CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AND PITCHES: BLACK AND ASIAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES
AAWW’s The Margins / Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: A collaboration between Black Women Radicals and the Asian American Feminist Collective, Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities is a monthly series published in AAWW’s The Margins that launched in July 2020. This ongoing project looks to Black and Asian American feminist histories, practices, and frameworks on care, community, and survival for the tools and strategies to continue to build towards collective liberation.
With two years under our belt, the editors of Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities are looking for pitches and submissions to shape the next phase in this series.
Since we started this project, people in Black and Asian communities have been reckoning with grief, loss, heartbreak, and death at different scales. We are witnessing in real time the stripping of reproductive rights; the ways state-based responses to violence pit Black and Asian communities against each other; and attempts to legislate queer and trans people out of existence.
In reflecting on solidarity, we often are left with more questions than answers.
What does it mean to create and nurture solidarity at this juncture? We’re currently seeking new pitches and finished pieces that interrogate past, present, and future issues within the realm of Black and Asian feminist solidarities, and that imagine possibilities between our communities through various written forms.
Topics and approaches of specific interest include:
Environmental justice and water protection; land, water, and place as solidarity; islands and oceans as connective sites; ancestral foodways and ecologies; and growing and caring for land and nature
Storytelling centering queer intimacies, friendships, kinships, and relationships across race
Reproductive justice, care work, and labor
Speculative fiction exploring fantasy, myth, magic, histories, futures, and more
Histories, genealogies, and inheritances of movements and migration
Transnational approaches to abolition politics, including political imprisonment, war, and demilitarization
Ending caste apartheid, politics of colorism, interrogations of racial categories and hierarchies of racialization
Navigating conflicts, tensions, difficulties, contradictions, and controversies within and across communities
Joy, love, and pleasure as solidarity including gatherings, sex and romance, and humor
Engagements with feminist literatures and critique and writing as craft
We invite submissions and pitches on feminist solidarities from creative writers, poets, community organizers, workers, artists, journalists, and scholars.
We are seeking FINISHED SUBMISSIONS in the following genres and forms:
Short creative stories across genres including speculative fiction, young adult, and romance
Illustrations, graphics, and comics
Creative nonfiction including personal essays and historical narratives
Poetry, letters, journal entries, songs, and spells
We are also open to PITCHES for:
Interviews and conversations
Researched or reported works
Political and cultural criticism and commentary
Collaborative works, hybrid genres, and/or exploratory formats
We are currently not seeking submissions for commentary and reported works that require timely or urgent publication.
GUIDELINES:
Email your finished submission or pitch as a .doc/x, or Google doc to bafs@aaww.org.
Please format the title of your submission as follows: “LAST NAME – Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities – TITLE OF PIECE or PITCH .”
Include your preferred name for publishing and a short biography (maximum 100 words).
For finished pieces, we welcome:
essays up to a maximum of 3,000 words
short fiction up to 3,500 words
poetry, illustrations, and hybrid work up to 10 pages or panels for consideration
Please include any image attachments as .jpgs or .pngs.
If you are sending a pitch, please indicate your plan and timeline for completion.
Please also include a short cover letter (max 300 words) about how you connect to this call as an author and how your submitted work relates to this call. Feel free to respond in a way that aligns with the aims of your work.
If our editors decide to move forward with a pitch or submission, writers can expect a reply within six weeks to three months. Although we cannot guarantee a response to all pitches and pieces, our editors will do their best to get back to all writers. We appreciate your patience.
We will pay for published pieces. The Margins‘ 2022 rate sheet is here.
About Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities
This ongoing project looks to Black and Asian American feminist histories, practices, and frameworks on care, community, and survival for the tools and strategies to continue to build towards collective liberation. Solidarity at its core is about relationships. Solidarity means we understand and commit to taking responsibility for one another—and that is the radical feminist future we believe in. So far we have featured nonfiction essays, creative writing and poetry, reading lists, archival materials, and interviews and conversations. The project offers political analysis and ruminations on a variety of topics such as reproductive justice, sex worker organizing, transnational feminisms, war and militarism, care work, and intergenerational movements. Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities is edited by Salonee Bhaman, Julie Ae Kim, Rachel Kuo, Senti Sojwal, Jaimee A. Swift, and Tiffany Diane Tso.
https://aaww.org/submissions-black-asian-feminist-solidarities/
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GRANUM FOUNDATION PRIZES
Granum Foundation
DEADLINE: August 2, 2022 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time
INFO: The Granum Foundation Prize will be awarded annually to help U.S.-based writers complete substantive literary works—such as poetry books, essay or short story collections, novels, and memoirs—or to help launch these works.
