What makes a story “anarchist”? This is a question that has come up a few times in discussions. We have no definitive answer. And, of course, we never will. Anarchism has many tendencies (some of which are so completely at variance with the generally-accepted fundamentals that they do not seem to stem from the same philosophical base; for example, the anarcho-anomaly of so-called “anarcho-capitalism,” which is nothing more than capitalism shape-shifting badly.) Wikipedia has a pretty good article on the varieties of anarchist thought.
Soooooooo...Looking forward to reading some great stories. The following is the AWB's official call for submissions.
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Le Bloc des Auteur-e-s Anarchistes est à la recherche de nouveaux textes littéraires non-publiés pour sa quatrième anthologie internationale de nouvelles littéraires anarchistes. Nous cherchons des soumissions traitant de sujets touchant à l'anarchisme (exemple: antiautoritarisme, anticapitalisme, antimilitarisme, dénonciation de différentes formes d'aliénation, écologie, justice sociale et économique, antiracisme, guerre des classes, genre, etc.) et nous accepterons des œuvres de personnes anarchistes tout comme des sympathisant-e-s qui ne se décrivent toutefois pas comme tel-le-s. Les nouvelles littéraires qui seront priorisées seront des récits vivants, imaginatifs, et si possible non-didactiques.
Le B.A.A. est un groupe d'auteur-e-s anarchistes fondé à Montréal, avec des contributrices/teurs de partout dans le monde. Depuis 2010, nous avons publié trois anthologies de fiction anarchiste : Subversions I, II et III.
Date limite pour l'envoi d'un texte : premier octobre 2016
Longueur: 500 à 3000 mots.
Envoyez à : submissions@anarchistwritersbloc.net
Ou par la poste au: 2033, boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H2X 2T3
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ANARCHIST SHORT STORIES WANTED FOR NEWEST ANTHOLOGY
The Anarchist Writers Bloc (AWB) is soliciting new, unpublished fiction for its fourth international anthology of anarchist short stories. We invite submissions dealing with subjects pertaining to anarchism (e.g., against illegitimate authority, anti-capitalism, anti-war, alienation, ecological, social and economic justice, race, class and gender from an anarchist perspective, etc.), and welcome work from anarchists and non-anarchists. We are looking for stories that are lively, creative, and not didactic. No political pamphlets disguised as literature, please.
The AWB is a group of anarchist fiction writers based in Montreal, Canada with contributing members from around the world. Since 2010 we have published three anthologies of anarchist fiction: SUBVERSIONS Vol 1, 2 and 3.
Deadline for submissions: October 1, 2016. Length: 500 – 3,000 words maximum.
Send to: submissions@anarchistwritersbloc.net
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The Anarchist Writers Bloc, c/o Librarie Insoumise Bookstore,
2033 boul St-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 2T3
Website: anarchistwritersbloc.net
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