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stardustprince:

myflagisblackandred:

Deadline: May 31, 2013

Kórima Press

An Anthology on Queer Xicana/o and Chicana/o Spiritualities

Editor: José M. Aguilar-Hernández 

Contact: submissions@korimapress.com 

Website: queerspiritualities.com

Queer Xicana/o and Chicana/o identities are explored in various ways, extending from academic to artistic genres.  This anthology will celebrate essay writing and poetry as ways to document Queer Xicana/o and Chicana/o experiences as they relate to spirituality.  

We understand spirituality to have multiple meanings; therefore we do not confine “spirituality” to a particular definition, and welcome a broad understanding of the term/notion.  We welcome submissions reflecting and/or imagining agnosticism, atheism, relationship(s) to organized religions, indigenous traditions, and other forms of spiritual expressions. Further, we encourage submissions from multiple gender and sexuality identities, including, but certainly not limited to, genderqueer, trans*, asexual, bisexual, pansexual, two-spirited, womanist, muxerista, joto, jota, jotería, lesbian, lesbiana, mariposa, and queer.  

This anthology will build on existing literature related to Queer People of Color / Spirituality literary traditions, genres, and artifacts.  This project specifically centers on Queer Xicana/o and Chicana/o Spiritualities as part of a larger Queer People of Color project to address the many gaps in literature that silence marginalized communities’ writings. 

Guidelines for submissions are as follows: 

Original work preferred. Previously published works will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 

Essays: Preferably no longer than 2,500 words, double spaced, 12pt Times New Roman, in 1-inch margins. One Word document.

Poetry: No more than 10 pages, single spaced (exceptions for particular poem formatting), 12pt Times New Roman, in 1-inch margins. One Word document.

Mixed-genre: Mixed-genre (essay and poetry) submissions are allowed, both essays and poems interwoven, and shorter essays with poetry submissions. Please submit no more than 10 pages total. 

Bio: Please submit a 300-word maximum bio in a separate Word document. 

Please adhere to the following guidelines when e-mailing your submission:

1) In Subject Line write “LastName / Spiritualities Anthology”

2) Attach:

a.  Submission document.

b.  Bio document. 

c.  Author photo in jpg format.

If your submission is selected for publication, the editor will contact you via email.  There is no financial payment attached to publication, however, you will be compensated with a free copy of the anthology once it is finalized. 

About the Editor: 

The son of immigrant parents from Zacatecas, México, José M. Aguilar-Hernández grew up in the Ventura County of California, where his parents worked as farmworkers. He is a PhD Candidate in Race and Ethnic Studies in the Social Sciences and Comparative Education Division of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA.  His areas of study include Student of Color Activism, Critical Race Theory in Education, Spirituality, and His/Herstory where he looks at the intersections of sexuality, gender, class, race, and citizenship. Aguilar-Hernández is currently a Teaching Fellow in Chicana/o Studies at UCLA and has taught at California State University, Northridge and California State University, Los Angeles.

About Kórima Press: 

Built on the Rarámuri tradition of sharing, Kórima Press is an independent publisher committed to Queer Ch/Xicana and Ch/Xicano literary art.

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tgstonebutch:

As an erotica writer, I read erotica frequently, and have a rather sizeable collection of print anthologies in particular. On a forum I follow, someone requested resources for ftm/cisgender man pairings in erotica and visual porn. When I saw it, no one had posted about written erotica. So, I took the time to put together a rather lengthy response. I thought I would also share it with you. (If you have resources to add, feel free to comment; I’d be glad to hear about more stories.)

I write kinky queer erotic stories under the name Xan West, many of which feature trans and genderqueer characters. You can find my full list of stories by looking at my LJ profile page, but I will list some that may interest you here, before naming other sources for written erotica.

For ftm/cisgender man pairings, my stories include:
-“Willing”, about a cisgender gay vampire who picks up an ftm boy in a bar, which is printed in the collections Leathermen; Blood Sacraments; and Men at Noon, Monsters at Midnight
-“Kneeling for Him”, about an ftm who picks up a top in a gay leatherbar in SF, which is printed in the collections In Plain View, and Bondage by the Bay
-“A Lesson about Gender”, about a genderqueer submissive reminscing about a cisgender man ze used to play with, which is printed in Pleasure Bound

For ftm/ftm pairings, my stories include:
-“Alley Obsession”, about two ftms doing cocksucking in an alley, printed in Got a Minute?
-“Nervous Boy”, about a first date between two ftms, printed in Love at First Sting
-“Missing Daddy” about an ftm/ftm bear/cub couple, printed in Daddies
-“A Large Full Meal”, about two transmasculine tops getting it on in a bathroom, printed in Salacious Magazine and the collection Cruising for Bad Boys
-“Strong”, from the POV of a transgender top playing with a genderfluid bottom, printed in Say Please

(One thing I try to do is write erotica that is accessible to trans readers, where the descriptions do not jar us out of our bodies, so my other gay work may be of interest as well. My profile lists it.)

Now for other sources. I know print sources more than online ones for erotica, so I can tell you about that.

If you are interested in kink erotica, you may also want to read:
-Patrick Califia’s work, especially his collection Boy in the Middle (“Gender Queer”, “Boy in the Middle”, and “Who Casts the First Stone”); it also includes “Above All the Lights”, but I would not characterize that story as body positive—there is some intense self loathing for the intersex character. Also, his collection No Mercy (“Love Sees No Gender”).
-Carol Queen’s The Leather Daddy and the Femme (a series of vignettes about a genderqueer submissive who picks up a cisgender gay leatherman).
-You may also want to check out the recent collection Say Please, ed by Sinclair Sexsmith (in addition to my story, “Strong”, it has two other stories  of trans/genderqueer pairings you might be interested in, “Black Hanky”, by Sassafras Lowrey, and “Feathers Have Weight” by Alysia Angel.)
-The collection Bi Guys includes a couple stories of note. (Patrick Califia’s story “Daddy’s Boy Meets Daddy’s Girl”, and “Switching” by S. Bear Bergman)
-“Puppy Slut” by Michelle Brennan has a cisgender gay man/genderqueer boy pairing. It was printed in Best Lesbian Erotica 2006.

For a wider range of options that includes vanilla, I would recommend the following print sources:

Transgender collections:
-Tristan Taormino’s latest collection, Take Me There: Trans and Genderqueer Erotica
-there are also older out of print trans erotica collections that you may be able to get used: Transgender Erotica ed. by M. Christian, Best Transgender Erotica ed. by Hanne Blank and Raven Kaldera
-Circlet Press has printed a few sci fi trans and genderqueer erotica collections, some of which are still in print (Up for Grabs, Up for Grabs 2) and a favorite of mine that you may be able to get used (Genderflex).

Gay collections:
While lesbian collections frequently include ftm/dyke and occasionally ftm/ftm pairings, gay collections include ftms much less frequently. My stories (and Patrick Califia’s on occasion) are often the only ones I see with trans characters in them. The only one I have found is Greg Wharton’s story, “Butterflies and Myths”, which appeared in Best Gay Erotica 2004. (Gay erotica collections are a lot more prolific, though so I may have missed some.)

Lesbian collections:
You may also be interested in stories printed in lesbian collections, as they include ftm/ftm pairings. I would esp. recommend looking at Best Lesbian Erotica 2002 (“Johnny” by Alison L. Smith, and “The Word Nebraska” by Tennessee Jones) & Best Lesbian Erotica 2005 (“Fags Like Us” by Zane Jackson).

(cross posted to my LJ)

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