Call for Submissions for TransMen of color FTM Anthology
February 22, 2010 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comment
TransMen of color FTM Anthology
CALL for SUBMISSIONs for Volumes I & II
DEADLINE: open until Midnight, 31 MARCH 2010.
Volume I: African-descended TransMen
3 Kings are three Brown-skinned/ Black Male, ThirdGender and/or Masculine identified Trans persons who seek to give voice and page to the array of persons of color* who may have been born female and now live all or a significant portion of their lives as TransMen, FTM, Boi, Daddy, Tranny, Tranny Fag, Butch, G3 (gee cubed/gender gifted guy), ‘masculine/masculini’ women (butches, studs, aggressives, ballers, playas), Drag Kings, male illusionists, Transgender people, Transsexuals, gender-queers, stealth, boys like us and the likes**.
When considering works written over the past 25 years, there are a plethora of books addressing the ‘social construction of masculinity.’ About 90 books deal specifically with Transgender identities. To my knowledge only four of the 90 specifically offer more than an obligatory glimpse of what is repeatedly understood as the ‘elusive FTM of color’. Where are the voices, opinions, insight of all the black, brown, red and yellow ‘masculine/masculini’ women, FTMs and others?
Thanks to all of those who have already submitted works. We are the ones we are looking for and what our next generation needs. For volume One we are requesting your unpublished stories, photographs, poems, essays, drawings. At this time and for this volume, we are specifically seeking submissions from the African Diaspora who identify as and/or live all or a significant portion of their lives as FTM, Trans men, Transgender, Fag, Boi, Tranny, Tranny Fag, G3 (gee cubed/gender gifted guy), Transsexuals, Stealth, boys like us, Trans-identified Butches and the likes.
For Volume Two we want the same types of works and this volume is dedicated to our Native American, Latin, Chicano and all people of Spanish Speaking Decent who identify as and/or live all or a significant portion of their lives as FTM, Trans men, TransGender, Fag, Boi, Tranny, Tranny Fag, G3 (gee cubed/gender gifted guy), Transsexuals, Stealth, boys like us, Trans-identified Butches and the likes.
Volume Three’s call for Asian and Pacific Islander friends will go out in 2011.
21st Century Kings: An Introduction to A New Brown-Skinned Masculinity
All submissions, commentary and visual works will be fully considered. Each submission will receive a receipt of delivery via email. We are also seeking/accepting photos, sketches, drawings, digital imagery, cartoons and did we say poetry?!
Word Count/Page Limits:
- Personal Narratives: Up to 15 pages/5000 words – Double Spaced
- Fiction: Up to 15 pages/3750 words – Double Spaced
- Critical Essays and Cultural Critiques: Up to 15 pages (including bibliography) 3750 words – Double Spaced
- Poetry/Rhymes: No more than 3 pages per poem/rhyme and 3 poems per poet/MC – Double Spaced
- Graphic Stories: No more than three pages per submission (number of panels up to you). Up to three pieces/stories per artist.
- Photographs/ Paintings/ Collage/Drawings: 3-5, scanned as B/W only. (No originals; we are not returning ANYTHING).
New writers welcome!
DEADLINE: open until Midnight, 31 MARCH 2010.
Please copy and paste your text into your email. Please send images in .jpg format or paste into document. Mail to: 3kingsanthology@gmail.com
Here is our CURRENT FOCUS of WORKS being requested:
1. As Men: African-descended TransMen on their life, experience, and journey to ‘man’.
Tell us your story. We want anything you want to share about your transition.
2. Third Sex/Recognise Me For Me: Passing African-descended butches and non-transitioned/No-Ho Transgender folks on their life, experience and journey to be a true expression of themselves.
Here we imagine receiving work from African-descended Male/Masculine identified folks who are not currently on hormones.
3. In Spirit We Trust (?): TransMen and Spirituality
Here are some ideas that may help spur your writing:
Self/personal journey: Who supports you? Are you coupled? How do you see yourself? What kind of challenges / issues do you have to deal with being you? Do you see yourself as gay, straight, bi or …? Are you okay with being referred to as a Tranny? Trans? Transsexual? Are you stealth? Who are your friends? Are you a parent? Co-parent? Adoptive parent? Foster parent? Guardian? A Primary Provider for someone younger than 18?
On the job: Did you transition at work? What was that experience like? Did you keep your job? Do you feel safe?
Your Spiritual Life: Is spirituality important to you? Has your relationship to spirituality, religion or your spiritual or religious community change after you began taking T?
Have you transitioned? How so, in what ways? Are there differences in life as a woman of color to life as you live it now?
What about relationships with your family, children, males in your life, friends, intimate ones, girlfriends, tricks, neighbours and random human contact?
Health / wellness: Do you have safe places to go?
*We are aware this term may be offensive to some; if it offends you we apologise.
**There are as many terms as there are communities. Please contact us if you feel you fit in this group even if you don’t identify with the terms.
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********
Contact: 3kingsanthology@ gmail.com
We are currently in negotiation with a publisher and will have one listed shortly.
Copyrights: We will retain copyrights until publication. You have full rights after publication. Please note that we respect your privacy, while we prefer you use a pseudonym, we will be accepting a limited number of anonymous works.