Additionally, the Granum Foundation Translation Prize will be awarded to support the completion of a work translated by a U.S.-based writer.
Funding from both prizes can be used to provide a writer with the tools, time, and freedom to help ensure their success. For example, resources may be used to cover fees for a writing residency, mentorship, or editing services. They also may be used for necessities such as books or writing equipment.
Competitive applicants will be able to present a compelling project with a reasonable timeline for completion. They also should be able to demonstrate a record of commitment to the literary arts.
The Granum Foundation is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
PRIZES:
Granum Foundation Prize: One winner will be awarded $5,000. Up to three finalists will be awarded $500 or more.
Granum Foundation Translation Prize: One winner will receive $500 or more.
ELIGIBILITY: Winners and finalists who received cash prizes from the 2021 competition are not eligible.
granumfoundation.org/granum-prize
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: POETRY CHAPBOOKS
Yellow Arrow Publishing
DEADLINE: August 4, 2022
INFO: Yellow Arrow Publishing is currently accepting submissions of poetry chapbooks by authors that identify as women from around the world. We only accept digital submissions. At this time, we prefer working with authors without agents.
Please note that as a small press we produce a limited number of publications each year. We pour our hearts and souls into each submission and each Yellow Arrow publication and thank everyone for their interest and inquiries.
SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES:
Chapbooks should be between 20 and 50 poems (no more than 50 pages total) with a clear, overarching theme and headers added (as needed).
Submissions must be (predominantly) in English and must be complete (do not send partials or summaries).
When ready, send your chapbook as an attachment (as a .doc/.docx, .rtf, or .pdf) to submissions@yellowarrowpublishing.com—submit your text 12 pt font with 1-inch margins and consecutively numbered pages. Poetry should be single-spaced unless spacing is part of the original formatting. Include a table of contents but do not include any identifiers on any page.
Use as the subject of your email: Yellow Arrow Publishing, chapbook submission.
Include in the body of the email a brief (150 words or less) synopsis of your work, estimated word and page counts, and a bio or short introduction to yourself.
We will consider previously published poems as long as the author currently holds all rights—if previously published, please list where and when as an acknowledgments page within your chapbook.
At this time, we do not require exclusive submission but let us know if you will be submitting to more than one publisher and contact us as soon as possible if you choose to go with someone else before a publishing agreement is signed.
We only want one chapbook submission per author at this time.
By sending your submission you agree to the following statements:
You are a writer that identifies as a woman
You have read and submitted within the guidelines
Note that the guidelines can change at any time—check this page before submitting. We are unable to respond to those who do not submit within the guidelines. Ready to submit or have any questions? Send them to submissions@yellowarrowpublishing.com.
yellowarrowpublishing.com/cbsubmissions
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2023 WINTER WRITERS’ RETREAT
Roots. Wounds. Words.
DEADLINE: Extended to August 7, 2022
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: The Roots. Wounds. Words. Annual Writers’ Retreat for Storytellers of Color is a sacred space wherein BIPOC stories are celebrated, and BIPOC storytellers immersed in liberation. At the Writers’ Retreat, Storytellers receive literary arts instruction offered by award-winning BIPOC writers in the fields of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, speculative fiction, and young adult fiction.
In January 2023, Roots. Wounds. Words. Fellows will journey to a virtual sacred space where they will workshop their literary art, perform their work, participate in BIPOC-centered healing and liberation modalities, as well as receive literary arts pedagogy from renowned BIPOC storytellers.
To attend this offering, submit an application through our online system. Prior writing experience is insignificant. Whether you’ve attended a writing workshop before or not holds no weight. All applicants are judged on the merits of their full application, which includes an artistic statement, bio and writing sample.
The Roots. Wounds. Words. Writers’ Retreat is for Us.
Our annual Retreat provides BIPOC storytellers with a transformative opportunity to push your pen, strengthen your craft, access literary art professionals, rest and restore, and build the tribe you need to support your writing goals.
RETREAT DATES:
January 8 - January 14, 2023
RETREAT LOCATION:
Virtual
ELIGIBILITY:
The Retreat is open to storytellers of color.
Storytellers of all levels are welcome to apply.
Storytellers must be at least 21 years old.
