[Discussion] CFP: Literary, Non-literary, Reviews, and Artistic Submissions on "Conflict" (5/31/05; journal issue)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

YOUR BLACK EYE: An e-Journal for Critical Consciousness

www.yourblackeye.org

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE NEXT ISSUE:

DUE MAY 31, 2005

The theme for our second issue is "Conflict." We encourage contributors
to interpret this word as they see fit. Generally, we seek original
interviews, essays, poetry and fiction, art and photography, recordings
(film or music), and reviews of music, books, and film. Visit the site
and see "General Submission Guidelines" below for additional advice.

A "sub-theme" for our second issue is "Rejected Letters to the Editor."
We would like to see letters about recent or relatively recent
events/issues that you submitted to other publications, especially the
Op/Ed pages of major periodicals. We also welcome you to interpret this
call however you like, including letters that you know would be rejected
from a certain publication. "Open letters" are also welcome.

We would be interested in receiving recordings of spoken word
performances, rants, rap, and original music.

Your Black Eye has a rolling submissions policy; however, to receive
full consideration for the second issue, please submit by May 31, 2005.
  We appreciate early submissions.

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. Inquiries and
submissions can be made electronically through ybe@yourblackeye.org.


GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

=B7 Text: 5000 words or less, any genre, including: interviews, essays,
fiction, poetry, hybrid forms, and reviews (music,
movies, and events) in an MS Word format.

=B7 Photos, Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings: (jpg, bmp, gif).

=B7 Videos: 10 minutes or less in Real Player or Windows Media Player for=
mats.

=B7 Music: 10 minutes or less (mp3, wmv).

=B7 Hypertext submissions may be feasible: please inquire.

=B7 ALL submissions should have your name in the subject line and in the
name of your file. For example, Subject line: Dick Cheney =96 Submission.
Filename: "dick.doc"


INTERVIEWS

If you would like to propose interview someone or simply propose an
interview subject for an upcoming issue, please correspond with us
through ybe@yourblackeye.org.


ESSAYS

Essays about any topic are welcome; but we prefer essays that are
related topically to an upcoming issue theme.


POETRY AND FICTION

Poetry and Fiction=97any style and about any topic=97is welcome. However,=
 we
especially welcome works that are topically related to an upcoming issue
theme.


ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

We welcome image files of original art and photography. We prefer
several, related pieces from a contributor, that are related to the tone
of the Journal and theme of the issue.


BOOK, FILM, AND MUSIC REVIEWS

Unsolicited book, film, and music reviews will be considered. We are
not, however, able to provide review copies of any material.

We would like reviews of the following books:

Accounting for Horror: Post-Genocide Debates in Rwanda (2004) by Nigel
Eltringham

Beyond Neutrality: Confronting the Crisis in Conflict Resolution (2004)
by Bernard Mayer

Fools Rush In: A True Story of War and Redemption (2005) by Bill Carter

Glimmer of a New Leviathan: Total War in the Realism of Niebuhr,
Morgenthau, and Waltz (2003) by Campbell Craig

How to Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and
Terrorism (2005) by Jodie Evans, Alice Walker, Arundhati Roy, and Medea
Benjamin

Imperial Hubris (2005) by Michael Scheuer (originally listed as "Anonymou=
s")

Imprisoning America: The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration (2004)
edited by Mary Pattillo, David Weiman, Bruce Western, and David F. Weiman

In the Shadow of No Towers (2004) by Art Spiegelman

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: The Making of a Masterpiece (2004) by
Michael Streissguth

Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett (2004) by
Jennifer Gonnerman

Living in Prison: A History of the Correctional System with an Insider's
View (2004) by Stephen Stanko, Wayne Gillespie, and Gordon A. Crews

The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America=92s Military (2003=
)
by Dana Priest

The New Imperialism (2004) by David Harvey

Regarding the Pain of Others (2004) by Susan Sontag

Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (2004) by
Romeo Dallaire

A Terrible Love of War (2004) by James Hillman

When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in
Rwanda (2002) by Mahmood Mamdani

Why? The Deeper History Behind the September 11th Terrorist Attack on
America (2003) by J.W. Smith

We would like to see reviews of the following films:

The Battle for Algiers

Cry Freedom

Hotel Rwanda

Gunner Palace

Starship Troopers (especially a comparison with the book)

A Very Long Engagement

Music Reviews:

We welcome reviews of recently recorded music or older material with
contemporary exigency.  Reviews of "significant" (you define) concerts
or other musical events will also be considered.  Keep in mind that we
are more likely to publish reviews that connect in some way connect with
the overall theme of the journal, and furthermore, the published theme
for the upcoming issue.


Your Black Eye
An e-Journal for Critical Consciousness
www.yourblackeye.org


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