Liberated Muse Publications

Second Liberated Muse Volume Enters Production

2011-11-05T10:23:00.000-07:00

Writer Alan King will be featured in new book

The writers have been selected for the second volume in the Liberated Muse anthology series-- Betrayal Wears a Pretty Face-- and the book has now entered its first stage of production.

This volume will be a bit different from the first which also featured the work of visual artists within its pages. While prominent visual artist Turtel Onli provided artwork selected to grace the cover of the anthology, the book itself will not contain visual art. Instead, in addition to containing the literary work by the selected writers, the book will include intimate interviews with each writer-- getting a glimpse into their writing process, personal definitions of the concept of betrayal and their personal writing lives that produced the quality work included in the new volume.

Liberated Muse founder Khadijah Ali-Coleman edits this collection, as she did the first, and draws from her experience as a journalist to solicit the responses from the writers in their individual interviews. Featured writers include Serena Wills, and Sumayyah Talibah who were featured in the first volume along with Ali-Coleman, while new contributors include Alan King, Catherine Bailey, Diane Nichols, Holly Reynolds-Holmes, Kristen Savali, Ola Bancole, Nick Sweet, Soyinka Ogunbusola, and Yahia Labibidi.

Call for Submissions for Liberated Muse Volume II: Betrayal Wears a Pretty Face

2011-04-01T06:40:00.000-07:00

Call for Submissions for Liberated Muse Volume II: Betrayal Wears A Pretty Face
In 2009, Liberated Muse presented our first anthology How I Freed My Soul-- an anthology that featured the literary and visual art from members of our network and others from around the world. Our first anthology featured the visual art of Liberated Muse members and renowned artist Turtel Onli, mixed media artist Shanta Monroe, singer/photographer Angela Ballard and painter Mars Davis. Writers Serena Wills, Farah Lawal, Amy Blondell, DJ Gaskin, Margaux Delotte-Bennett and whole host of other phenomenal talents were featured as well. We had numerous events celebrating our book in 2009 that took place throughout the DC area and beyond. Now, we are back at it again.

We are now putting out a call for writers and visual artists to submit work for consideration for our upcoming anthology Betrayal Wears a Pretty Face. The theme of betrayal must be implied in your submission-- whether it is betrayal of trust, love or expectation. Your story or artwork of betrayal can lead to a story of triumph or lend a heavy lesson to bear. The idea of betrayal is not merely something that we feel within relationships of friendship and love. Our political leaders may betray us. Our teachers may betray us. We may betray ourselves.

Your submission of betrayal can be in the form of original essay, short story, poetry or prose. Your entry can not exceed 5, 000 words and may be edited if selected for inclusion. Visual art submissions must be submitted in jpeg form and be your original work.

There is no submission fee. Entries selected for inclusion will not be paid, however authors and artists will receive a free copy of the anthology* and free tickets to Liberated Muse events. Selected authors and artists will also be included in upcoming performance tours promoting the book.
Submit your work to LiberatedMuseProductions@gmail.com for consideration. Submission deadline: June 15, 2011.

*Free copy received once one copy is sold

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2010-12-20T07:45:00.000-08:00