Call for Submissions: Reflections (journal), Immigration Topic

DEMOCRACIS, y Libertad, pero para Quien!/Democracy and Freedom, but for Whom?
Spring 2009
Perhaps no current cultural issue puts pressure on the definition of community as does immigration. In the midst of contentious political and cultural debate, however, university/neighborhood alliances have developed models that help build local support and educational access for a variety of immigrant populations. [...]

Call for Submissions: AIDS Project of LA Writing Project 2009

AIDS Project of LA Writing Project 2009 / Co-editors: Tisa Bryant and Ernest Hardy
 Our world is at a crossroads.  We daily witness economic meltdowns and uncertain job markets, boiling religious fundamentalism, issues of immigration as borders melt or collapse, age-old and brand new manifestations of racism, and the exploding spread of AIDS in communities of [...]

Call for Submissions: Anthology on Health-Care Crisis

FOR ANTHOLOGY putting human face on America’s health care crisis, editor seeks true stories from/about women—patients, providers, caregivers, family members—sharing positive and negative experiences. Anthology will illuminate system failing everyone, particularly women shouldering much of the burden; offer alternatives that work for developing responsive public health policy. Deadline: August 15. Stories embedded in e-mail (2,500 [...]

Call for Submissions: AJN, THE AMERICAN Journal of Nursing

AJN, THE AMERICAN Journal of Nursing (circ. 300,000), seeks poems and short personal essays on experiences related to health and health care for its Art of Nursing and Reflections departments. Authors need not be health professionals. Original perspectives and clear, unsentimental writing are preferred. $150 honorarium paid upon publication. Guidelines available at www.editorialmanager.com/ajn.