CURRENT SUBMISSIONS THEME:
Seasons/Monsoons
sea·son
/ˈsēzən/
noun
noun: season; plural noun: seasons
1. each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.
mon·soon
/mänˈso͞on/
noun
noun: monsoon; plural noun: monsoons; noun: wet monsoon; plural noun: wet monsoons; noun: dry monsoon; plural noun: dry monsoons
Seasons and monsoons are powerful time markers. Our spirits and bodies move along, changing, transitioning, evolving. We love seasonal fruits and vegetables, we wait for the coming of rain. The monsoons are not just prevailing winds, but they have changed maritime trade for a long time, allowing diasporas to migrate and settle down.
We are looking for poetry/art/photography that examine such themes. How have the seasons and monsoons affected you? How have your own internal seasons and monsoons influenced your view of the world?
This combined submission call is for LGBTIQA and Southeast Asian diaspora. So if you are queer or/and Southeast Asian diaspora, send in your finest!
The themes explore transitions, transformations, germination, changes, disruptions, hope, trade, travel. The deadline is June 15, 2019.
Please remember that work should at least loosely related to botany.
/ˈsēzən/
noun
noun: season; plural noun: seasons
1. each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.
mon·soon
/mänˈso͞on/
noun
noun: monsoon; plural noun: monsoons; noun: wet monsoon; plural noun: wet monsoons; noun: dry monsoon; plural noun: dry monsoons
- a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon ), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon ).
- the rainy season accompanying the wet monsoon.
Seasons and monsoons are powerful time markers. Our spirits and bodies move along, changing, transitioning, evolving. We love seasonal fruits and vegetables, we wait for the coming of rain. The monsoons are not just prevailing winds, but they have changed maritime trade for a long time, allowing diasporas to migrate and settle down.
We are looking for poetry/art/photography that examine such themes. How have the seasons and monsoons affected you? How have your own internal seasons and monsoons influenced your view of the world?
This combined submission call is for LGBTIQA and Southeast Asian diaspora. So if you are queer or/and Southeast Asian diaspora, send in your finest!
The themes explore transitions, transformations, germination, changes, disruptions, hope, trade, travel. The deadline is June 15, 2019.
Please remember that work should at least loosely related to botany.
Poets
- You may submit 1 to 3 original/unpublished poems, of any length. If the poems have been posted on your blog, the editors will considered them published.
- State theme, titles of your poems and your name (the name you want to be published under) in your subject line before you email your submissions. Put "SUB" before theme and titles of poems. A brief cover letter will suffice.
- Font will be Times New Roman, size 12.
- We will accept .rtf, .doc and .docx files. We will not accept PDFs.
- Umbel & Panicle does not tolerate graphic violence or incitement of hate or intolerance. Such submissions will be deleted straightaway.
- If your poem is accepted, the editor will ask you for a 50-word bio.
Photographers
- You may submit 1 to 2 original/unpublished photographs. They should be 300 dpi/high res. If you have posted them before on your blog (social media sites included), they will not be accepted.
- State theme, titles of your photographs and your name (the name you want to be published under) in your subject line before you email your submissions. Put "SUB" before theme and titles of photographs. A brief cover letter will suffice.
- Photographs should be botanical, botanical adjacent, or inspired by botany.
- The photographs will be either TIFF, PNG or JPEG.
- Short descriptions should also accompany the submission of photographs.
- Umbel & Panicle does not tolerate graphic violence or incitement of hate or intolerance. Such submissions will be deleted straightaway.
- If your photograph is accepted, the editor will ask you for a 50-word bio.
ARTISTS
- You may submit 1 to 2 original/unpublished digital art pieces. If you have posted them before on your blog (social media sites included), they will not be accepted. A brief cover letter will suffice.
- State theme, titles of your artwork and your name (the name you want to be published under) in your subject line before you email your submissions. Put "SUB" before theme and titles of artwork. A brief cover letter will suffice.
- Art should be botanical, botanical adjacent, or inspired by botany.
- The files will be either TIFF, PNG or JPEG and be 300 dpi/high res.
- Short descriptions should also accompany the submission of artwork.
- Umbel & Panicle does not tolerate graphic violence or incitement of hate or intolerance. Such submissions will be deleted straightaway.
- If your artwork is accepted, the editor will ask you for a 50-word bio.
If you're ready, send your submission (poetry or photography) to umbelpanicle@gmail.com.
