Under the Trans Umbrella

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Essays| Creative Writing | Poetry

The collection is to document essays, creative writing, and poetry that can showcase stories that offer writers an opportunity to share their heartfelt stories and thoughts that go beyond the body.

Who can Submit:
New and Emerging writers who are in the LGBTQIA+ community. Preference will be given to Transgender, Non-Binary, Intersex, Gender Fluid, Two-Spirit, Androgynous, Genderqueer, A-Gender, 3rd Gender individuals, BIPOC.

**Open to All Ages**

What to Submit:

One submission entry will be accepted per person
Up to 2 pieces allowed in one pdf or word doc
It can be a combination of writings or just one piece - up to you on what you want to submit, keep these guidelines in mind:

Essay Length 300 - 2,000 words max per writing
Poems Length 400 word max (approximately up to 2 pages per poem)
Creative Writing, i.e. Short Stories, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Flash Short Fiction 1,000 - 2,500 word max per writing

*Please use citations if using materials from other sources (incredibly important to give credit where credit is due).
**No Google Links will be accepted at this time.

Submission Due Dates:
January 1 - February 28, 2021

Submission Review Dates:
March 1 - April 30, 2021

Publication Date:
May 2021

Compensation for Submission:
If submitted work is selected for publication the writer will receive a printed copy of the work and a stipend will be provided. The writer will own the rights to all their work - the submitted piece will be a donated piece as part of a collection.

Q Youth Foundation reserves the right to any printing, electronic-digital copies (kindle, libby, etc.) and any other iteration of the publication in which it will be offered for purchase and 100% of funds generated will return back to future Q Youth Foundation programs and publication opportunities.

Submission Form

* Indicates required field

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Address: Please add an address that is secure for you to receive correspondence. This information WILL NOT be shared and will be secured to only Q Youth Foundation. *

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City

State

Zip Code

Country

Pronouns (i.e. She/Her; They/Them; Zie/Zir) *

How Do You Identify

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression SOGIE -- (i.e. Gender-fluid, Queer, Bisexual, Transgender) *

Racial and/or Ethnic Identities (i.e. Afro-Latinx, API, Desi, African-American, Indigenous) enter how you identify below: *

Short Answer Questions

Tell us about you and your journey? 350 words max. *

What does writing mean to you? : 300 words max *

Why do you want to submit to this publication? 200 words max *

Give us a short description of your submission(s). 250 word max. *

Submit

Meet the Editors:

Lilac Vylette Maldonado

Editor

Lilac Vylette Maldonado (she/they)
is a community organizer and culture worker who identifies as a sick & disabled, neurodivergent, Two-Spirit, Chicanx femme. She has been actively organizing since 2009 around many intersectional social justice issues such as racial justice, gender justice, disability justice, LGBTQIA+ issues, and body autonomy and acceptance.
They are an avid zinester who has written and created artwork for various academic and social justice-themed DIY booklets. She is a co-founding member of and logistics coordinator for the Los Angeles Spoonie Collective, a grassroots disability justice group connecting disabled activists and artists to community organizing and education opportunities. They are also a part of the education team at the Fireweed Collective.

Ana Bernal

Editor

Ana Bernal (They/Them) is a Gender Non-Conforming artist born and raised in East Los Angeles. They are the Founder and Executive Director of Q Youth Foundation, a non-profit organization using the power of storytelling and the arts to connect the LGBTQIA+ community in Los Angeles.

They earned a master's degree in
Nonprofit Management at Antioch University Los Angeles. They are an inductee to Honor 41 national list of LGBTQ Latino/a role models for 2015. Received the LGBT Hero Award for the production of Eastside Queer Stories Festival 2016.

Currently, they are a teaching professor at Humboldt State University for the College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS), teaching Community Activism for the Critical Race and Gender Studies (CRGS) department and Theater of the Oppressed & Film Grant Writing for the Film,Theater & Dance (FTD) Department.