Wising Up Press call for submissions
From – Wising Up Press wisingup@universaltable.org
Hello:
Wising Up Press is issuing a call for manuscripts for three anthologies of memoir, essay, fiction, and poetry related to the immigrant experience, in particular the experience of naturalized citizenship. We hope that you will distribute the attached announcement widely through your network, post it around your offices, and perhaps submit yourself.
Wising Up Press is a division of Universal Table, an organization dedicated to promoting an appreciation of diversity in its many forms. These three anthologies are a central part of a broader Universal Table project focused on citizenship and constructive acculturation. Our special focus is the social and psychological dynamics of naturalized citizenship, especially for women. The three anthologies concern:
• Refugee and Immigrant Women who have chosen to become citizens as adolescents or adults
• U.S-raised Illegal Immigrants who feel fully naturalized by language, education, culture, and values but have at present no legal avenues to citizenship
• Adopted Chinese Daughters who became citizens in U.S. families through the adoption process
It is our hope that this manuscript call will reach a broad cross-section of immigrant communities so that the resulting anthologies will provide a rich representation of the wide diversity of experiences and viewpoints found among immigrants in the United States. We appreciate greatly any support you can provide to this effort. We are interested in interviewing people with interesting stories who may not be comfortable writing them themselves.
For additional information on Wising Up Press/Universal Table we encourage you to visit us at: www.universaltable.org.
Thank you for your consideration. We hope to hear from you about your own important work on immigration and acculturation.
Charles Brockett, Ph. D.
Heather Tosteson, Ph. D.
Publishers, Wising Up Press
P.O. Box 2122
Decatur, GA 30031