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alexandraerin) wrote2015-02-05 09:42 am
alexandraerin) wrote2015-02-05 09:42 am
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State of the Chapbook
This is an update post about the status of Angels of the Meanwhile, the chapbook I am putting together to help Elizabeth R. McClellan (popelizbet) pay for expenses related to her shoulder injury. After I make this post, I'm going to tag the previous two posts on the subject with "aotm" so the link http://alexandraerin.dreamwidth.org/tag/aotm will show you the whole history of the subject so far.
Okay, so about a dozen poets have sent or pledged poems, and I have 2 or 3 pieces of prose of varying length either submitted or pledged. There's a good mix of original/unseen content and reprints, where I feel like we can offer a solid value. I would love to have more material, particularly more prose. Again, reprints are fine, and microfiction/flash fiction is fine. No minimum length. In fact, a bunch of very short pieces to set against the poetry would be great. I certainly have no shortage of my own such work to contribute, but I would rather not have it wind up looking like my own vanity project.
I am trying to put this together fairly quickly, but some contributors are already writing new work, so if you would love to pitch in but are worried that you don't have anything on hand, please shoot me a line to let me know you're interested.
Again, I'm asking people who are interested in helping out to email me at contactme@alexandraerin.com with the subject line "FOR POPELIZBET". Poetry, prose, artwork... all are welcome. Lizbet is a primarily speculative (melancholy dark fantasy, I would say) poet herself, and so things in that vein or with a witchy, earthy, down-home vibe are particularly appropriate. Mermaids and monster girls of all stripes also very welcome, as are works about hope and healing. If you're not sure if something would fit the mix, please send it anyway. I can try to describe how the thing is shaping up at the moment, but that doesn't mean I know where it's going.
Okay, so about a dozen poets have sent or pledged poems, and I have 2 or 3 pieces of prose of varying length either submitted or pledged. There's a good mix of original/unseen content and reprints, where I feel like we can offer a solid value. I would love to have more material, particularly more prose. Again, reprints are fine, and microfiction/flash fiction is fine. No minimum length. In fact, a bunch of very short pieces to set against the poetry would be great. I certainly have no shortage of my own such work to contribute, but I would rather not have it wind up looking like my own vanity project.
I am trying to put this together fairly quickly, but some contributors are already writing new work, so if you would love to pitch in but are worried that you don't have anything on hand, please shoot me a line to let me know you're interested.
Again, I'm asking people who are interested in helping out to email me at contactme@alexandraerin.com with the subject line "FOR POPELIZBET". Poetry, prose, artwork... all are welcome. Lizbet is a primarily speculative (melancholy dark fantasy, I would say) poet herself, and so things in that vein or with a witchy, earthy, down-home vibe are particularly appropriate. Mermaids and monster girls of all stripes also very welcome, as are works about hope and healing. If you're not sure if something would fit the mix, please send it anyway. I can try to describe how the thing is shaping up at the moment, but that doesn't mean I know where it's going.