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01 July 2011

Call for Submissions: Anthology of South Asian Queer Er0tica

Deadline: 15 September 2011

Call for submissions: Anthology Of South Asian Queer Er0tica [title forthcoming] to be published by Tranquebar Press in 2012.


Who can write:

We want to foreground the queer voices of people living in or originally from South Asia. Queer includes but is not restricted to identities like lesbian, bis3xual, gay, transgender, inters3x, hijra, kothi, questioning, genderqueer, genderfluid and pans3xual. Authors do not necessarily have to identify with one or more of these identities but the stories they submit should reflect non-normative genders, s3xualities, lives and perspectives.

How to submit:
  • We are looking for short stories with a word limit of no less than 3000 words. We regret that we are unable to include poetry.
  • All submissions should be in English. Translations from other languages are allowed as long as the author owns the rights to the translation as well.
  • Please submit the story as an email attachment on a word document. Please include a title and word count.
  • Do not include your name or any other identifiers in the word document. As we are using a blind submissions process, we will have to reject submissions that indicate the author’s identity in the body of the story.
  • Authors will be informed whether their work is selected by mid-October. At that time, we will request you to provide a name under which you wish to be published and a short bio.
  • All selected authors will receive a one-time payment. The copyright of the story will remain with the author.
The deadline for submission is 15th September 2011.

Send your stories to queerotic.stories@gmail.com

About the editors:

Meenu is a queer feminist activist. She has been involved with issues of gender and s3xuality through women’s rights organisations and autonomous collectives for the last six years. She lives in Delhi and is an avid reader of er0tica.

Shruti is currently based in Bombay. In the last eight years, she has actively engaged with the women’s and queer movements in the country. Over the years, she has worked as a researcher, social worker and counsellor.

Via: gaysifamily.com

Contact Information:

For inquiries: queerotic.stories@gmail.com

For submissions: queerotic.stories@gmail.com
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09 March 2011

Call for Submissions: KalaKranti 2011 - Queer South Asian Short Film Festival

Deadline: 1 April 2011

Call for submissions

KalaKranti 2011: A Festival of Queer South Asian Short Film

Trikone-Chicago is a social, cultural, and activist organization committed to Queer South Asians in the Chicagoland area, and beyond. Each year we celebrate the extraordinary potential of art to engender transformation and inspire possibility; this year we turn to Short Film, a medium of both brevity and profundity. We welcome short films of any genre, by and/or about queer South Asians (on the subcontinent or in the diaspora). Established filmmakers and first-timers, all are welcome! There is no submission fee. The festival will be curated by a committee of Chicago-based artists, activists, and scholars. KalaKranti 2011 is co-presented by Columbia College’s Center for Asian Arts and Media. Questions: kalakranti@trikonechicago.org

Submission Info:

Deadline: postmarked April 1st 2011
Decision notifications: May 1st 2011

QuickTime (.mov) format, under 30 minutes preferred. You may submit multiple entries. Email us (see above) for details about web submission: Vimeo, Dropbox, etc.

Or snail-mail CD / DVD to:

Kareem Khubchandani
Dept. of Performance Studies
Northwestern University
2240 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208

Please include your contact info (name, phone, email, mailing address), running time, exhibition format, description of the work (100 works max), and artist bio (100 words max). For CD/DVD submissions, please send us an email so that we know to expect your work.

Event Details:

KalaKranti 2011: Presented by Trikone-Chicago & Columbia College’s Center for Asian Arts and Media.

Saturday June 4
12:30 – 5:00 PM
Columbia College Film Row Cinema
1104 S Wabash, 8th Fl, Chicago IL

KalaKranti is selectively curated, but remains a non-competitive festival. All featured artists are warmly welcomed to attend however Trikone-Chicago cannot fund travel. We will do our best to arrange accommodations with Trikone members if you decide to attend from outside the Chicagoland area. If you decide to attend, we will also host a talkback following the film screenings. Registration and ticketing will open in early May.

More information here.
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