Rainbow Voices Around the World: Is it Okay to Be Me?
UltraVioletLove Publishing is calling for submissions for your stories about life as a person who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) in YOUR part of the world, wherever that may be. Is it okay to be LGBTQ where you live? Tell us about some of your life experiences and about the laws there, if you know what they are. Sometimes the laws don't tell the whole story. What is it like socially and culturally where you live? Does your family religion impact your social acceptability? One important aspect of this is safety. Do you feel safe being out where you live? People from all regions of the US and around the world are greatly encouraged to represent their perspectives.
In 2009, I did an informal survey, asking members of the newly formed Facebook group, LGBT Worldwide, if it was safe to be gay in their part of the world. I was startled by the results of that poll and decided that I wanted to hear more about life as an LGBTQ person in various parts of the world--politically, socially, religiously, etc. I figure that I'm not the only person in the world who would find this topic interesting. Thus this anthology of informal social studies is born. The proposed title for this anthology of autobiographical essays is Rainbow Voices Around the World: Is it Okay to Be Me? This may or may not change between now and publication next year. Your story can be up to 5000 words. There is a word count tool at the very bottom of this page if you're unfamiliar with how to track that.
Refer any questions regarding Rainbow Voices to UVLPublishing@gmail.com. We will begin a Q&A as we get questions. Send submissions for Rainbow Voices Around the World to RainbowVoices.UVL@gmail. com. You will get a reply of receipt soon afterwards. If you don't, please resend or post to the UltraVioletLove Publishing wall on Facebook or Beth Mitchum's wall on Facebook.
The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012.
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Find us at http://sapphoscorner.com
Call for Submissions
Sappho's Corner is calling for submissions from new and established voices for lesbian-themed poetry. The kind of poetry we're looking for is the kind written by the ancient Greek Poetess, Sappho of the island of Lesbos. She wrote of love and sensuality between women, and that is the kind we're seeking for this anthology. We are interested in poems by women about women that seduce, caress, ponder, and make love to your body and soul. The topic is lesbian love. Sexuality can be expressed, but we're not interested in graphic eroticism. Think R rated movie rather than XXX. It can also address love between women without mentioning the sex. It can be about lesbian love in general or the love in your life. Be sure that it would appeal to a broad audience of readers of lesbian literature. No particular form of verse is required.
The deadline for submissions for volume 2 (Wet Violets) is March 31, 2012. Volume 1 (Tulips Touching) has been published already.
Examples:
The deadline for submissions for volume 2 (Wet Violets) is March 31, 2012. Volume 1 (Tulips Touching) has been published already.
Examples:
Waves of Passion
I watch as the waves of passion
wash over your body,
transforming the expressions
on your countenance.
I study your replies to the many
ways I find to touch you,
ways that lead you to new levels
of pleasure and excitement.
I smile as your body responds
in such a total way
to the love that flows from my heart,
through my hands, into you.
**********
candlelight flickers
shadows frame your face
form intricate patterns
fingers long to trace
your eyes like embers smolder
passion leaps like flames
soft and rounded shoulders
play erotic games
breasts so soft and tender
nipples like my touch
fingers long and slender
love your hands so much
your arms, strong and firm
hold me close at night
curved hips sway and squirm
love's fire, hearts ignite
gentle squeezes, warming kisses
pleasure in your thighs
knowing touches, never-misses
secret signals, blissful sighs
***********
Soft flesh the color of Lesbos sand
breasts shaped like dunes along the shore
eyes as blue as the ocean's depths
lips as startling as the lovely coral
Sappho's successor, you are my poetess
hiding your treasures in a tangle of words
enticing others to search their subtleties
for the nuggets offered to those who seek
Sappho's Corner has moved to new digs at http://sapphoscorner.com.
