CHILDREN AND WAR ANTHOLOGY
http://jlpowers.net/?page_id=1438
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This anthology, to be published by Cinco Puntos Press in
2011 or 2012, will explore all angles of children’s and
teenagers’ experiences in war. The core of the book will
be personal essays, memoirs, journalistic accounts, and
historical narratives, both previously published and
original pieces. It may also include photos, artwork,
posters, and other debris that depicts the effects of war
on children and teens. Though the book will be primarily
non-fiction, we may include some fiction, and we are willing
to consider pieces about both current and past wars. “War”
is defined liberally to include both “official” declared
wars as well as secret, unofficial wars, such as those carried
out by governments on civilians in places like Chile, Argentina,
and Zimbabwe. All submissions, queries, and suggestions should
be sent to J.L. Powers at [email protected] by June
1, 2011.
NOTE: While the guidelines do not state the payment rate, I
spoke with Jessica Powers, editor of the anthology, and the
payment is $200 per story accepted.
Leaving - Post Industrial Pipescape by J.R.Poulter
I’m on the sludge pipe
walking out onto the bridge.
Today I go to find
another world,
somewhere the ancients called
‘above ground’.
I believe in this place
and the time before
the blast furnace light.
I don’t have a map.
Just a set of mind
And a gut feeling
I must head up
towards where the cold dark comes
and, once each month,
the light.
This was inspired by Thomas’ image of an amazing suspended world!