Storytellers currently enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs are also welcome to apply.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applicants are required to select a category into which your submission fits. The categories are:
(1) Fiction
(2) Nonfiction
(3) Poetry
(4) Speculative Fiction
(5) Young Adult Fiction
Your writing sample must match the category you apply for. For example, if you are applying for the fiction workshop, you must submit a fiction writing sample. You are allowed only one submission per category. You may apply to more than one category. However, each submission is separate. You must complete separate applications and pay the submission fee for each category you submit to.
MANUSCRIPT WORK SAMPLE:
We require a standard format for all fiction, nonfiction, speculative fiction, and young adult fiction submissions. The format is:
The manuscript may not exceed 10 pages.
1-inch page margins.
Double spaced.
Text must be in a 12-point serif font (preferably Times New Roman).
Electronic file names must consist of the writer’s last name followed by the manuscript title. For example, Smith__A Day in the Park. Poets and those with a longer manuscript title can simply use something like Smith__manuscript for RootsWoundsWords
The manuscript must be submitted as a Word document or PDF
The applicant’s name and page number must appear on each sheet of the manuscript; for example, Smith, p.1
If you are submitting prose, you must include a brief note regarding whether the piece stands on its own as a short story or essay, or is an excerpt from a longer project.
Manuscripts excerpted from a longer project should include a one-page synopsis of the larger project placed at the back of the work sample (the synopsis can be single-spaced and does not count toward the 10-page limit).
We require a standard format for all poetry submissions. The format is:
The manuscript may not exceed 10 pages.
May include one or more poems as long as the total number of pages is within the 10-page limit.
Electronic file names must consist of the writer’s last name followed by the manuscript title. For example, Smith__A Day in the Park. Poets and those with a longer manuscript title can simply use something like Smith__manuscript for RootsWoundsWords
The manuscript must be submitted as a Word document or PDF
The applicant’s name and page number must appear on each sheet of the manuscript; for example, Smith, p.1
BRIEF BIO:
Each applicant must submit a bio of no more than 250 words.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Each applicant must submit a statement describing their literary art and how it pushes liberation for BIPOC forward. Resources: How to Write a Poetry Cover Letter from The Watering Hole, “Ready, Set, Residency” by Brevity Nonfiction Blog, and Artist Statement Guidelines by Getting Your Sh*t Together Ink.
WHY RWW:
Each applicant must describe what they intend to gain from and contribute while at the Writers’ Retreat.
ACCEPTANCES:
RWW will work with our Faculty to notify all accepted Storytellers of their acceptance to the Writers’ Retreat by Aug 28, 2022.
TUITION:
The Writers' Retreat is virtual and tuition will be $875.
When the Writers’ Retreat is in-person, the tuition is $1,875.
Payment plans as well as limited partial and full scholarships will be available.
DEPOSIT:
The Writers’ Retreat is virtual and, as a result, a $300 deposit will be due no later than September 23, 2022.
When the Retreat is In-Person, a $500 deposit is due.
Receipt of deposit confirms your attendance.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Full deposit refunds will be issued for Storytellers who cancel their participation in the Writers' Retreat no later than October 14, 2022.
Refunds will not be issued to Storytellers who seek to cancel participation in the Writers' Retreat after October 14, 2022.
PRIVACY:
All application materials and work samples are confidential and retained for use of the RWW Writers’ Retreat programming only.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Raspa Magazine
DEADLINE: August 15, 2022
INFO: Raspa Magazine publishes creative written work and visual art that narrates the queer Latinx experience. We do not focus on genre or form, but on artistic merit, innovativeness, and potential cultural impact. Raspa Magazine serves as a sustainable space for queer Latinx artist to share work without the fear of being tokenized, with liberty to experiment, and create work with the knowledge that it will be treated with dignity and respect. Our intent is to cultivate an environment that empowers art makers to push boundaries in their process, redefine the literary canon, and reshape art to be more representative and inclusive.
Raspa Magazine accepts submission from February 15 through August 15. We are looking for short fiction, poetry, dramatic works, visual art, creative non-fiction, or creative written work created by self identifying queer Latinxs. We do not accept works written by non self-identifying queer Latinx artists.
Poetry should be submitted in a single word document with each poem beginning on a new page. We usually select more than one piece per contributor so please submit a minimum of 3 pieces and no more that 8 pieces.
Short stories and creative non-fiction should reach a minimum of 1,500 words and a maximum of 3,000 words.
