Two Lines open for submissions (translations)

 

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TWO LINES PRESS AND CALICO SUBMISSIONS OPEN! Two Lines Press: Open Submissions Call As part of our mission to seek out languages, authors, and translators traditionally undervalued or undersupported in English-language publishing, Two Lines Press is open for general submissions. As always, there is no fee to submit your work. This call is open to translations of novels, novellas, story collections, and literary nonfiction. Translations may be from any language into English. We highly encourage submissions of work from less-represented languages and from BIPOC, woman-identifying, and/or queer authors and translators. Submissions packets should include: A cover letter A 5-page sample translation Author and translator bios We will make five awards of $400 each to support translators in creating a longer sample based on their submission (minimum 5,000 words). Translators may opt into funding consideration on the submission form. Being selected for funding has no bearing on editorial decisions. If a manuscript is selected for publication, payment will be made as part of the book’s contract. See full information and guidelines on our website. Submit by August 2 CALICO: Sex in Translation Two Lines Press’s Calico series is looking for translations of poetry and flash fiction about S-E-X, erotic or otherwise. It’s notoriously hard to write well about sex, and yet we’re taking up the challenge. We’re looking for poems and short pieces of flash fiction that take risks to deliver a fresh take on the erotic, avoiding the usual pitfalls of cliché. A writer might find the erotic anywhere, even in everyday objects. But these pieces don’t necessarily need to be focused on pleasure—we encourage work that explores disgust, humor, apathy, etc. Above all we’re looking for exceptional writing and translations that celebrate language and form. This call is open to translations from any language into English. For poetry, please send us 8–15 pages of translated poetry. For flash fiction, please send us 5–8 pages. We define “flash” as prose of 1,000 words or fewer. We pay $200 for the first printed page of the translation and $25 for each subsequent printed page, up to a maximum of $500, for accepted pieces. And, as always, there is no fee to submit your work. See full information and guidelines on our website. Submit by August 2

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