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Category: Writing and Poetry
We remember you, ese!
RAUL R. SALINAS
March 17, 1934 - February 13, 2008
The Red CalacArts Collective, Calaca Press and Red Salmon Arts seek submissions for the
raúlrsalinas
Guerrilla Chapbook
Poetry Contest
As
a way to honor the late Xicanindio poet activist the Red CalacArts
Collective, Calaca Press (San Diego, Califas) and Red Salmon Arts
(Austin, Tejas) have teamed up to create the raúlrsalinas Guerrilla
Chapbook Poetry Contest. The Redz seek material from authors whose
poetry best reflects the lifework and interests of raúlrsalinas,
including Native and immigrant rights, the Chicano Movement, Black
Power, prison struggles, political prisoners, Leonard Peltier, Mumia
abu-Jamal, social movements, EZLN, Cuba, independence of Puerto Rico,
the Beat writers, and of course jazz, amongst many other issues related
to culture, human rights, community empowerment and social justice.
Raul was an inspiration for many. This effort is a way to keep that inspiration alive.
raúlrsalinas Guerrilla Chapbook Poetry Contest
Submission Guidelines
The
raúlrsalinas Guerrilla Chapbook Poetry Contest seeks work by Chican@,
Latin@ and Native poets between the ages of 18-35 who have not
graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing, nor are currently enrolled
in an MFA program. Poets also must not have a collection of poems
published by a small or large press exceeding 64 pages. Self published
books, being published in anthologies and/or on the internet is ok.
Previously published work will be accepted only if author has full
rights to work. Please indicate with submission wether work was
previously published.
To enter the raúlrsalinas Guerrilla Chapbook Poetry Contest authors must submit via email the following:
1) Ten poems written in caló, Spanglish, English o en español
2) A short essay describing your community work
3) A short bio in third person
4) Personal info: full name (and pen name if applicable), age, occupation, education, address, phone number, email, and website
Please
send as 2 separate Microsoft Word files using Helvetica font size 12.
One file with poems and the other with personal info, bio and essay.
Send to: redcalacarts@..cox.net
Deadline: May 1, 2009
Contest results will be publicly announced by the end of June 2009.
The winner will be determined by a three judge panel including:
Louis G. Mendoza, Ph.D. - Editor of raúlrsalinas and the Jail Machine: My Weapon is My Pen
Rene Valdez - Executive Director of Red Salmon Arts
and
Brent E. Beltrán - Co-owner of Calaca Press and member of the Red CalacArts Collective
The judges will be looking for the following:
1) Well written poems whose themes and subject matter relate to the lifework and interests of raúlrsalinas
2) Creative use of language
3) Your community work
The
chapbook will be edited by Cal A. Vera who will have final decision
(with input from the author) on title, chapbook contents, layout, and
cover art. All ten submitted pieces may or may not be used. The editor
may ask for revisions or even for alternative poems prior to
publication.
1000
copies of the chapbook will be printed. Winner will receive 100 copies.
The chapbook will be approximately 40 pages (give or take four).
Winner must own publication rights to submitted work. Author retains all rights to poems after publication of chapbook.
Depending
on budget constraints the contest winner will be flown to, and read at,
two chapbook release readings (one in San Diego and the other in
Austin) and receive an honorarium of $250 for each. Readings will be
scheduled for September 2009.
More about raúlrsalinas:
raúlrsalinas,
the author of the seminal Chicano experience poem, Un Trip Through the
Mind Jail, was not only an accomplished poet but a dedicated community
activist who gained a political consciousness while serving
approximately 13 years inside some of America’s most notorious prisons
(Huntsville, Soledad, and Leavenworth among others). While in prison at
Marion he was befriended by Puerto Rican Nationalist Rafael Cancel
Miranda (famed for an armed assault on congress on March 1, 1954 with
fellow Nationalists including Lolita Lebron). Sr. Miranda was a major
influence on Raúl’s lifework. Imprisoned during the early Chicano
Movement years he was active in the prison rights struggles of that
time. His book, raúlrsalinas and the Jail Machine: My Weapon is My Pen:
Selected Writings by Raúl Salinas highlights his struggles and
victories inside America’s prison system. Including winning a landmark
prison rights case. After his release from prison in 1973 he dedicated
his life to Chicano and Native American causes. He was a member of the
Centro de la Raza in Seattle, the American Indian Movement, a cofounder
of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee and various other progressive
organizations dedicated to defending the rights and interests of all
working class and colonized people. A true internationalis..t he was
committed to supporting Puerto Rican independence, the Cuban
Revolution, the Nicaraguan Sandinistas, the Zapatistas in Chiapas and
the Bolivarian Process of Presidente Hugo Chavez Frias of Venezuela
among many other struggles. After serving many years of forced exile in
Washington state (where he helped defend Native American fishing
rights), he eventually returned to his home in Austin, TX. Shortly
thereafter he opened Resistencia Bookstore and Red Salmon Arts which
became a cultural and political hub for East Austin’s Chicano
community. Raúl authored four poetry collections Viaje/Trip (Hellcoal
Press), East of the Freeway (Red Salmon Press), Un Trip Through The
Mind Jail (Arte Público Press) and Indio Trails: A Xicano Odyssey
through Indian Country (Wings Press) as well as three spoken word CDs
Los Many Mundos of raúlrsalinas: Un Poetic Jazz Viaje con Friends
(Calaca Press/Red Salmon Press), Beyond the BEATen Path (Red Salmon
Press) and Red Arc: A call for liberation con salsa y cool with Fred Ho
(Wings Press).
For more information on Red CalacArts, Calaca and Red Salmon:
Calaca Press
Red CalacArts Collective
P.O. Box 2309
National City, Califas 91951
(619) 434-9036 phone/fax
calacapress@..cox.net
redcalacarts@..cox.net
www. calacapress. com
www. redcalacartscol..lective. org
www. myspace. com/..calacalandia
Red Salmon Arts
1801-A S. First St.
Austin, Tejas 78704
(512) 416-8885
revolu@..swbell.net
http:..//salmonrojo. tumblr. com
The
raúlrsalinas Guerrilla Chapbook Poetry Contest is supported in part by
the Ford Foundation, JP Morgan Chase and Southwest Airlines through a
grant from the NALAC Fund for the Arts. For more info visit http://www. nalac. org.
The raúlrsalinas Guerrilla Chapbook Poetry Contest is a joint Red CalacArts Collective/..Calaca Press/Red Salmon Arts onda.
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