Survivor Chronicles is a small independent publication, geared towards documenting trauma survival stories. The focus is on literature and art that has been part of the process of trauma survival. It seeks to celebrate the quintessential strength of the human soul.
We want to publish our first issue by the end of May, and are open for submissions.
We are very interested in poetry and artwork, but will also publish
short fiction, non fiction and photography when we really like it (and
have submissions!).
What we are interested in: gritty, bold stuff that tells a moment in
your story — it may be of great pain or great hope, great helplessness
or great strength, but it’s an important part of the process of your
trauma, and of your survival of it.
We prefer shorter pieces to longer ones, owing to the attention span
of the average internet reader.
In the body of an email, paste 1-5 poems, or short fiction/non fiction
within 1500 words.
Artists and photographers can send 1-5 pieces for consideration; email
as separate attachments.
In the subject line of your email, write your Name, Type of
Submission, Submission and send it to <thesurvivorchronicles(at)gmail.com> (replace (at) with @)
If it is important for you to remain anonymous, please feel free to
use a pseudonym. Otherwise, please send a short bio.
Calls For Poems, Short Fiction
Obsidian: Literature in the African Diaspora is currently seeking contributions for two soon-to-be published special issues on Pearl Cleage and James Baldwin, respectively.
Obsidian supports the work of writers composing the stories and poems of the African Diaspora. As the journal has evolved, it has also been committed to publishing excellent scholarly articles. At this juncture the journal seeks notable and provocative poems and short fiction to be published alongside scholarly articles selected for issues dedicated to the work of Pearl Cleage and James Baldwin.
As writers working in several genres, Cleage and Baldwin have made significant contributions to the interrogation of the politics of gender, race and her/history in American and African American culture. Obsidian invites previously unpublished creative writing engaging any aspects of the oeuvre of Cleage and Baldwin.
We are open to creative writing that engages any aspect of Cleage’s, and Baldwin’s respective oeuvre and are particularly interested in:
– Free womanhood, feminism and womanism
– Poetic style and/or voice
– Racial identities and subjectivities and desire
– Gendering race and racing gender
– Racial consciousness and democracy
– Exile and Diaspora subjectivity
– Intertextuality
– Queer subjectivities and threshold identities
– Use of African Diaspora spirituality
– The politics of love and identity
– Violence and the black literary imagination
– The import of place, especially of urban spaces
– Absented whiteness
– Visions of black masculinity
– The poetics of witness and utterance
– Translation and border crossing
Deadline for receipt of submissions is Monday, May 10, 2010.
Guidelines (2010 special issues)
Obsidian: Literature in the African Diaspora, a non-profit organization hosted by North Carolina State University, is a semi-annual journal. We publish contemporary poetry, fiction, drama, and non-fiction prose from within, about, and contextualizing the African Diaspora.
Guidelines
All manuscripts that are submitted via mail must contain a self-addressed stamped envelope
Writers should include cover sheets bearing the author’s name, contact information, and the contents of the submission. All decisions of the editorial staff are final.
We do not accept simultaneous submissions or previously published works. Copyright reverts to authors upon publication.
Submissions for Cleage and Baldwin special issues will be processed within the month of May 2010. Responses can be expected shortly thereafter.
Each contributor will receive two complimentary copies of the journal. We deeply appreciate writers who subscribe to the journal as well as submit their work for publication.
Poetry: Poetry should be single-spaced. Poetry submissions should contain no more than 5 poems and not exceed 8 pages in the length.
Fiction: Submissions should be double-spaced and no longer than 20 pages in length.
Please send your work to the following address:
Obsidian: Literature in the African Diaspora North Carolina State University
Department of English, Box 8105
Raleigh, NC 27695-8105
or by e-mail: <obsidian(at) gw.ncsu.edu> (replace (at) with @) (in Microsoft Word (.doc) or RTF format)
Neither the editors nor the staff assumes responsibility for loss or damage of submissions.
Now extending an invitation to ALL writers
The Haiti I Knew, The Haiti I know, The Haiti I want to Know
Edited by Women Writers of Haitian Descent, Inc.
To be published in the United States through an independent press in English, French and Creole.
Distribution: International.
Deadline: June 30, 2010
All submissions should be sent via email to <jessfievre( at)gmail. com>
(replace (at) with @) with “ANTHOLOGY” written in the subject line.
In light of the recent earthquake in Haiti and the overwhelming support from the world community that followed the tragedy, the editors @ Women Writers of Haitian Descent, Inc. have decided to extend an invitation to ALL writers. While the anthology, The Haiti I Knew, The Haiti I know, The Haiti I want to Know, still seeks to strengthen the voice of Haitian women in the world of literature, we will feature a “Guest Writers” section.
We will take an interest in creative work about Haiti.
