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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EDITED ANTHOLOGY

DEADLINE - MAY 7TH, 2010

We are seeking submissions for an edited collection of Latina/o Canadian cultural work to be published in 2010 by Tightrope Books, under their new Zurita imprint and edited by Lorena M. Gajardo, a Latina and scholar of Latino/a Identity in Canada.

This curated collection will present experiences and reflections of Latina/o lives and identity in Canada from the perspective of 2nd and 1.5 generation Latina/o young adults. We are looking for original and previously unpublished works in a variety of genres - poetry, prose, short stories, spoken word, monologues, biographical essays, black and white illustrative work - that address the question of what it means to grow up and be a young Latina/o in Canada.

Topics may  include  but are not limited to the following:

• Being Latina/o in Canada
• Migration
• Border crossings (all kinds)
• Identity struggles
• Latina/o artistic production in Canada
• Love (including interracial or intercultural relationships)
• Activism and Latinidad
• Gender and Latinidad
• Education
• Belonging (or not belonging)
• Access or lack of it
• Latina/o music in Canada
• Stereotypes
• Self-esteem and being Latina/o
• Queer Latinidad
• Latinas/os and the media (mainstream, alternative, online)

Submission Guidelines

Contributions must be submitted electronically by MAY 7, 2010.
All contributions must be a maximum of 1,500 words.
Email your contribution to Lorena M. Gajardo at Esta dirección electrónica está protegida contra robots de spam. Necesitas activar JavaScript para poder verla

Please include a brief bio of no more than 250 words with your submission.