The kickstarter for the Iridescence Anthology is now live. I’m one of several award-winning authors featured. Check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kinsmansiridescence/iridescence-book-production-campaign/rewards #BIPOCAuthors #anthology @indigenousauthors #SpeculativeFiction #kickstarter

Tonight at 8:00 pm EST: Fractured Encounters: A Contemporary Anthology of Creative Nonfiction by Storytellers of Color is a collection of literary art edited by Janel Cloyd. Featured essayists include OlaRonke Akinmowo, Shirley Cai, Jenny Cheng, T. Chester, Emi J. Chin, Janel Cloyd, Kwame Daniels, Christal Felix, Rocio Franco, Zainab Kabba, Richard Lin, Xen Love, Cathleen Luo, Tamara Olmedo, S. Penn, Tania Perez Osuna, Misha Ponnuraju, Tracee Thomas-Browne, Raysa Villalona, and Robert Winterode.

Join for an evening of nonfiction featuring Shirley Cai, T. Chester, Emi Chin, Janel Cloyd, and Rocio Franco. 
Like all RWW offerings, this space is for Black, Indigenous, Latinx/e, Asian, and other Storytellers of Color only. BIPOC Storytellers are centered here exclusively.

https://secure.givelively.org/event/roots-wounds-words-inc/fractured-encounters-anthology-reading

The first day of the Festival of Literary Diversity is underway! Come see us at The Writer's Hub Roundtable where we'll be chatting about writing and publishing for environmental justice, and taking your questions about the press, writing, and publishing. If you've never been to FOLD before you're missing out! These sessions are packed full of info for new and early career writers as well as being part of such a supportive community!

We're one week out from the close of our limited demographic submissions call. Please spread this far and wide! Yes, the graphic says "especially Canadian" but we are looking to acquire stories from anywhere and everywhere!

If you have such a speculative environmental story ready, submit here: https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/submissions/

https://www.kinsmanquarterly.org/iridescence-award Submissions are open for short stories and poetry by BIPOC authors for Kinsman Quarterly’s Iridescence Award. Themes should include the supernatural, extraterrestrial, or the paranormal. Prizes include publication in the Iridescence anthology with cash awards up to $500 USD. No fee required. Deadline has been extended to January 31, 2024. #WritingContest #SpeculativeFiction #SpeculativePoetry #WritingCommunity #BIPOCAuthors @indigenousauthors

The results are in for the Native Voices Awards, and I am a runner-up with my play “A Time for Dolls.” Yay! #WritingContest @indigenousauthors #BIPOCAuthors

https://www.kinsmanquarterly.org/presence Submissions are open for novellas, highlighting ghosts and/or spiritual entities imposing on the natural world. We specifically want unique stories incorporating the cultures, traditions, and/or histories of BIPOC and underrepresented communities. Submissions portal closes March 31, 2024.

Novellas should be between 15,000 - 25,000 words (roughly 50-100 pages). Selected submissions will each receive $1000 and publication within the Presence collection and the Kinsman Quarterly literary journal. $25 submission fee required. #WritingContest #BIPOCWriters #BIPOCAuthors #Novella #GhostStories #SpeculativeFiction

https://www.kinsmanquarterly.org/iridescence-award From October 31st, submissions will be open for short stories and poetry by BIPOC authors for Kinsman Quarterly’s Iridescence Award. Themes should include the supernatural, extraterrestrial, or the paranormal. Prizes include publication in the Iridescence anthology with cash awards up to $500 USD. No fee required. Deadline is December 31st. #WritingContest #BIPOCAuthors #SpeculativeFiction #SpeculativePoetry #ShortStories #Poetry #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity

Want to read horror written by BIPOC authors? death In the Mouth Volume Two is in its final hours of funding, and it hasn’t quite gotten the numbers it needs. This will be a fantastic illustrated anthology. Can you pitch in a few bucks? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sloanesloane/death-in-the-mouth-original-horror-from-the-margins @sloane #BIPOCAuthors #BIPOCWriters #WritingCommunity #Bookstodon #Horror #Anthology #BIPOCArtists

I just backed Death in the Mouth, a horror anthology by BIPOC authors. Won’t you, too? This looks amazing. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sloanesloane/death-in-the-mouth-original-horror-from-the-margins?ref=thanks-copy #BIPOCAuthors #Horror #Anthology @indigenousauthors

I was one of the fellows for the 2023 Roots Wounds Words online writers’ retreat. I had an excellent time working with BIPOC writers and received plenty of useful feedback on my work. The retreat is happening again this coming January. If you’re a BIPOC writer, I recommend it. Some scholarships are available. https://www.rootswoundswords.org/application-information #BIPOCWriters #BIPOCAuthors #WritingCommunity #WritingRetreat