Thursday, December 13, 2007

Call for submissions to MXD zine

Dear friends,

Just a reminder that the deadline for submissions for the next issue of mymixed race comp zine (currently looking for a new title to includebi-cultural experiences of non-mixed folks) is January 1st and I wouldLOVE for you and you friends to submit, so please SPREAD THE WORD.

I am interested in hearing from you if you are a person of color who:
-is mixed-race
-grew up in a interracial family
-is in an interracial relationship
-was transracially or transnationaly adopted
-grew up outside of your culture or in white environments
-has exerienced race/racism differently in different places/countries
-has self-identified differently in terms of race in different situations or at different times in your life
-are read/percieved as a race different that the one you identify as often
-grew up in more than one culture

I am looking for:
non-fiction personal stories and visual art about how your racial identityrelates to your experiences and/or other aspects of your identity. Nopoetry please! No more than 500 words.

Your subject is totally up to you as long as it has something to do withyour mixed race or bi-cultural identity or experiences. Some possiblesubjects are:
-growing up
-family-school
-relationships
-work-
communities you belong to (ethnic, cultural, activist, subculture,academic, etc.)
-how being mixed or multi-cultural relates to other aspects of your identity like gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, class, ability,immigration status, religion, etc.

check out the previous issue of this zine, MXD: true stories by mixed racewriters at QZAP.organd even if you have no intention of submitting a story or art, or don'tmeet the criteria, feel free to suggest a new title.

Thanks!!! -Nia Oxette King

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