I've been so busy with my projects that I hadn't realized how much time had passed me by! In 2011 I finished two novels, so I'm now awaiting word on both of them. To help make my waiting a tad easier, I've decided to create a new LGBT imprint under Handtype Press's aegis: Squares & Rebels. (Go there to learn more about S&R.) And to start things off with a nice kick, I've decided to edit a poetry anthology featuring 20 gay poets from the Upper Midwest. Our call for submissions is below.
A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Lesbian and Gay Poetry Anthologies
What does it mean to be lesbian or gay and living in the Upper Midwest (MI, MN, ND, SD, or WI)?
If you’re a LGBT poet in the Upper Midwest, we want to hear from you!
Squares & Rebels, a brand-new LGBT imprint of Handtype Press, plans to bring out two poetry anthologies in the fall of 2012. Our goal is to help foster a sense of community among LGBT writers here in the Upper Midwest as well as showcase their work to the rest of the country. Each anthology will feature only 20 writers with approximately four to five poems each.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Some of your work should address the question of what it’s like to be lesbian or gay in the Upper Midwest.
Send us 5 to 7 unpublished original poems as a Word file (either .rtf or .doc, but not .docx). No simultaneous submissions or reprints, please. No print submissions.
In your email, state the city and state where you reside; a short bio would be helpful. If you’d like to have your personal web site listed on www.squaresandrebels.com, please include it!
Lesbians should submit their work to the editor Kate Lynn Hibbard: hibbarka@gmail.com
Gay men should submit their work to the editor Raymond Luczak: squaresandrebels@gmail.com
Those who get their work accepted in either anthology will be compensated with a copy of the anthology in which they appear.
DEADLINE: Friday, May 18, 2012.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Kate Lynn Hibbard's first book of poems, SLEEPING UPSIDE DOWN (Silverfish Review Press 2006), won the Gerald Cable Book Award. A second book, SWEET WEIGHT, is forthcoming from Tiger Bark Press in 2012. A recipient of awards from the McKnight Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Astrea Foundation, she teaches writing and women's studies at Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
Raymond Luczak is the editor and author of 14 books including ROAD WORK AHEAD (Sibling Rivalry Press 2011), MUTE (A Midsummer Night’s Press 2010), and THIS WAY TO THE ACORNS: POEMS (THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) (Handtype Press 2012). He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His web site is www.raymondluczak.com.
ABOUT SQUARES & REBELS
Squares & Rebels is the new LGBT imprint under the aegis of Handtype Press. We are primarily interested in LGBT poets and writers who live in Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. For more information, please check out www.squaresandrebels.com.
23 January 2012
27 September 2011
An exciting reading on Wednesday October 26th!
These days I've been working hard on my novels and awaiting word on a few other projects, but in the meantime I'm very excited about this new reading. See below for more info!
a COLLECTIVE BRIGHTNESS reading
Six LGBT writers get together to read from the anthology COLLECTIVE BRIGHTNESS, a first-ever collection of LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Questioning) writings on faith, religion and spirituality.
The writers--Oliver Bendorf, James Cihlar, Brent Goodman, Raymond Luczak, John Medeiros, and William Reichard--will also read from their own books.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
7 p.m.
University Baptist Church
1219 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-331-1768
The event is free and ASL-interpreted. (Raymond Luczak, the Deaf writer, will be voiced for those who don't know ASL. For more information, please contact Raymond directly at eod2eod2@gmail.com.)
To learn more about the anthology COLLECTIVE BRIGHTNESS, please check out this link.
Hope to see y'all there!
a COLLECTIVE BRIGHTNESS reading
Six LGBT writers get together to read from the anthology COLLECTIVE BRIGHTNESS, a first-ever collection of LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Questioning) writings on faith, religion and spirituality.
The writers--Oliver Bendorf, James Cihlar, Brent Goodman, Raymond Luczak, John Medeiros, and William Reichard--will also read from their own books.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
7 p.m.
University Baptist Church
1219 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-331-1768
The event is free and ASL-interpreted. (Raymond Luczak, the Deaf writer, will be voiced for those who don't know ASL. For more information, please contact Raymond directly at eod2eod2@gmail.com.)
To learn more about the anthology COLLECTIVE BRIGHTNESS, please check out this link.
Hope to see y'all there!
16 August 2011
Time to play catch-up!
Whoa. Almost THREE months has gone by without my dropping a single line on here?!? Time to play catch-up!
It's been a crazy, busy, and amazing summer so far. I've fallen in love with a wonderful guy, and he was sweet enough to alert me to our third-month anniversary recently. (I can imagine you going, "Awwww.") And I've just finished the fourth draft of a new novel that I've been working on and off for a year and half.
But seriously, a few things about yours truly have popped up online in the last few months. Marion Gomez wrote a strong piece about accessibility and the literary community ("Who Has the Key?") for A VIEW FROM THE LOFT. Check out this link!
Then the writer Kathi Wolfe quoted yours truly in her opinion piece ("Two Minority Groups with a Lot in Common") for THE WASHINGTON BLADE. Read this link and ponder.