We welcome all submission in either English or Spanish. Spanish language work will be translated into English. Works by self-identifying Latinxs who write in any language other than English or Spanish will need to submit a translation to appear with the original piece.
Visual art should consist of a minimum 5 high resolution JPEG, Photoshop, or TIFF files that are at least 2 megabytes and reach 300 DPI. When possible a link to an artist portfolio is preferred.
Raspa Magazine holds all first serial publishing rights, after publication all rights return to the artist. Reprinted work must have a footnote indicating what issue and year it first appeared in Raspa Magazine.
Raspa Magazine provides monetary compensation for all contributors. Compensation amount will depend the amount of funding accessible for the particular issue and will be discussed with the contributor if the work should be selected for print.
Please submit all submissions via email to hola@raspamagazine.com with your last name and the word “submission” on the subject line. On the first page of your submission document please include your full name, a valid email address, and a brief bio. Submissions without the requested information will not be read.
raspamagazine.com/submissions/
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Writer-in-Residence Program
Hedgebrook
APPLICATION CYCLE: August 16 - September 12, 2022
APPLICATION FEE: $35
INFO: Hedgebrook’s Writer-in-Residence Program supports writers from all over the world for fully-funded residencies of two to four weeks (travel is not included and is the responsibility of the writer to arrange and pay for). Up to 6 writers can be in residence at a time, each housed in their own handcrafted cottage. They spend their days in solitude – writing, reading, taking walks in the woods on the property or on nearby Double Bluff beach. In the evenings, “The Gathering” is a social time for residents to connect and share over their freshly prepared meals.
Hedgebrook’s mission is to support visionary women-identified writers, 18 and older, whose stories and ideas shape our culture now and for generations to come. Writers must be women, which is inclusive of transgender women and female-identified individuals. Because gender inequity still occurs in all spaces including literary ones, it is part of our explicit mission to support and promote women’s voices. This application is not for alumnae seeking a return stay.
2023 RESIDENCY DATES: July-Oct 2023
hedgebrook.org/writers-in-residence
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CANADIAN WOMEN ARTISTS’ AWARD
New York Foundation for the Arts / Canadian Women’s Club
DEADLINE: August 30, 2022
INFO: The Canadian Women Artists’ Award is a $5,000 cash grant open to Canadian women artists ages 25-40 in New York State. The CWAA is an unrestricted cash grant and can be used in any manner the recipient deems necessary to further their artistic goals.
In 2022, CWC and NYFA will be awarding three (3) $5,000 awards, one in each of the following categories:
Visual Arts: Painting, Photography, Craft/Sculpture, Printmaking/Drawing, or Interdisciplinary Work
Media and Design: Video/Film, Experimental Sound, or Design
Literary Arts: Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, or Playwriting/Screenwriting
ELIGIBILITY:
The Canadian Women Artists’ Award is open to Canadian women artists living in New York State who meet the following requirements:
Must be a Canadian citizen, and able to provide proof of citizenship with legal documentation upon receipt of the award.
Must be between the ages of 25 and 40 before the application deadline.
Must be a current resident of New York State.
Must apply in only one of the eligible discipline categories.
Must be the originators of the work.
Must not be a previous recipient of the Canadian Women Artists’ Award.
Must not be a NYFA employee, member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the previous.
Students in bachelor’s or master’s degree programs are eligible to apply.
ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT:
NYFA is committed to supporting artists from every background, and at all stages in their creative careers. We strongly encourage artists of color, LGBTQ+ artists, artists with disabilities, and artists living outside of the metropolitan area to apply.
To request an accommodation or assistance in applying, please email CWAA@nyfa.org. We ask that requests for accommodation be made as soon as possible, or by Tuesday, August 9, 2022, to allow adequate time for staff to support you in submitting an application before the deadline.
https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/canadian-women-artists-award/
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Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2022: Poetry
Aesthetica
DEADLINE: August 31, 2022
ENTRY FEE: £12
INFO: The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is a celebration of innovative new writing from across the globe. Each year, the competition invites submissions of poetry that redefine the parameters of form, concept and technique.
JURY: Our jury comprises some of the UK's best editors and publishers, and has included representatives from the Guardian, the Independent, Wasafiri, Hodder & Stoughton, Litro, The Rialto, The Poetry Exchange and Jacaranda Books. Our authors and poets who have won, or been longlisted for, the Desmond Elliott Prize, the Not the Booker Prize and the Northern Writers' Awards, amongst others. Representatives have also appeared on BBC Radio 3's The Verb, and been featured in the Observer, VICE and HQ.
