collective.aporia's press, *apo-press, is currently collecting work from artists around the world for our first publication. We will amplify diverse voices, experiences, cultures, and languages through print and digital platforms.
*apo-press is also working to expand our services to include other professional and creative support to our members, such as translation, manuscript feedback, and publication contract review. It is our hope that we not only celebrate artists, but also help provide artists with the necessary tools and opportunities to lift them up as professionals.
Interested in becoming a member? Click the button below to learn more about our Patreon offerings.
*apo-press is also working to expand our services to include other professional and creative support to our members, such as translation, manuscript feedback, and publication contract review. It is our hope that we not only celebrate artists, but also help provide artists with the necessary tools and opportunities to lift them up as professionals.
Interested in becoming a member? Click the button below to learn more about our Patreon offerings.
[Featured Contributor]
[issue 1: open call for submissions]
Re-knewing
A lover once said, Translation is an act of love. It’s like crossing a threshold, beginning a new cycle, words of faith whispered at the cusp of initiation, an invitation to feel the same.
the work
We want to see writing and art that demonstrates this grammar of exchange—what does it mean to give in to change, to renew, to remember, to make rituals out of moments and moments out of rituals.
How is the past visionary? Much like the nutrient rich detritus from which the verge is born a-new. To begin is never to start without. Each new cycle carries with it the wisdom & strength of past phases & progressions. What gifts are you bringing into this initiation? Like something of the past that continues to re-work its way to the surface; or the past we sacrifice to the future. Language as turf and terrain caught up in mineral sediment.
How is the past visionary? Much like the nutrient rich detritus from which the verge is born a-new. To begin is never to start without. Each new cycle carries with it the wisdom & strength of past phases & progressions. What gifts are you bringing into this initiation? Like something of the past that continues to re-work its way to the surface; or the past we sacrifice to the future. Language as turf and terrain caught up in mineral sediment.
the process
* We encourage each artist to include a translation of their work. The translation can be done in a recognized language, or one you create (such as through ekphrasis). Artists can translate their own work, or work with a translator/collaborator.
It is our hope that each translated work opens up space for further understanding and empathy of other cultures, languages, and movements, while creating community between collaborators in the process.
If you are unable to translate your own work or find a collaborator, we will work with you. Please let us know if you would like a translator in the submission email.
* We welcome these styles and genres:
poetry / fiction / creative nonfiction / critical theory / articles / rituals / spells / essays / reviews / visual art / music / photography / translations / collaborations / performances / novellas / hybrid work
* Send up to 5 poems or images and up to 10 pages of prose. Please keep videos under 20 minutes.
* Submit your work to apo.press.general@gmail.com with the subject line:
*apo- submission- [genre]- [first & last name]
* Include a short bio, appropriate notes, acknowledgements, etc. of every artist/translator/collaborator who participated in the work
the logistics
Rights: Artists keep the copyright, but *apo- press requests that you please make sure the second publication provides a credit and link back, indicating that *apo- press was the first to publish.
Payment: collective.aporia is unable to pay contributors until official funding is obtained. We will update the community when we are able to secure funding.
Deadline: This is a rolling submission.
Future publishing opportunities: Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for updates on open reading periods.
Contributors: We accept work from all races, ethnicities, nationalities, cultures, sexualities, genders, religious affiliations, spiritual beliefs, abilities, ages, classes, education level, publishing experience, and citizenship statuses. We encourage submissions from, and hope to turn the mic up for, marginalized voices.
**We will never tolerate any type of hate speech, racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, bigotry, ableism, xenophobia, transphobia, or any other bullshit that harms others, sustains dominant social oppression, or in any way upholds or spreads the disease of kyriarchal tyranny.**
Payment: collective.aporia is unable to pay contributors until official funding is obtained. We will update the community when we are able to secure funding.
Deadline: This is a rolling submission.
Future publishing opportunities: Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for updates on open reading periods.
Contributors: We accept work from all races, ethnicities, nationalities, cultures, sexualities, genders, religious affiliations, spiritual beliefs, abilities, ages, classes, education level, publishing experience, and citizenship statuses. We encourage submissions from, and hope to turn the mic up for, marginalized voices.
**We will never tolerate any type of hate speech, racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, bigotry, ableism, xenophobia, transphobia, or any other bullshit that harms others, sustains dominant social oppression, or in any way upholds or spreads the disease of kyriarchal tyranny.**
doing the work
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