non-hierarchical community building

Alohas!

This is a submissions call to creative types far and wide of a new type of

publication looking for writers and artists. UNDERGROWTH is a non-profit,

open-source collective putting together an ongoing anthology of Australian

writing for publication in a digital, downloadable magazine. We’re looking

for solid writing of a speculative/ science fiction edge that comments on a

consciousness/ spirituality, psychedelic perspective and how that relates to

the rapidly changing world around us now. We embrace street culture that

comments on socio-political alternatives, technology, green ecology, Gaian

consciousness, magick, the Archaic Revival, ethnobotany, psychedelic and

doof counterculture, New Paradigm themes and writing that helps point the

way to a sustainable future.

We are drawing on the enthusiasm and verve of a youth culture that embraces

collective collaboration, network building, new media, new ways of

expression and the fire in the belly that refuses to be extinguished by the

forces of corporate-military-industrial-infotainment Spectacle! Another

world is possible and indeed, happening all around! We hope to show that by

drawing on the techno-cultural possibilities of the present, a multiplicity

of positive futures is also possible.

We would love you to be part of our evolving network and are seeking short

fiction (500 – 6000 words), non-fiction, (up to 3000 words) poetry and art

(web sized jpegs please) , as well as people wanting to be involved in

production behind the scenes. We are attempting to do all this in an

‘open-source’, transparent model on-line, uniting creators through the Net

and encouraging discussion and non-hierarchical community building. So

please forward this call to interested parties and check us out @

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/undergrowthdigizine/ or email us @

infoundergrowth at yahoogroups.com.au for further info.

{we live not underground, but in the undergrowth

courtesy Natasha Cho:

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – MEANJIN: ASIAN-AUSTRALIAN ISSUE

along with chris raja, i am guest co-editing an issue of meanjin with

an

asian-australian theme. we are looking for a variety of work – fiction,

poetry, essays and other non-fiction, scripts, zines, comics, visual

art

and anything else you might want to suggest. innovation is encouraged

and in fact we might get excited by it

you don’t have to be asian-australian to submit and you don’t

necessarily have to submit work that’s specifically about

asian-australian identity, cos it’s a funny old thing, this identity

stuff. surprise us

you also don’t have to be widely-published or a ‘big name’ to submit

and

you don’t necessarily have to submit work that’s specifically about you

being widely-published or a ‘big name’, cos it’s a funny old thing,

this

prestige stuff. surprise us

(note: due to australia council funding guidelines, only a limited

amount of work from overseas contributors can be accepted)

if you’re interested in submitting work or if you have any queries,

please contact me asap at natasha@diadic.com

the meanjin website is at www.meanjin.unimelb.edu.au/