As lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and
transsexuals, we grow up feeling like outsiders, without always knowing
why. Many times, we develop an attachment to a different race,
religion, ethnicity, nationality, class, or HIV status as we wrestle
with this feeling of displacement. We're looking for personal essays
exploring this phenomenon. Were you a Jew wanting to participate in
Catholic ritual? A WASP who desperately wanted to be a Jew? A white kid
desiring to be black? A poor kid who just knew they were secretly
adopted royalty? We're looking for humorous and serious nonfiction
pieces about growing up or being grown up. We want stories that explore
the dynamics of what makes queer wannabees wannabee.
We are accepting submissions of
nonfiction essays of 2500-8500 words by snail mail and by email until
September 30, 2004. It is our goal to make this an excellent anthology
representing a broad spectrum of queer writers. For that reason, we
strongly encourage women and transgendered writers and writers of color
to submit.
There will be a payment for accepted
contributions. We are currently in negotiation with a publisher, but do
not have the details yet.
For snail mail: send double-spaced,
single-sided manuscripts to:
Jim Tushinski
67925 Foothill Road
Cathedral City, CA 92234
Email submissions should be sent
either as text in the body of an email or as an attachment. Attachments
must be either text-only files or Word documents. For Windows users,
please save your Word document in Word 6.0/95 format. For Mac users,
please save your Word document in Word X or any earlier Word for Mac
format.
Send email submissions to:
identityenvy@webcom.com
about the editors:
Jim Tushinski is the author of the
novel Van Allen's Ecstasy (Harrington Park Press) and the
director and writer of the short film Jan-Michael Vincent is My
Muse. His short fiction, book reviews, and essays have appeared in
literary journals and newspapers across North America.
Jim Van Buskirk is co-author of Gay
by the Bay (Chronicle Books, 1996) and Program Manager of the
James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center at the San Francisco Public
Library. His writing has appeared in a variety of books, newspapers,
magazines, journals, websites, and radio broadcasts.
