The Cropper Foundation recently announced a call for submissions for an anthology—Writing for Our Lives: A Climate Justice Anthology—edited by Funso Aiyejina and Shivanee Ramlochan, and to be published by Peekash Press. The application deadline is June 7, 2024 (midnight, AST).
To be eligible, writers must:
- Be Caribbean nationals living and working in the Caribbean and writing in English;
- Be at least 18 years old by June 7, 2024;
- Submit pieces relevant to the theme of Climate Justice in a Caribbean context.
For detailed guidelines, visit https://thecropperfoundation.org/writingforourlives/
Description: Writing for Our Lives was conceived as an anthology of stories illuminating the urgency of the climate crisis for people and communities of Caribbean states marked by their varied yet substantial vulnerabilities. These stories will consider the implications for the health, livelihoods, culture, heritage, and well-being of the many who go unseen, unheard and, ultimately, unaccounted for in the decision-making of those with power, purveyors of our collective resources.
The anthology will be published through the Trinidad and Tobago-based imprint Peekash Press, producing an initial e-book for international release at the annual landmark climate conference, COP29 in November 2024. A regional launch of print and audio publications will follow in the first quarter of 2025.
The Call for Submissions for the Writing for Our Lives anthology under the Today Today, Congotay! project opens on May 7, 2024. The application deadline is June 7, 2024, at midnight AST time. No late entries will be accepted.
For any queries about eligibility requirements or the application process, please contact the anthology coordinators at writing@thecropperfoundation.org.
Why The Cropper Foundation?
The project builds on the legacy of founders John and Angela Cropper’s vision for a seminal environment for the strengthening and exploration of Caribbean identity through literature. Beginning in 2000, the same year the Foundation was registered, the Cropper Writing Residency was one of the first ventures of the newly formed non-profit.
Through its fifteen (ten adult and five teenaged) residential three-week workshops to date, led by award-winning writers Funso Aiyejina and Merle Hodge, the programme has helped mold over 180 Caribbean writers from almost every country in the anglophone Caribbean.
Many of these writers have gone on to publish with some earning major regional and global literary distinctions and accolades – among them, Jamaican Kei Miller and TT authors Ayanna Lloyd-Banwo, Danielle Boodoo-Fortune and Barbara Jenkins.
For more information, visit https://thecropperfoundation.org/writingforourlives or contact writing@thecropperfoundation.org.
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