CALL FOR ESSAYS
–Do you have something to say about being bisexual?
–Do you have a story about coming out as bi?
–Do you feel you could identify as bisexual but choose not to?
–Do you find connections (or conflicts) between your bisexuality and other parts of your identity or life?
–Do you have something to say about desire? About relationships? About religion? About community? About politics? About the position of bisexuals in the place or community you call home?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, we want to publish you!
_We seek short personal essays or poems (200-1000 words) by bisexuals from Central or South America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, or Africa. We seek Muslim voices from anywhere in the world. _
If you don’t want your name in print, you can write under a pseudonym. If you think you’re not a “real” writer and would like to be included in this anthology, we want you. If you’re not comfortable writing, we can interview you. If you are not comfortable writing in English, write in your native language and we will translate your essay.
Essays will be published in the second edition of Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World. The new anthology will be published in 2009, in dual editions (English and Spanish).
The first (2005) edition includes personal narratives by people from 32 different countries, on 6 continents, ranging in age from 15-79. Please help us make this amazing collection even broader in scope!
Send submissions to Robyn Ochs (robyn@robynochs.com) by June 30, 2008.
Thank you!
Robyn Ochs (www.robynochs.com) & Sarah E. Rowley, Editors
Getting Bi is one of the most important recent contributions to the global struggle for human rights. By enriching our understanding of bisexuality within so many cultural and geographic contexts, this anthology serves as a magnificent tool for building support and respect for the sexual rights of each one of us.
— Paula Ettelbrick, Executive Director of the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission.