PUB: Two Countries Anthology

Two-Countries Anthology Introduction

Welcome to the blog for Two-Countries Anthology (TCA). This site is set up to provide ongoing information regarding submission guidelines and progress of the collection. I am a poet living in the Pacific Northwest and I have wanted to get this anthology underway for some years now. The official submission guidelines are below, followed by FAQ:

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Call for submissions: Were you born in the U.S. and raised by immigrant mother/father/grandparents? The forthcoming anthology, Two-Countries: Daughters and Sons of Immigrant Parents, (working title) seeks poems, personal essays and flash memoir on this subject written by adults. Editor is an prize-winning poet raised by a U.S.-born father and an immigrant mother from El Salvador. Previously published work and simultaneous submissions ok. No deadline or publication date as of yet. Please submit no more than four poems, two personal essays (1,400 word limit each) and/or two flash memoirs (750 word limit each) as a WORD document attachment in New Times Roman 12 pt font to twocountriesanthology@gmail.com.

Please include in your cover letter a bit about your multi-cultural/bi-racial up-bringing and how that experience makes you you. A brief paragraph at most. We would like to include this along with your writer’s bio (if you have one) as a preface should your work be accepted.

FAQ:

Does TCA have a deadline?

No. Not at this time (Jan 2013) as we do not know how many submissions we will receive and which genre will dominate (poetry or non-fiction). Once we get an idea of what we have and what we will need we will up-date this site with a cut-off date for submissions.

Do you take simultaneous submission?

Yes, as stated in the guidelines. We will also consider previously published material. It will be YOUR responsibility as the writer to make sure that the journals you simultaneously submit your work to know that your work was accepted (IF we accept it) to a forthcoming anthology. The editors of the journal will let you know if that is ok with them or not. The policy on this varies from journal to journal. We will be glad to cite the original journal or book in which your work appeared or is forthcoming.

Must I have been born on US soil to submit?

No, but you must have been raised from a fairly early age (in your teens or earlier) in the U.S. by one or more immigrant parents. What is most important to meet the anthology’s theme is that you think of yourself as more of an American than your parents or grandparents and that you came of age realizing and noting the many dichotomies, tensions, conflicts, illuminations and your own sense-of-self that arise from being the  “American” child of an immigrant parents/grandparents. These are the stories and imagery we are seeking.

What is the expected turn-around time for acceptance/rejection responses?

The typical turn-around time on responses to submissions for most journals is four to six months. I honestly do not think it will take that long, but I make no promises. I am a one-woman band, with a little help from my friends right now and we will do our best. If you cannot part with your work for at least six months than please do not send it.

Who is the publisher?

Like most collections just being constructed I do not have a committed publisher at this time. I am in the gathering and reading period. I plan to take several months (maybe even a year) to get the collection in top form and then submit it to University presses, presses who have demonstrated an interest in multi-cultural/bi-racial topics, and other small presses. I am experienced in getting books published and I am well-schooled in the industry. We have no doubt this collection will eventually find a home. When is unknown.

Who is the editor?

Please click on “About” located on the banner at the top of this page to learn more about me and our associate editor Jill McCabe Johnson.

We look forward to reading your work! Thank you.

Tina Schumann, Editor

Jill McCabe Johnson, Associate Editor