Call for Submissions for Between Dystopias: The Passage To Caribbean Pantheology

OD Ekpeki Presents has announced a submissions call for Between Dystopias: The Passage To Caribbean Pantheology, a new anthology co-edited by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Tonya Liburd, E.G. Condé, and Fabrice Guerrier. Submissions are open from October 16 to February 11, 2024.

We define Caribbean Pantheology as stories spoken, sung, or written that evoke the wonder, horror, and joy of the Caribbean experience. Caribbean Pantheology will receive, read, translate and publish stories in all varieties of English (including Creole and Spanglish), Spanish, and French that engage with the diverse spiritual traditions of creators living in the Caribbean or its many diasporas. Between myth and legend, the fantastical and the speculative, the supernatural and the real, we seek stories that defy genre boundaries (fantasy, magical realism, surreal, the weird, speculative, science fiction) and the colonial borders that have long divided our islands into “Anglophone”, “Francophone”, and “Hispanophone” communities.

Works by “Caribbean people or anyone with ancestral or migratory ties to the region” are eligible. Payment is $.08 per word up to 1,000 words, or $.01 per word for longer submissions, with a $50 flat rate for articles, essays, poems, and reviews.

For more information, including the complete submissions call and guidelines, see the announcement from Ekpeki. Additional information about OD Ekpeki Presents/The Pantheologist series can be found on Ekpeki’s website.

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