Cherry Hill Seminary News

Call for Submissions

Minneapolis writer is compiling an anthology of modern, polytheistic experiences, tentatively titled Return of the Gods: The Varieties of Polytheistic Experience.

Seeking thoughtful, original, and previously unpublished non-fiction essays recounting first-hand encounters with Gods, ancestors, spirits, disembodied intelligences, and sacred presences in nature.

You may hail from a Hindu tradition, an indigenous tradition, a Pagan tradition, an African-based tradition, another tradition, or no tradition at all.

Electronic submissions only.  Please submit only final, proofread copy, double-spaced, maximum 5,000 words.  Please send your story as an MS Word attachment to williammcgillis [at] gmail [dot] com with the subject line: Return of the Gods.  Please refrain from submitting if you are not open to edits.

Please ensure that your story file includes your (less than 75 word) bio along with contact details, including postal address and email address.

Compensation:  All selected contributors will receive a complimentary copy of the book upon publication.
Deadline for submissions: June 21, 2012

Received from the Pagan publisher, Goddess Ink:

Call for Submissions for a new publication from Goddess Ink: 

Brigit: Fire of Womanhood

edited by Patricia Monaghan and Michael McDermott

It is with great enthusiasm that we invite you to submit a proposal as a part of an anthology of work to be published by Goddess Ink. This anthology, comprising works about the Celtic Goddess and Christian saint Brigit, will be edited Patricia Monaghan and Michael McDermott, scholars and devotees of Brigit. This call for proposals is being sent to a carefully selected group of scholars and religious practitioners. 

If you know of someone who might be interested in contributing to this anthology, please contact us at BrigitAnthology@gmail.com.

We are seeking submissions in any printable form, including but not limited to:·        

•  Scholarly essays·        
• Personal essays·        
• Poetry·        
• Interior artwork (including small line drawings, in black and white)·        
• Cover and Back artwork (color)·        
• Chants·        
• Invocation

Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2012

Planned publishing date for the anthology:  Imbolc 2013.

The anthology will be published by Goddess Ink.  Contributors will be compensated with one contributor’s copy of the anthology.Please direct inquiries to BrigitAnthology@gmail.com

To submit: for prose submissions, please send 150-word abstract outlining your approach to the subject; other submissions should be sent complete, with limit of 3 poems or chants per author.  Include 150-word biography.

We thank you for your interest in this project.

Michael McDermott and Patricia Monaghan

Co-editors, Brigit: Fire of Womanhood