RedBone Press – Call For Submission
RedBone Press seeks well-written personal stories by
black lesbians on the subject of coming out while
married to a man. Looking for journal entries,
personal essays, creative autobiographical fiction,
poetry or whatever way the words come together to
describe your coming out. This book is intended to be
a resource for black women coming out of marriage, and
for the women who love them.
Some questions to address are: How did you tell him?
(The “honey, can we talk” speech?) What language did
you use to communicate your secret? Did you know your
orientation before you got married or after? Why
didn’t you keep it to yourself? Were there any fears
of violence? Did it delay your coming out? What is the
present state of your relationship with him? Do you
have any regrets? Do your kids know? How do you manage
co-parenting with your ex-husband? If you left your
husband and are not out, how do you co-parent? Was
there any collateral damage? How did you find new
support systems while finding yourself?
We are also looking for stories from women who are
partnered with formerly married women, addressing
their point of view surrounding these issues.
Please send submission, double-spaced and typed (no
more than 35 pages) along with a SASE to the address
below. E-mail submissions welcome; send files attached
as a Word or an rtf document, along with complete
contact information (snail and e-mail addresses).
RedBone Press
P.O. Box 15571
Washington, DC 20003
redbonepress@yahoo.com
Submissions will not be returned, so do not send your
only copy. Deadline for submission is Nov. 3, 2006.