Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 05:52:24 EDT From: ss178 To: Multiple recipients of list GLB-NEWS Subject: Submissions Sought for new anthology, Children of Stonewall Submissions Sought for CHILDREN OF STONEWALL A New Lesbian and Gay Essay Collection >From Alyson Publications Were Bert and Ernie your role models? Have you never had sex without an awareness of AIDS? Are you a Riot Grrrl, Lesbian, Lesbian Avenger, Queer National? Did your high school have a L/G/B support group? Did you go? Did you take your lover? When you were coming out, did you skip Radclyffe Hall and Gordon Merrick and jump right into Audre Lorde and David Leavitt? Are you a second- or third-generation queer? If someone asked, "Are you a friend of Dorothy?" would you answer, "Yeah, I loved _Bastard Out of Carolina_"? Alyson Publications, a leader in gay and lesbian publishing, seeks personal essays from lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered people born after (or shortly before) the Stonewall Riots of 1969. We're looking for varied, engaging, thoughtful, well-written, surprising, personal, funny, introspective work. Although we welcome essays about high school and college experiences, we are particularly interested in essays about your younger years -- don't confine yourself to your coming-out story! Essays intertwining the personal with the analytical are also welcome. Let's tell the world what it's like to inherit the older generations' legacy of relative freedom and pride -- and trouble. Although we are looking for high literary quality, we are open to working with inexperienced writers. If you have an unusual or special story to tell but you're unsure how to start, please write to us. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS JUNE 30, 1995. Guidelines/Submission Requirements: 1. Essays should be 1-15 double-spaced pages, with your name, address, phone number, and your e-mail address on the first page. 2. If possible, please submit your essay on hard copy and on disk. We will accept submissions on tape from print-impaired writers. 3. Please note if your submission has already been published. 4. Please submit with your essay a one-paragraph bio including your birth date. 5. Please include two self-addressed, stamped envelopes. SEND TO: Robin Bernstein and Seth Silberman Editors, Children of Stonewall PO Box 11172 Takoma Park, MD 20913 or via e-mail to: Seth Silberman at ss178@umail.umd.edu Robin Bernstein at rb147@umail.umd.edu