[Cwgrad-announcements] Anthology seekings writings on prostitution

[rrussin at ucr.edu]

Call for Contributions: The Art of Resistance: Creative
Writings on Prostitution

Deadline: September 15, 2008

Prostitution is an issue that impacts everyone in that its harm
remains invisible due to systemic racism, classism, sexism, and
histories of colonialism.

As we make our way into the 21st century the creative writing
will be
important for defining the movement against prostitution as
well as
functioning as a means for survivors to educate others about their
experiences of violence.


We are looking for creative writing (prose, prose poems, poetry,
creative non-fiction, short stories, micro-fiction, memoir, diary,
multi-genre) and art works for a groundbreaking anthology that
addresses the harm resulting from prostitution.**


We invite submissions from survivors, family and friends of
survivors,
advocates, and all others who have experienced or observed the
impact
of prostitution on individuals, communities, and societies.
Works that
discuss race, class, sexuality, disability, nationality,
colonization,
globalization, and ethnicity and their relationships to systems of
prostitution are also encouraged.

Because this is a supportive place for people in prostitution, the
requirement for submissions is that they engage with
prostitution in
critical ways that do not blame or reinforce stereotypes of
prostituted people.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Guidelines for Submission of Creative Writing:
Poetry: Up to five submissions per person (not all works will
be accepted)
Prose (creative non-fiction, short stories, micro-fiction, memoir,
diary): A suggested maximum of 5,500 words (we have some
flexibility
with the word count)

Attach your submissions as word documents
Include the following in your submission:
Bio: No longer than 5 sentences
Full name as you would like it to appear if your work is
chosen for publication
Contact information: mailing address, phone number, and email

Send Submissions to: editors.artofresistance(at)hotmail.com
(replace
(at) with @)

Deadline: September 15, 2008
Email: editors.artofresistance(at)hotmail.com (replace (at)
with @) if
you have questions.

The co-editors are Annie Fukushima and Christine Stark.

Annie Fukushima is a doctoral student in Ethnics and a Designated
Emphasis in Women, Gender & Sexuality. She is also an activist
that
organizes with numerous organizations, and the founder of SAFEHS
(Students & Artists Fighting to End Human Slavery).

Christine Stark is an award-winning author and visual artist,
speaker,
and activist of Native American and European heritage. She is a
co-editor of Not for Sale: Feminists Resisting Prostitution and
Pornography.
**We define systems of prostitution to include street
prostitution,
stripping, bartering sex for food and shelter, adult and child
pornography, escort and out-call prostitution, sex tourism, ritual
abuse, massage parlors, saunas, phone sex, prostitution
tourism, peep
shows, mail order bride services, and international and
domestic sex
trafficking.