In the September 2011 issue of SCENE, the Twin Cities LGBT guide, I wrote about why I chose Minneapolis. Unfortunately the link doesn't take you to the actual page, so you'll have to flip through the pages at this link. (At least I've made it to the front cover in the lower right-hand corner! Yayyy.)
I will also appear in a few new anthologies this fall, but I'll write about those when I return from a little getaway with my handsome boyfriend ...
Toodles!
It's been a crazy, busy, and amazing summer so far. I've fallen in love with a wonderful guy, and he was sweet enough to alert me to our third-month anniversary recently. (I can imagine you going, "Awwww.") And I've just finished the fourth draft of a new novel that I've been working on and off for a year and half.
But seriously, a few things about yours truly have popped up online in the last few months. Marion Gomez wrote a strong piece about accessibility and the literary community ("Who Has the Key?") for A VIEW FROM THE LOFT. Check out this link!
Then the writer Kathi Wolfe quoted yours truly in her opinion piece ("Two Minority Groups with a Lot in Common") for THE WASHINGTON BLADE. Read this link and ponder.
In the September 2011 issue of SCENE, the Twin Cities LGBT guide, I wrote about why I chose Minneapolis. Unfortunately the link doesn't take you to the actual page, so you'll have to flip through the pages at this link. (At least I've made it to the front cover in the lower right-hand corner! Yayyy.)
I will also appear in a few new anthologies this fall, but I'll write about those when I return from a little getaway with my handsome boyfriend ...
Toodles!
23 May 2011
The Same Difference: Writers with Disabilities Reading
This reading features some of Minnesota's most accomplished writers with disabilities. Featured artists are John Lee Clark, Tara Arlene Innmon, Raymond Luczak, and Lynne Nerenberg. ASL and voice interpreting, open captioning, assistive listening devices, and Braille will be provided, as well as a Q & A and art show featuring members of People Incorporated’s Artability program. Reception to follow.
June 3, 2011 @ 7 p.m.
The Loft Literary Center
1011 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55415
http://www.loft.org/
612-215-2575
John Lee Clark was born deaf and became blind in adolescence. His poetry has appeared in many publications, including the Hollins Critic, Pif, Poetry, and the Seneca Review. His chapbook of poems is Suddenly Slow (Handtype Press, 2008) and he edited the anthology Deaf American Poetry (Gallaudet University Press, 2009). He is married to the deaf cartoonist Adrean Clark; they run a small press called Clerc Scar that publishes signing community literature. They live in Minnesota with their three sons.
As a young person, Tara Arlene Innmon loved writing almost as much as she loved drawing. She kept an extensive diary. When she started going blind she asked herself, "What will I do when I can't draw anymore?" The answer came down like a bolt of lightning. "You will write." She could have guessed. In 2000, she was a finalist for the SASE Jerome Foundation Fellowship grant. She went to Hamline University, graduating with an MFA in creative writing in 2008. She has published poetry and short prose pieces in numerous literary journals, including Verve, River Image, and Wordgathering. She is writing a childhood memoir.
Raymond Luczak is the author and editor of more than ten books, including Road Work Ahead: Poems (Sibling Rivalry Press) and Mute: Poems (A Midsummer Night's Press). His website is www.raymondluczak.com.
Lynne Nerenberg is a Saint Paul native, holds an MA in media studies from the New School of Social Research, and is a former journalist. She won first place for her creative nonfiction at Artability's 2010 Art Show and attends People Incorporated's Apollo program for people with mental illness and/or brain injury.
Again, the entire event will be VOICE- and ASL-INTERPRETED along with Braille and open captioning for those who need information accessibility!
June 3, 2011 @ 7 p.m.
The Loft Literary Center
1011 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55415
http://www.loft.org/
612-215-2575
John Lee Clark was born deaf and became blind in adolescence. His poetry has appeared in many publications, including the Hollins Critic, Pif, Poetry, and the Seneca Review. His chapbook of poems is Suddenly Slow (Handtype Press, 2008) and he edited the anthology Deaf American Poetry (Gallaudet University Press, 2009). He is married to the deaf cartoonist Adrean Clark; they run a small press called Clerc Scar that publishes signing community literature. They live in Minnesota with their three sons.
As a young person, Tara Arlene Innmon loved writing almost as much as she loved drawing. She kept an extensive diary. When she started going blind she asked herself, "What will I do when I can't draw anymore?" The answer came down like a bolt of lightning. "You will write." She could have guessed. In 2000, she was a finalist for the SASE Jerome Foundation Fellowship grant. She went to Hamline University, graduating with an MFA in creative writing in 2008. She has published poetry and short prose pieces in numerous literary journals, including Verve, River Image, and Wordgathering. She is writing a childhood memoir.
Raymond Luczak is the author and editor of more than ten books, including Road Work Ahead: Poems (Sibling Rivalry Press) and Mute: Poems (A Midsummer Night's Press). His website is www.raymondluczak.com.
Lynne Nerenberg is a Saint Paul native, holds an MA in media studies from the New School of Social Research, and is a former journalist. She won first place for her creative nonfiction at Artability's 2010 Art Show and attends People Incorporated's Apollo program for people with mental illness and/or brain injury.
Again, the entire event will be VOICE- and ASL-INTERPRETED along with Braille and open captioning for those who need information accessibility!
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