Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chicken Soup for the Soul, is seeking submissions for an upcoming anthology on faith:

Whether we consider ourselves to be Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or any other religion, our belief in a higher power directs our lives and our thoughts. Everyone's "faith story" is different. Some of us find faith late in life. Others lose their faith after a tragic event or spiritual dry spell, only to rediscover it through a divine nudge. Faith can appear quickly or build up over time. It can hit us like a sledgehammer or whisper in our ear. It can show up in a miracle or in an ordinary event. However faith arrives, it is life-changing and powerful.

If you have an inspirational personal story of finding your faith, we want to hear from you!

The deadline date for story and poem submissions is December 31, 2011.

Continue reading here for submission guidelines.

I have heard that accepted submissions are paid $100, but I am presently unable to find this information on the site.

Edited: I finally found the sentence I was looking for. Payment is actually $200 and ten copies of the book your work appears in.

Muslim Mothering

Demeter Press, which claims to be the "first book publisher focused specifically on the topic of mothering and motherhood," is seeking submissions for an edited collection on Muslim Mothering. This is not a mere anthology, but a scholarly work that will include "multiple, varied, and even contradictory images, symbols, and representations of Muslim mothers and Muslim mothering." While the deadline to submit abstracts has already passed, it may be worth contacting the publisher to see if they will make any exceptions. The guidelines state that the work is to be published in 2012, while the website says 2013...so perhaps there is still some time left to make a contribution to what seems like it will be an interesting collection. 

Continue reading here for more information.

Post-9/11 British and American Literature: Ten Years Later

Kristine Miller, an English professor at Utah State University, is compiling a series of essays centered on the theme of "post-9/11 British and American literature" for publication in a book.

Potential topics include:

• The work of a particular British or American writer 
• Comparative studies around a particular post-9/11 theme
• Representations of other conflicts (WWII, for example)
• Literature by or about British or American Muslims
• Representations of the media
• Women responding to 9/11
• Representations of public rhetoric and/or private trauma
• The 9/11 Commission Report as literary text
• Graphic novels or comics after 9/11
• Literary commemoration and memorialization 

If interested in submitting an essay, continue reading here.

Deadline for proposals: December 1, 2011
Deadline for submissions: June 1, 2012

Contribute to an Anthology of Writing by Young Arab Americans

Professor Pauline Kaldas of Hollins University is in the process of putting together an anthology of writing by young Arab Americans (up to age 18). 

According to this announcement:

Poetry, personal essays, and creative nonfiction will be considered for publication.  The focus of the anthology will be on issues relating to Arab American identity and the experience of young Arab Americans in the United States.

Deadline for submissions: December 1, 2010

If interested in contributing to this anthology, continue reading here.

Muslim Fiction Anthology

Andrew Madigan of United Arab Emirates University is editing an anthology of short fiction related to the Middle East and the Muslim world. According to this announcement:

Entries must be set in the region, and address the concerns of the region, though the characters (and the authors) can be from any culture or nationality. Translated works will be considered. Word count is not the central issue, though works of 2,000-10,000 words are more likely to be accepted.

Deadline for submissions is March 2011.

If you are interested in contributing to this anthology, continue reading here.