy, confusion, or anything in between.
We would love to receive poems and autobiographical stories that address more than one time period in the writer's life, and are more likely to select more than one piece by a writer who does so.
We know what the issues are -- HIV, bullying, suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, marriage inequality, stress -- we take these issues personally, and expect the poems in the anthology to do so as well. The primary intent of this book is not to change the political landscape, but to give hope to those who need it. We are also not looking for stories about friends or historical figures, we want to know what kept YOU going, what keeps you going still.
All submissions will be accepted electronically; please send your submission as a Word document attachment, and include your name, contact information and a brief bio. You may submit up to five unpublished poems or stories (each 4,000 words or less).
We will also consider work whose rights have reverted back to the author. There are no specific language restrictions, but our goal is for the book to be a resource to youth centers and schools, so keep this in mind when choosing work for submission.
Edited by Adam Stone and Marty McConnell.