{"data":{"id":"ca94dbd8-30a6-4399-a57a-9a2dd8172c42","originKind":"SYNDICATED","title":"Call for anthology submissions","summary":"Call for anthology submissions\n\nAnonymous (not verified)\n\nSat, 08/08/2026 - 13:30\n\nDear Body, is a cross-border literary anthology that invites you to write letters to your body, sparking honest, creative, and necessary dialogue around aging, fertility, roles, menopause, and other hormonal changes. By using the powerful, intimate epistolary form, we aim to normalize conversations that are too often silenced or stigmatized. Whether humorous, raw, celebratory, or reflective, we invite letters (in poetic or prose form) that speak to the nuanced experience of womanhood/personhood, across identities.\n\n​\n\nThis anthology will be edited by Ashley Holloway and Jen Knox\n\nGuidelines:\n\nSubmissions will be accepted until January 12, 2027.\n\nAll submissions must be in English.\n\nNo AI-generated work, please. This is an individual letter (in prose or poetic form) from you to your body.\n\nWe accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if the piece is accepted elsewhere and you wish to withdraw it from consideration.\n\nThere is a submission fee of $15. There will be no refunds of reading fees.\n\nAll contributors will receive a paperback copy of the anthology.\n\nAll accepted work will be considered for the Editors' Prize, which includes $150.\n\nFormatting:\n\nEpistolary essays or poems should have a total word count of no more than 2,000 words. Poets may submit up to five poems per submission.\n\nPlease include page numbers.\n\nPlease double-space and use a 12pt font.\n\nPlease remove any identifying information from the submission.\n\nSubmit as a.doc,.docx,.rtf, or PDF file format.\n\nNo revisions will be accepted once the submission is uploaded. You may withdraw and resubmit.\n\nImage\n\nShort description\n\nDear Body, is a cross-border literary anthology that invites you to write letters to your body, sparking honest, creative, and necessary dialogue around aging, fertility, roles, menopause, and other hormonal changes. By using the powerful, intimate epistolary form, we aim to normalize conversations that are too often silenced or stigmatized. Whether humorous, raw, celebratory, or reflective, we invite letters (in poetic or prose form) that speak to the nuanced experience of womanhood/personhood, across identities.\n\n​\n\nChoose post type\n\nArts opportunity\n\nTags\n\nTags are used to categorize postings so that users can easily find opportunities that apply to them. Select the tags that apply to your submission below. You can only select one Location tag, but you can select more than one tag for Art discipline and Artist opportunity type if applicable.\n\nArt discipline\n\nLiterary arts\n\nLocation\n\nCalgary\n\nArtist opportunity type\n\nCall for Submissions\n\nInfo\n\nAny personal information provided in a request to post a listing on the AFA newsfeed, or in the listing itself, will be used for the purpose of posting to the AFA’s newsfeed, administering the AFA’s website and providing individuals and organizations with information on AFA programs and events. Such information is collected under the authority of section 33 (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is protected by the privacy provisions of the Act. Should you have any questions about the collection of this information, you may contact Aaron Talbot, Arts Services Consultant – Communications, at 780-289-3781.","url":"https://www.affta.ab.ca/node/20820","imageUrl":"https://www.affta.ab.ca/sites/default/files/feed/images/Unleash%20Square%20Logo%20_3.png","publishedAt":"2026-08-08T19:30:03.000Z","sourceLabel":"Alberta Foundation for the Arts Opportunities","tags":[],"authorName":"Anonymous","contentHtml":"Call for anthology submissions\n\nAnonymous (not verified)\n\nSat, 08/08/2026 - 13:30\n\n\n

Dear Body, is a cross-border literary anthology that invites you to write letters to your body, sparking honest, creative, and necessary dialogue around aging, fertility, roles, menopause, and other hormonal changes. By using the powerful, intimate epistolary form, we aim to normalize conversations that are too often silenced or stigmatized. Whether humorous, raw, celebratory, or reflective, we invite letters (in poetic or prose form) that speak to the nuanced experience of womanhood/personhood, across identities.

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This anthology will be edited by Ashley Holloway and Jen Knox

 

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\n \n \n Image\n \"\"\n\n\n \n\n \n Short description \n Dear Body, is a cross-border literary anthology that invites you to write letters to your body, sparking honest, creative, and necessary dialogue around aging, fertility, roles, menopause, and other hormonal changes. By using the powerful, intimate epistolary form, we aim to normalize conversations that are too often silenced or stigmatized. Whether humorous, raw, celebratory, or reflective, we invite letters (in poetic or prose form) that speak to the nuanced experience of womanhood/personhood, across identities.
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\n​\n \n\n \n Choose post type\n Arts opportunity\n \n\n \n Tags\n

Tags are used to categorize postings so that users can easily find opportunities that apply to them. Select the tags that apply to your submission below. You can only select one Location tag, but you can select more than one tag for Art discipline and Artist opportunity type if applicable.

\n \n\n \n Art discipline\n \n Literary arts\n \n \n\n \n Location\n Calgary\n \n\n \n Artist opportunity type\n \n Call for Submissions\n \n \n\n \n Info\n

Any personal information provided in a request to post a listing on the AFA newsfeed, or in the listing itself, will be used for the purpose of posting to the AFA’s newsfeed, administering the AFA’s website and providing individuals and organizations with information on AFA programs and events. Such information is collected under the authority of section 33 (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is protected by the privacy provisions of the Act. Should you have any questions about the collection of this information, you may contact Aaron Talbot, Arts Services Consultant – Communications, at 780-289-3781.

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