Ashland Creek Press is currently accepting nonfiction submissions for a new anthology, Writing for Animals: An anthology for writers and instructors to educate and inspire.
From Franz Kafka’s Report to the Academy to Karen Joy Fowler’s We Are Completely Beside Ourselves, animals have played a central role in literature. Increasingly, writers are playing a central role in advancing awareness of animal issues through the written word.
And yet little has been written about the process of writing about animals—from crafting point of view to voice. Writers who hope to raise awareness face many questions and choices in their work, from how to educate without being didactic to how to develop animals as characters for an audience that still views them as ingredients. We hope to address these issues and more with a new collection of essays, by writers and for writers—but most of all, for the animals.
We seek essays from authors and educators. Our focus is on including a mix of instructional and inspirational essays to help readers not only improve their work but be inspired to keep at it. Essays may be previously published and should not exceed 10,000 words. Accepted submissions will receive a stipend of $100 plus a copy of the finished book.
Areas of interest include:
Anthropomorphism and writing from the animal’s point of view
The rethinking of animal-centric idioms (such as “fish out of water” or “kill two birds with one stone”)
How to elevate animals from “set pieces” to “characters” in your writing
How to address violence toward animals
Animal rescue themes
Animals and “personhood”
The “animal turn” and what it means for animal-centric literature
Animals in children’s literature
For all submissions, please include (in a single document) the entire essay and an author bio listing all publishing credits, awards, and experience. Include a valid e-mail address, mailing address, and phone number.
All submissions must be made using Submittable.
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