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     Mahogany Anais "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Mahoganyanais Post Number: 225 Registered: 01-2005 Rating: N/A |
(sorry 'bout the formatting.~Mah) Word is Bond is an anthology of hip hop-inspired literature. The arts of deejaying, emceeing, breaking, and writing grafitti are about creating something from nothing. They are guerilla art forms, more about improvisation than the corporate version of the culture that we're fed in heavy doses across the airwaves. At its best, hip hop is insightful and cutting. We're not looking directly for MCs to wow us with lyrical gifts (though we wouldn't rule them out either), rather the stories and poems we choose will be infused with the energy that helps hip hop breathe. The work we will include should speak to young city-dwellers of various ethnicities. We want to publish real literature that reaches out to those who don't feel represented by the canon of academia, and those who don't even know what that means. So if you have a story or poem that you think can reach someone who likely doesn't read much as well as it reaches those of us that do...send it. If you are a believer in demographics analysis as method of gleaning valuable information, you should know that your submission will be read by two brown-skinned men in Seattle, both of whom grew up in the golden era of hip hop, and both of whom read a gang of stories and poems every year. Please submit poems of any length and stories from 5-5,000 words. Submit to the P.O. Box or email address at right. When mailing, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for response. We ask that you please submit no more than one (1) story and/or five (5) poems at a time. We've experienced the waiting game that goes along with submitting work, and we empathize. We'll do our best to respond promptly. Simultaneous submissions are fine. Congratulations if your work is accepted elsewhere...please communicate that to us as soon as possible. Writers will be compensated with 2 contributor's copies in exchange for First North American Serial Rights. Editors, Word is Bond P.O. Box 18304 Seattle, WA 98118 Or email: _submissions_ (mailto:LoneWolf@unblind.com) _@unblind.com_ (mailto:LoneWolf@unblind.com) Deadline: Our current reading period ends June 15 for the bigger and better book-length Word is Bond. Carole McDonnell www.geocities.com/scifiwritir/OreoBlues.html So Long Been Dreaming: Post-colonialism in science fiction - Arsenal Pulp Press, Fantastic Visions III - Fantasist Enterprises, LIFENOTES: Personal Writings By Contemporary Black Women - W.W. Norton and Company Then an angel came along - WinePress Publishing Life Spices from Seasoned Sistahs - Nubian Images Publishing Jigsaw Nation -- Wildside Press | ||
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