Black Girl Anthology
Concrete Orchid Media is seeking story submissions for an upcoming anthology about growing up as a black girl who never quite fit in. All women with a knack for expressing themselves using words, photography or illustration are invited to share their personal experiences about what it was like being the odd woman out.
Perhaps your fashion sense was way ahead of its time. Your skateboard was frowned upon, or your comic book collection was just too “weird” to reveal to your friends. Maybe your musical tastes dipped a little too far into other (a.k.a.: white) genres, or you simply refused to accept the traditional definition of being “ladylike.”
Wherever you are in your journey, or whatever your unique story may have been, your experience defining (and redefining) your identity will make for a colorful collection of touching, inspiring, and hilarious stories.
This book project was inspired by a recent interview with Miss Jack Davey of the band, J*Davey, who said, “in junior high, when all my friends were listening to R. Kelly, I was secretly hiding away listening to Nevermind by Nirvana. That was my own little private joy. My friends would be like, ‘you listen to Led Zeppelin?!’”
The purpose of this book project is to celebrate our beautiful eccentricities. Each contributor will have the opportunity to discuss when, where, or how her identity as “quirky” began to take shape, and how that experience affected a particular moment, or even shaped her entire life. Women of all walks of life are welcome to share their unique story in their own way.
If you, or someone you know, is an eccentric/quirky/awkward black girl with a flair for writing, photography, or illustration, please contact anthology@concreteorchid.com for more information.