Queer-e Vol. 1 no. 1 16. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Part Six: Notices, Announcements and Calls For Submissions 1. THE LESBIAN REVIEW OF BOOKS is an international quarterly review of books by, for, and about lesbians. One year $10/ 2 yrs. $18. For a subscription write to P.O. Box 6369, Altadena CA 91003. 2. Circlet Press, a book publisher specializing in anthologies of erotic science fiction and fantasy is reading for several anthologies in 1995. Seeking short stories of 3000-10,000 words which combine sf/f with extremely erotic & sexual material, celebrating sex and sexuality. (No horror, rape, murder, mutilation etc...!) Payment varies. Buys one-time anthology rights only. The following anthologies are open for submissions from April 15th thru August 31. _Worlds of Women: Sapphic SF Erotica: Volume 2_ Stories of woman/woman erotic energy combining sex and science fiction. _Wired Hard: Erotica For A Gay Universe, Volume 2_ Stories of man/man erotic energy combining sex and science fiction. _Genderflex_ Use the lens of science fiction and fantasy to explore what is erotic and hot about crossing/mixing genders. Celebrate genderflexuality & concentrate on the positive aspects. For complete details and submission requirements, send a SASE with 32 cents postage to Writers Guidelines, Circlet Press, PO Box 15143, Boston, MA 02215. 3. The International Gay & Lesbian Archives begun in 1942 by Jim Kepner and incorporated in the 1970's, currently located in West Hollywood, is merging with the ONE Institute, begun in 1952 by W. Dorr Legg, until now located on the edge of L.A.'s West Adams district, to form what we believe to be the world's largest Gay & Lesbian research collection. The collections are being merged and moving into new quarters this spring. The new location is a two-story 14,000-sq-ft building provided by the University of Southern California, on Adams Boulevard between Figueroa and Hoover. Please note that this is a cooperative arrangement between USC and the ONE Archives, not an acquisition by USC--the Institute/Archives will remain an independent, Gay-owned-and-operated organization. The university is providing the building (designed by the Bauhaus architect Richard Neutra), along with maintenance, security and some other types of assistance, while the Archives will provide the staffing, which will continue to be almost entirely volunteer until we can build up a significant endowment. The move and setup of the new facility will be accomplished over the next few months. In March, USC's Gay Studies program is hosting "Queer Frontiers," the fifth annual National Graduate Studies Conference in Gay/Lesbian/Bi Studies (March 23-26), and we expect to have the building ready for tours, and we are aiming for a grand opening in late April. (The June Mazer Collection of Lebian materials will be moving into the adjacent building, but their move will proceed on its own schedule and may be significantly later.) Of particular significance to the collection referred to at the beginning of this message is a special collection of G/L theatre, to be curated by Bill Kaiser of Celebration Theatre. For further information, you may contact the Archives at its West Hollywood location (which will continue to be used as a branch), at 310 854 0271, or Dr. Walter Williams of the USC G/L Studies Program (213 740 8286), or Misha Shutt at 213 666 4166, email MishaGMCLA@aol.com. Additional information about the merger may be found in the Los Angeles Times, Friday, 1/20/95, p. B1 of the Metro or B9 of the Valley section. USC's official press release concerning the affiliation can be found in the 1/25/95 issue of EDGE Magazine(a Los Angeles gay biweekly), p.13. (Please note the the wording in the EDGE article is ambiguous enough to convey the erroneous impression that the university has _acquired_ the Archives; this is _not_ an official statement from the ONE/Archives organization. Misha Schutt ONE Institute/International Gay & Lesbian Archives (also affiliated with Burbank Public Library) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queer-e Call for Submissions: Queer-e seeks submissions in the form of complete work on interdisciplinary topics of interest to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. The editorial collective of Queer-e also accepts and reads proposals and abstracts, and will comment on the suitability of the proposed work for inclusion in the next issue. Queer-e seeks to include diverse perspectives and forms of writing, included but not limited to work in the area of feminist, gender and queer studies, queer theory, queer historiography, literary criticism, cultural studies and political analysis. We are also looking for creative writing and poetry. Only complete work can be considered through our blind-review process. Queer-e seeks works of 500-100 words as well as longer pieces for "feature" articles. We will also be publishing special theme issues, including an upcoming issue on *CyberQueer* - please send us an inqueery for more details. Submissions can be sent to queer-e-approval@vector.casti.com. * * * * * * * * Note to full text subscribers: if you would like to switch to the contents-only version of Queer-e, please send us a post about switching your subscription for upcoming issues. All articles appearing in Queer-e are also located in the Queer Resources Directory (QRD) courtesy of David Casti. * * * * * * * * * * We hope you enjoyed this premiere issue of Queer-e, and we welcome comments, questions and criticism. Send your posts to the editorial collective c/o queer-e-owner@vector.casti.com.