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Please follow these GUIDELINES when submitting work for the
I've Known Rivers: The MoAD Story Project
Deadline: Stories need to be received by March
1, 2006
All writers are encouraged to submit original works. However
we will accept both unpublished and previously published work.
The copyright for each story will remain with the author.
For unpublished work, please let us know where and when it was
published and include authorization to re-publish this material
on MoAD's web site (see below).
Electronic Submission Requirements:
- E-mail text (cover letter) should include
- Brief biography (~150 words),
- Contact information (address, phone, e-mail)
- RIGHTS statement (pasted into each submission e-mail--see
below).
- FTP (Larger file sizes) Please contact us for FTP
upload details
All literature and art work must be submitted by e-mail as attachments.
Send a separate e-mail for each submission and label as follows:
Subject Line must include:
Genre: Last Name, First Name, Title
Example: Short Story, Bratti, Peter "Origins"
Example: Photography, Argast, Patrik, "Best Friends"
We are requesting the following:
- First-person narratives, short stories, or poems; preference
may be given to first-person stories
- Written in English; All stories must be under 2,000 words
- Non-fiction is preferred, although fiction, folklore,
and myth also will be considered
Stories should reflect critical issues faced by members of the
African Diaspora.
Our preferred story will meet the following criteria:
Theme: (focus on one of the following for your
story)
- Origins - Stories that speak to our cultural
and familial roots in Africa, whether from generation to
generation or across continents, countries, islands and
villages - these are the stories that distinguish the
African experience.
- Movement - Stories that document how
individuals, families and communities move continuously,
sometimes seeking fresh prospects, sometimes forced by slavery,
war, disaster, employment, or hope for a better life.
- Adaptation - Stories that reflect the
adjustments and struggles made by people of African descent
as the traditions and memories we carry with us evolve amid
new surroundings and other cultures.
- Transformation - Stories that reflect
how we transform ourselves mentally, physically and spiritually
in dialogue with new places and create new traditions and
new cultures.
Setting:
- Geographical regions in Africa and throughout the Diaspora
- Regions where large migrations occurred, preferably in
North America, Central America, the Caribbean or South America.
Also can include disparate regions such as Pacific Islands,
Canada, Asia, Australia, etc.
- Time period after 1920 is preferred. Historical stories
may be included, but several libraries have already done
an excellent job of publishing accounts like slave narratives.
Writer/Artist Notification
- If your work is accepted for publication you will be notified
by e-mail.
- We reserve the right to edit prior.
- Author/artist given opportunity to review final copy prior
to publication.
View Writer Agreement
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