CALL FOR PAPERS: LGBTQ Immigration Experiences

CALL FOR PAPERS: Do you have an immigrant experience to share, either as an immigrant, befriending an immigrant, or in a binational relationship?  Are you involved in the queer immigrant movement?  UIC is looking for LGBTQ perspectives on immigration.  The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is creating Chicago: An Immigrant City, an exciting anthology of contemporary reflections on the immigrant experience written by immigrants, activists, scholars, and youth.  These poems, essays, and personal narratives will highlight critical issues in the immigration debate including labor, education, LGBTQ concerns, and the immigrant rights movement.  This anthology will feature a foreword by Elvira Arellano and will be accompanied by a comprehensive resource guide for immigrants to Chicago.  Chicago: An Immigrant City will be published in multiple languages to serve Chicago’s diverse population.

We invite you to submit a written piece on LGBTQ immigration for Chicago:  An Immigrant City.  Tentative publication is Spring 2009.  Deadline for submission is May 1, 2008.  Submit a hard copy to Dr. Patrick Finnessy in Room 1172 Behavioral Sciences Building or an electronic copy to Patrick Finnessy no later than May 1, 2008.  Submissions should be personal narratives/reflections on your queer immigration experience.  Most selected submissions will be no longer than 2 to 3 pages or roughly 1500 words.  However, poetry and longer essays will also be considered.  Compensation (to be determined) for selected items will be extended.

Submitted papers will be read by at least three referees in blind review.  If you are not interested in submitting a paper for review but would like to share your story orally with Dr. Finnessy, please contact him directly to arrange an appointment.  He will gather data for an introductory piece to be submitted with this chapter.

If you have questions, please contact Patrick Finnessy or Margot Nikitas.