Call for Submissions
To the End:
Divorce narratives from queer, trans, non binary, gay, bisexual, lesbian, two-spirit, gender-expansive, and intersex writers
This anthology aims to explore the full depth and breadth of divorce narratives from queer, trans, non-binary, two-spirit, genderfluid, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and intersex writers. Divorce can be painful, clarifying, freeing, extremely messy, and/or full of renewed life. What story are you called to share about your divorce and how it relates to your LGBTQQI experience?
I am interested in all of the narratives on divorce. I want the stories of hurt, frustration and anger to be read alongside stories of compassion, transcendence and acceptance. Your essay might include a commingling of all the feelings!
A few prompts I came up with (you do not need to write about these topics):
- What lessons about identity did you discover through your divorce?
- What did you gain and/or lose during your divorce?
- Are you disillusioned with marriage now that you have gone through divorce? Why or why not?
- Some of us looked to marriage as a way to legitimize and/or normalize our lives. Did marriage accomplish this? Did divorce change this?
- If you are trans: How did your trans identity complicate divorce? For example: were you in a marriage that ended when you came to terms with your trans identity or transitioned?
- Were there unique stressors related to your gender or sexuality found in your marriage that led to divorce?
- How did the narrative of gay marriage fit into your understanding of what being married meant and how did it ultimately affect your divorce?
To submit your work:
Please email your non-fiction personal essay of no more than 5000 words to: mortydiamond@gmail.com.
Formats preferred: MS Word or link to a Google Document.
Contributors will be paid for their work and will receive copies of the book.
EXTENDED Deadline for submissions: November 20, 2024
About the editor: Morty Diamond is a trans/queer therapist, social worker, artist, and writer living in California. Morty experienced his own divorce in 2020 and has since been interested in bringing more clarity and insight into the social and emotional aspects of divorce for LGBTQQI people. His last two anthologies, Trans/Love and From the Inside Out FTM and Beyond, are both published by Manic D Press. He is a lecturer at San Francisco State University in the School of Social Work.
To contact me, please use the form below or email me at mortydiamond@gmail.com