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Movie trailer for Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Project

Kuma contributor Kat Williams has a new talk show on Blog Talk Radio:

Sippin On Ink

premieres 

 In the meantime, head over to Cherry’s Grove to hear Kat reading one of her pieces: Ignoring Her.

that this:

can be an instrument of extreme pleasure . . .

Ummm, yeah. Check out D. Alexandria’s review of the Pinwheel and other naughty goodies in our adult education center.

Blasts From The Past

Kathleen Warnock is now accepting submissions for Best Lesbian Erotica 2010

Guidelines for Submission:

• Submit short stories, self-contained novel excerpts, other prose
• Unpublished material will be considered
• Previously published material will also be considered, provided it was or will be published between 9/1/2008 & 12/31/2009
• Include a cover page with: Author’s Name, Title of Submission(s), Address, Phone/Fax, and Email Address
• All submissions must be typed & double-spaced; number the pages.
• Each submission should be a maximum of 5,000 words
  (list wordcount on title page)
• You may submit a maximum of 3 different pieces of work
• Submit 2 hard copies of each submission
• No email submissions will be accepted, but you can email queries to Kwarnockble (at) gmail.com
• No manuscripts will be returned.
• VERY IMPORTANT: I cannot accept any submission that is being simultaneously submitted to another annual erotica anthology (for example, The Ultimate Lesbian Erotica, Best Women’s Erotica, etc.)
• I accept submissions throughout the year, and the final (postmark) deadline for me to receive your submission each year is April 1. All submissions will be responded to by the end of September. The anthology is published each year in November by Cleis Press.

DEADLINE: must be postmarked by APRIL 1, 2009
(Submissions accepted year round, the earlier the better!)

INFO: KWarnockble (at) gmail.com

Send all submissions to:
Kathleen Warnock
31-64 21st St., #319
Long Island City, NY 11106

Mailing Guidelines:
>From the USA
-postmarked April 1 or earlier
-Recommended Methods: First Class, Priority Mail
If you must have a confirmation that I received your submission other than USPS Delivery Confirmation, then enclose a self addressed stamped postcard (with a Forever Stamp) which I will send back to you.

>From Canada
-postmarked April 1 or earlier
-Recommended Methods: Regular USA Letter Post (Air Mail), XpressPost USA

>From Everywhere Else
-postmarked April 1 or earlier

We are celebrating our 10-year anniversary with a mini-update. We are extremely happy to be presenting new art work from anafrikanviolet, the first artist to appear in the Kuma Art Gallery:

We have 2 new pieces from writers we know you love:

Naked & Famous by Sin_cere

Tag! by D. Alexandria aka Glitter

And last, but not least, we are giving away 5 of these (courtesy of Babeland):

Click for full sized

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Tongues Afire: A Free Creative Writing Workshop for Queer Women, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color*
Led by R. Erica Doyle
October 9 – December 11, 2008
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm

Workshops will take place at the Audre Lorde Project, 85 South Oxford Street; Brooklyn, NY 11217**

To Apply
Send an email to tonguesafire@gmail.com with following information

· your contact information (name, phone, email, mailing address),

· one paragraph that describes who you are and how you identify as queer woman/gnc person of color (be creative and definitive)

· one – two paragraphs for why you want to be a part of Tongues Afire, and

· a writing sample (1-3 pages of poetry, prose, fiction, or creative non-fiction)

the deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Space is limited. Selected workshop participants will be contacted via email or phone. ***All applicants will be notified by Monday, October 6th. and Accepted applicants must confirm their attendance upon notification.

About the Workshop
Always want to write, but never seem to find the time? Looking for a supportive space to develop new work? This workshop, led by writer-teacher-performer R. Erica Doyle, is for writers of all levels. Sessions will incorporate readings along with in-class workshop exercises in literary memoir, poetry, and short fiction. Participating writers will develop methods of constructive critique and strategies for incorporating writing in their everyday lives. Information on publication, funding, and reading opportunities will be shared. The workshop will culminate in a public reading at the Audre Lorde Project.

About the Workshop Facilitator
R. Erica Doyle is a writer of Trinidadian descent who lives in New York City. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Best American Poetry, Ploughshares, Callaloo, Bum Rush the Page, and Ms. Magazine. She has performed her work at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Kennedy Center, Public Theater, St Mark’s Poetry Project, Bar 13, Bowery Poetry Club, and the Calabash Literary Festival in Jamaica. She has taught creative writing workshops at the 14th Street Y, the Brooklyn Public Library, Union Settlement, Sisterspace and Books, and in the New York City public schools. She is the recipient of awards and fellowships from the Hurston/Wright and Astraea Foundations and the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a fellow of Cave Canem, a workshop and retreat for African-American poets.

Need More Info?

You may send questions to tonguesafire@gmail.com or call 718.813.7240.

** Anyone who identifies as a woman of color is welcome, including people of color who self-identify as women, trans, butch lesbians, bois, drag queens, bi-gendered, two-spirited, drag kings, femme queens, A.G.s, genderqueer, non-gendered, andro, crossdressers, gender-benders, gender fluid as well as other identities of peoples who face gender oppression because of their non-conventional gender expression.

** Directions: C train to Lafayette Avenue; G train to Fulton Street; 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q, D, M, N, R to Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street

Tongues Afire is made possible by support from Poets and Writers, Inc and the Audre Lorde Project.