Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:14:03 -0700 From: Susan Raffo Subject: call for submissions BUTCH-FTM ANTHOLOGY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Most of us were taught there are only two genders - male and female. We know this isn't always the case. This dichotomy has excluded those of us who identify as something other than male or female, or who identify as both. For those who question this dichotomy, conversations about gender and sex can go thousands of different directions. Our anthology will narrow the focus of those conversations and explore a dialogue between butch dykes and FTM's who previously identified as butch, including those folks who fall in between or who use different language than the one being provided. Having narrowed the focus, we will do what we avoided in the beginning - go everywhere. This book is an opportunity to talk about why we identify the way we do, about why we change identities, and about the search for identity when the words being used just don't fit. It is an opportunity to talk about wanting a penis and not wanting to be a man, about wanting to be a man and not wanting a penis, about maleness and masculinity, about sex and relationships, about communities and conflict, and about finding home. This is also an invitation to complicate the picture and connect the dots .. To defy separation of identities and talk about gender and class, class and desire, desire and disability, disability and culture, culture and religion, religion and tradition, tradition and race, race and ethnicity, ethnicity and immigration, immigration and home. Let's talk about being FTM and identifying with dyke community and culture. Or being a butch who often gets seen as a man and welcomes that perception. Let's talk about the tension within lesbian communities when a butch begins to identify as transgender - are we 'losing our sisters'? Let's talk about what it means to identify as a transgendered butch. Let's talk about misogyny. And penis envy. And our lovers. Let's talk about who we are, and who we would like to be. What we look like, and what we want to look like. Terry Dickelman and Raquel (Rocki) Simes are looking for works that include both personal stories and analyses of those personal experiences. We welcome non-fiction in a variety of genres, including essays, creative non-fiction, non-traditional prose, and poetry. We also welcome black and white photographs and line drawings. Contact Info Terry: Dickelman@aol.com Rocki: raffo001@tc.umn.edu Guidelines for submission Limit of 25 pages for prose (double-spaced) Limit of 4 pages for poetry. Manuscripts and photographs will not be returned without an SASE. Mail submissions to: Taygetos Consulting/Anthology Submissions P. O. Box 131797 Roseville, MN 55113 Deadline Submissions must be received no later than October 15th, 1998. We encourage all who have a story to tell to submit for this anthology, regardless of writing experience.