WINNERS: Each year, we select two winners – one for poetry and one for fiction – who are each awarded £2,500 prize money as well as publication with the Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology. We offer further prizes with esteemed partner organisations, including consultations, subscriptions and courses with The Poetry School, The Poetry Society, Redhammer Management, Granta, VINTAGE and more. We offer continued support throughout the year, including further exposure through our channels, as well as opportunities for talent development, such as tailored offers to courses, residencies, subscriptions and more.
POETRY PRIZES:
£2,500 Prize Money
The winner and finalists will be published in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology
One year print subscription to Granta
Full membership to The Poetry Society
A free 10-week Online Course from the Poetry School
ELIGIBILITY:
Poetry entries should be no more than 40 lines.
Works published or entered elsewhere are accepted.
We accept works on any theme.
You may enter the Award as many times as you wish, although each work requires a fee and new submission form.
For more information, read our FAQs or for our refund policy.
https://aestheticamagazine.submit.com/show/1
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Academy of American Poets First Book Award
DEADLINE: September 1, 2022 by 11:59 p.m. EDT
INFO: The Academy of American Poets First Book Award is a $5,000 first-book publication prize. The winning manuscript, chosen by an acclaimed poet, is published by Graywolf Press, an award-winning independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of contemporary American and international literature.
The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid, six-week residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center, a 15th-century castle in the Umbrian region of Italy, where they will become part of a cohort of accomplished international artists, writers, and composers; distribution of their winning book to thousands of Academy of American Poets members, making it one of the most widely-distributed poetry books that year; inclusion and promotion in American Poets magazine, the Academy’s newsletter, and Poets.org, among other opportunities.
JUDGE: The judge for the 2023 Academy of American Poets First Book Award is Eduardo C. Corral.
poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/first-book-award
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FALL 2022 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
A Gathering Together Literary Journal
DEADLINE: September 1, 2022
INFO: A Gathering Together is a journal that resists the easy and often unsophisticated attempt to say profound things in the moment, without deep contemplation, or in the heat of discursive battle.
We primarily select works that speak to Mekhet--the Kemetic (Ancient Egyptian) term for resonating across time and space. This term is reserved for works that simultaneously transcend and address the moment they speak from, works that will last beyond the creator's last breath and still be relevant, or works that put the writer and reader in conversation with the intellectual thought of Ancestors of all kinds.
Our writers are primarily descendants of Africa and her Diaspora. All writers whose works resonate with the human experience, and thus the Diasporic African experience, are considered. Our back issues are all available online and serve as a good model for the variety of writers and works we've featured.
The short version: works by and about people of the African Diaspora are privileged here, but if your work resonates across time, space, culture, and ethnicity, we will go for it. (Emphasis on resonating across time and space.)
We welcome submissions of previously unpublished essays, short stories, poetry, reviews, visual art, and film for our Fall 2022 issue. Our current cutoff for fall 2022 submissions is September 1. In the case of extensions, we will post to social media!
Artists who want to be featured in our upcoming issues are invited to send us a letter of interest, a brief bio, and a sample portfolio. Writers who want to conduct artist interviews are welcome to send us pitches letting us know how the interview and artist would be a good fit for our journal. Features are generally published January-March or July-September.
A Gathering Together is unable to compensate writers at this time.
For more information about our journal and submission formatting guidelines go to:
agatheringtogether.com/how-to-submit/
We are especially keen to have more reviews (any format), essays, and short stories. If you have questions, contact us at
submissions@agatheringtogether.com
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MACDOWELL FELLOWSHIP
MacDowell
DEADLINE: September 10, 2022 at 11:59pm EST*
PROCESSING FEE: $30
INFO: MacDowell is a fellowship and residency program for writers, visual artists, composers, filmmakers, playwrights, interdisciplinary artists, and architects. About 300 artists are awarded Fellowships each year and the sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence.
There are no residency fees. Need-based travel grants and stipends are available to open the residency experience to the broadest possible community of artists. Artists with professional standing in their fields, as well as emerging artists, are eligible to apply.
MacDowell encourages artists from all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. Any applicant whose proposed project does not fall clearly within one of these artistic disciplines should contact the admissions department for guidance. We aim to be inclusive, not exclusive in our admissions process.
MacDowell is currently accepting applications for the Spring Summer 2023 residency season (March - August 2023) and has suspended a longstanding admissions requirement that applicants supply reference letters as part of the application process.