Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 14:25:53 -0500
From: Levi Corcoran <corcoran@ag.net>
Subject: Looking for submissions for a book...


As a 17 year old, living with homosexuality has been very difficult.  It
is for this reason that I hope I may be able to help someone else in my
position, through the book I am currently working on entitled "Talking
to the Walls - A story about youth and the gay experience."  My goals
for this book are simple:  to reach as many people as possible with my
message, and to share as many viewpoints regarding the issue as
possible.

For the latter goal, I will need your assistance.  I am looking for
submissions, in any format (poetry, narratives, photography, essays,
etc.) from as many people as possible.  I would like to hear from gay,
bisexual, and lesbian youth, as well as some perspectives from straight
youth regarding homosexuals.  I am also accepting submissions from
adults, but I would prefer them to focus on the issues that
gay/bi/lesbian youth face.

Please keep in mind that all entries can be made anonymous at your
request.  However, in order to communicate with you regarding your
entry, I will need at least a valid e-mail address or some other way to
reach you.  If your entry is used in the book, you will receive a free
complimentary copy of the book upon publication.

I would really appreciate your support with this project.  Entries of
any format and length (though they may be edited prior to publication,
with your approval) may be sent by email to talk2walls@hotmail.com
(note:  I am currently in the process of "coming out".  I hope to be
fully out of the closet soon, and will encorporate the full coming out
process in the book.  But since I am still partially in the closet, this
is not my main e-mail address, and my name does not appear on this
request.  If this makes you uncomfortable regarding your submissions,
please drop me an e-mail, and we will talk about it.  I have no problems
with revealing my identity to others in my situation, but am not ready
to have my name on a public document such as this).  If your entry
cannot be sent by e-mail (i.e., photographs), please drop me a line and
I will let you know how to send them to me.

Any submissions you can provide will be greatly appreciated.  This book
cannot be as powerful as I had hoped it would be unless I am
representing the viewpoints of a diverse selection of people.  In other
words, I can't do this without your help.  Once again, thank you.

Author,
Talking to the Walls.

Remember:  that's talk2walls@hotmail.com.  Thanks.

------ End of standard request ------

Once again, if you could post this request or a similar one somewhere on
your website (hopefully with a link from the home page, or another
relevant page that gets lots of traffic), I would greatly appreciate
it.  If you need a copy of the standard request in HTML form, I can send
them to you by request.  Also, please note that if you do not use the
standard request, please do not include my main email address (from
which this letter is coming) or my name - I have a seperate email
address set up specifically for the book.  I would also appreciate it if
I could see what you plan to post if you do not use the standard request
above (also, regardless of which request you use, I would appreciate
hearing back from you if you include this on a website with a URL so I
can check it out).  I would really appreciate your help with this
matter.

Thank you for your time, and I sincerely hope that you will be able to
provide some assistance with this project.

Levi Corcoran
corcoran@ag.net

talk2walls@hotmail.com