Two very interesting calls for submissions have come my way. They’re both about trans folks and we need more work around these issues. Here they are!

#1

New Trans/Gender Variant Anthology
Sex, dating, and relationships in the trans/gender variant community
Edited by *Morty Diamond
Looking for first person stories from trans and gender variant writers about
the experience of dating, sex, relationships, and finding love.

Topic examples: hilarious or heartbreaking dating stories, transitioning
within a relationship, being trans and starting families, passing/not
passing and how this affects our choices for dating, meeting our partners
families, the idea of marriage - legal or otherwise, online dating,
anonymous sex, sex and dating before and after surgery and/or hormones, how
we negotiate sex.

I strive to make this anthology as diverse as possible within age, race,
sexuality, and gender identity. I encourage all writers who identify as
transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, third gender, non-gender, or gender
variant in some way to submit work.

The length of your work should be between 1,500 and 3,000 words. Sexually
explicit work is ok. Please include a short biography with your work.
Please submit your writing to this anthology to: newtransanthology@gmail.com
Deadline: August 2006

#2

All submissions, commentary and visual history shall be fully
considered. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ACADEMIC, “POLITICALLY
APPROPRIATE” or “GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT” I am also
accepting photos, written works, sketches, drawings, digital imagery,
reprints, project descriptions, cartoons, erotica and more.

Word Count/Page Limits:
Personal Narratives – 20 pages/5000 words
Fiction – 20 pages/5000 words
Critical Essays and Cultural Critiques – 20 pages (including
bibliography) 5000 words
Interviews – 10 pages/2500 words
Poetry/Rhymes – No more than 3 pages per poem/rhyme and 3 poems
per poet/mc
Graphic Stories – No more than three pages per submission
(number of panels up to you) Up to three pieces per artist.
Photographs/Paintings/Collage/Drawings- 3-5, scanned as B/W only.

DEADLINE: July 1, 2006

Please send entries as .tif, .jpeg format, word or .txt attachments
Not sure what you might have to contribute? Think about
…contributing works that express your attitude towards…

You can write about:

Self/personal journey, on the job, transitioning, relationships, parenthood, everyday living, community involvement, health / wellness, Who Am I?