(Scheduled for 2011: Volume II: TransMen of the Americas: Native American, Latin, Chicano and more – Volume III: For our Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islanders and more)
CALL for SUBMISSIONs for Volumes I & II
DEADLINE: open until Midnight, 31 MARCH 2010.
Volume I: African-descended TransMen
3 Kings are three Brown-skinned/ Black Male, ThirdGender and/or Masculine identified Trans persons who seek to give voice and page to the array of persons of color* who may have been born female and now live all or a significant portion of their lives as TransMen, FTM, Boi, Daddy, Tranny, Tranny Fag, Butch, G3 (gee cubed/gender gifted guy), ‘masculine/masculini’ women (butches, studs, aggressives, ballers, playas), Drag Kings, male illusionists, Transgender people, Transsexuals, gender-queers, stealth, boys like us and the likes**.
When considering works written over the past 25 years, there are a plethora of books addressing the ‘social construction of masculinity.’ About 90 books deal specifically with Transgender identities. To my knowledge only four of the 90 specifically offer more than an obligatory glimpse of what is repeatedly understood as the ‘elusive FTM of color’. Where are the voices, opinions, insight of all the black, brown, red and yellow ‘masculine/masculini’ women, FTMs and others?
Thanks to all of those who have already submitted works. We are the ones we are looking for and what our next generation needs. For volume One we are requesting your unpublished stories, photographs, poems, essays, drawings. At this time and for this volume, we are specifically seeking submissions from the African Diaspora who identify as and/or live all or a significant portion of their lives as FTM, Trans men, Transgender, Fag, Boi, Tranny, Tranny Fag, G3 (gee cubed/gender gifted guy), Transsexuals, Stealth, boys like us, Trans-identified Butches and the likes.
For Volume Two we want the same types of works and this volume is dedicated to our Native American, Latin, Chicano and all people of Spanish Speaking Decent who identify as and/or live all or a significant portion of their lives as FTM, Trans men, TransGender, Fag, Boi, Tranny, Tranny Fag, G3 (gee cubed/gender gifted guy), Transsexuals, Stealth, boys like us, Trans-identified Butches and the likes.
Volume Three’s call for Asian and Pacific Islander friends will go out in 2011.
21st Century Kings: An Introduction to A New Brown-Skinned Masculinity
All submissions, commentary and visual works will be fully considered. Each submission will receive a receipt of delivery via email. We are also seeking/accepting photos, sketches, drawings, digital imagery, cartoons and did we say poetry?!
Word Count/Page Limits:
- Personal Narratives: Up to 15 pages/5000 words – Double Spaced
- Fiction: Up to 15 pages/3750 words – Double Spaced
- Critical Essays and Cultural Critiques: Up to 15 pages (including bibliography) 3750 words – Double Spaced
- Poetry/Rhymes: No more than 3 pages per poem/rhyme and 3 poems per poet/MC – Double Spaced
- Graphic Stories: No more than three pages per submission (number of panels up to you). Up to three pieces/stories per artist.
- Photographs/ Paintings/ Collage/Drawings: 3-5, scanned as B/W only. (No originals; we are not returning ANYTHING).
New writers welcome!
DEADLINE: open until Midnight, 31 MARCH 2010.
Please copy and paste your text into your email. Please send images in .jpg format or paste into document. Mail to: 3kingsanthology@gmail.com
Here is our CURRENT FOCUS of WORKS being requested:
1. As Men: African-descended TransMen on their life, experience, and journey to ‘man’.
Tell us your story. We want anything you want to share about your transition.
2. Third Sex/Recognise Me For Me: Passing African-descended butches and non-transitioned/No-Ho Transgender folks on their life, experience and journey to be a true expression of themselves.
Here we imagine receiving work from African-descended Male/Masculine identified folks who are not currently on hormones.
3. In Spirit We Trust (?): TransMen and Spirituality
Here are some ideas that may help spur your writing:
Self/personal journey: Who supports you? Are you coupled? How do you see yourself? What kind of challenges / issues do you have to deal with being you? Do you see yourself as gay, straight, bi or …? Are you okay with being referred to as a Tranny? Trans? Transsexual? Are you stealth? Who are your friends? Are you a parent? Co-parent? Adoptive parent? Foster parent? Guardian? A Primary Provider for someone younger than 18?
On the job: Did you transition at work? What was that experience like? Did you keep your job? Do you feel safe?
Your Spiritual Life: Is spirituality important to you? Has your relationship to spirituality, religion or your spiritual or religious community change after you began taking T?
Have you transitioned? How so, in what ways? Are there differences in life as a woman of color to life as you live it now?
What about relationships with your family, children, males in your life, friends, intimate ones, girlfriends, tricks, neighbours and random human contact?
Health / wellness: Do you have safe places to go?
*We are aware this term may be offensive to some; if it offends you we apologise.
**There are as many terms as there are communities. Please contact us if you feel you fit in this group even if you don’t identify with the terms.
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********
Contact: 3kingsanthology@ gmail.com
We are currently in negotiation with a publisher and will have one listed shortly.
Copyrights: We will retain copyrights until publication. You have full rights after publication. Please note that we respect your privacy, while we prefer you use a pseudonym, we will be accepting a limited number of anonymous works.
(Scheduled for 2011: Volume II: TransMen of the Americas: Native American, Latin, Chicano and more – Volume III: For our Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islanders and more)
