Submissions wanted from queer / trans BIPOC communities | $275-$1,000 per piece

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: 'WORLDBUILDING' ISSUE (COLORBLOQ) 

Deadline: 20 July 2020

Submissions are now open! WORLDBUILDING: Imagining Worlds of Justice and Joy. Pitches due 7/20.

The WORLDBUILDING collection from Color Bloq invites you to explore what it would mean to imagine a world that centers both justice and joy. What liberatory practices does the future hold? How is healing a part of our day-to-day? What new political systems arise and which ones fall? In this collection, we want to show how we might live day-to-day within a future that responds to calls for equity; we want to explore policies that would make public spheres more accessible and expansive; we want to share stories that are rooted in frameworks of abundance instead of scarcity. Imagining worlds of joy and justice is one step toward building them, and we cannot move forward without elevating and centering the visionary perspectives of queer and trans BIPOC communities.

For all other submission questions and clarifications, please email submit@colorbloq.org.

SUBMISSION TYPES

Feature-length articles and cultural critiques

These articles focus on history; social, cultural, and/or political context; reporting and analysis; or deep study into a singular topic. We are looking for nonfiction essays/articles/critiques ranging from 1200-2000 words.

Personal essays

Personal essays are first-person stories by individuals on their own lived experiences and relationships to the thematic topic. We are looking for personal essays ranging from 600-800 words.

Alternative formats

Works that fall outside of longform formats that also centrally address the publication theme. These include, but are not limited to: interviews, reviews, roundtables, experimental mixed-format (i.e. photo essays), multi-person collaborations, and more.

THEME

Fall 2020 | WORLDBUILDING: Imagining Worlds of Justice & Joy

COMPENSATION

Color Bloq strives to pay our queer & trans BIPOC contributors a fair rate for their work. Our current compensation rates are below:

• Feature-length Articles & Cultural Critiques: $500 - $1,000 each
• Personal Essays: $275 each
• Alternative Formats: $500 - $1,000 each; varies per content type

CONTACT INFORMATION:

• Submissions: Via Submittable
• Website: https://www.colorbloq.org