Dear all
Blak Inc Books is preparing an anthology of writing about 'growing up Asian in
Australia', and we're currently seeking submissions. Please see the official
call for papers
below -- if you'd like any more info, please feel free to email me.
Thanks and best wishes
Denise O'Dea
Editor, Black Inc. Books
Call for submissions
Growing up Asian in Australia
Asian-Australians are known to each other and the outside world by many
labels: Quiet Achiever. FOB. Gangster Chigger. Mainlander. Banana. Yet are
these labels based on some degree of truth, or only fiction? What is it like
to grow up Asian in Australia?
We are looking for personal experience narratives of growing up
Asian-Australian that are unique, honest and reflective, for an anthology.
The pieces can be in any manner, tone or style, but we are not looking for
abstract or sociological treatments. They can deal with any aspect of
growing up Asian-Australian so long as they are original and provide insight
into the fascinating lives of Asian-Australians that defy, question or shed
light on the usual stereotypes.
Submissions should be between 800 and 3000 words in length and must be
received by 1st December 2007. Late entries will not be accepted.
This collection will be edited by Alice Pung, author of Unpolished Gem, and
published by Black Inc. in 2008.
Please address submissions to The Editor, Black Inc., Level 5, 289 Flinders
Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000. Hard copy only, but receipt will be acknowledged
by email so please include an email address. Final selection of pieces will
be made in early 2008. Enquiries should be addressed to
<deniseo(at)blackincbooks(dot)com>.
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