Writers and Artists: Raise Your VOICES - Fall 2011 Call For Submissions

Fresh off the printer, online—and in coffeehouses, stores, and
music venues near you, Austin. 

Lipstick Pages, is pleased to announce we have a new site (currently under construction) and are now accepting literary and art submissions for our fall online issue. 


If you feel silenced or unheard as a writer, visual artist, and woman, and you want to "speak out" creatively as an individual in an independent publishing collective, then VOICES is the issue for you! 


We're currently working out the kinks of our new site and email system, but you may send submissions here in the meantime: lipstickpages@gmail.com, after reading our submission guidelines, of course, which include pesky things potential contributing writers and artists will need to know, like deadlines. 



Author/performance artist/activist we ❤ Damali Ayo, soon to be featured on the Lipstick Lit Review front page. Feature your favorite writer/artist: Submit a review or essay.

Otherworldly Omebi Velouria Art For Sale!

11 3/4" X 9" acrylic on wood. *SOLD*

Omebi Velouria is a cosmic music and visual artist ready to trek the globe as an entertainer. But she needs the money to support her artistic adventures. The painting above has been sold, but there are other stunning pieces from her collection available for sale (via Facebook and email correspondence), including brilliantly crafted semi-precious stone jewelry.

Quartz, apatite, and crystal bead pendant - $10.

Give her art a new home, and enjoy unique works.

Fall Issue Meeting & Mixer

Cherrywood Coffeehouse in Austin, TX has become unofficial meeting and party headquarters for Lipstick Pages.

We welcome past, present and future contributors and supporters of our art & lit webzine to celebrate the summer issue, which will be completely online the first week of August, and to plan the forthcoming fall issue. Lipstick Pages' meeting and mixer at Cherrywood will also be a great time to get to know each other - and welcome the new, amazing volunteer staff of editors.

Get there early, get there late - we just hope you get there to enjoy good company, food and beverages. Cherrywood has great choices and specials, and you can share a pitcher of beer with us - then stick around for a live music after dark - featuring VC CHLDKRFT!

We are seeing an increase in interest in Lipstick Pages, as well as an increase in art and literary submissions. We'll have the fall deadlines announced online, and possibly in print, before the meeting - so check thelipstickpages.net/submissions.htm after Monday, August 3rd for details if you'd like to contribute original art and/or literature for the fall issue. Then make plans for a productive and fun meeting and mixer on August 21st.

A New Facebook Page - And A New Attitude

As some of you avid social network users may have noticed, Facebook underwent significant user interface changes. As a result, we no longer have a Facebook account However, I was able to persuade them that we were a legitimate organization interested in connecting with other Facebook users who might be interested in our website. As a result, we now have new page with at least half of our friends from the old account listed as fans.

I'm not sure happened with the others, so I'd appreciate your help in spreading the word to Facebook users who hold an interest in the creativity of women.

These words struck me personally today, about the important role of the creative woman in shaping and improving society and the world, once we silence that inner-critic:

"Why have we not had more female writers, painters, scientists, sculptors, or artists. One explanation offered is that many women do not perceive themselves as creators, follow their interests into career preparation, or place importance on the works they produce. Moreover, the problem may be further exacerbated even when a woman produces an original, creative work of art, as some researchers have found that women are more conscious of criticism and find it more difficult to deal with negative perceptions of their work." - Sally M. Reis, "Women and Creativity," in the Encyclopedia of Creativity

In my own creative work, I've listened to that inner-critic too many times, doubting my abilities to produce something that society will deem valuable. These words inspire me to promote women as creators. The concept of women creators defies a patriarchal hegemony of art and literature. As it should be: women are just as capable as men in creating works to be appreciated - works that change the way we think and act.

The idea of representing a radical publication excites me, and inspires me to not censor my work, nor the work of other talented women. As editor, I will encourage creativity among contributors and insist that the voices of inner-criticism and self-censorship be muted. Of course, I will use my experience as a writer and copy editor to create the best women's webzine possible. But I won't silence my creative sisters' unique voices.

So along with a new face and body, Lipstick Pages has a new attitude.

I hope you enjoy all three.

Danna Williams
Editor

A Letter From The Editor: Pardon Our Dust

www.guerrillagirls.com

Dear Readers:

The deadline for the fall 2008 edition "It's Our World" was extended (see submissions), and I'm burning the midnight oil, sifting through email (including spam) to find almost lost gems of fiction and non-fiction. I've missed past contributors who seem to think we've disappeared, but I've been impressed with new contributors. They inspire me to help an always growing creative feminist webzine become an engaging, empowering forum for women seeking an outlet for their talents. 

Expect a slightly different look and feel to compliment these changes over the next few weeks. Some of the literature up for review posted last month will be postponed until next month to focus on original work by our contributors. I'm also preparing a couple of events later this fall to promote Lipstick Pages and the art, entertainment, and literature women create. Even our blog will be undergoing an internal makeover. Details to come mid-October.

Thanks for supporting us through the changes. 

Inspired by You,

Danna Williams
The Lipstick Pages Editor

"Celebrating Creative Feminism Since 2003."

We like feedback! info@thelipstickpages.com

It's Our World: Literary Review + Fall Edition News

Literary Legends Eudora Welty and Margaret Walker

The Lipstick Pages Literary Review

Last month we announced a new addition to our quarterly (seasonal) zine: a quarterly review of women's literature coming in late August. It's still happening, and I'd like to announce a partial list of books for review.

Fall 2008 Highlights

Chick Lit:

Does anyone feel sorry for the husband (under the pile of laundry)?

Fiction

No Girl Needs A Husband Seven Days A Week (Adult Novel, African-American) - Nina Foxx (Sept.)
Deep Dish (Adult Novel) - Mary Kay Andrews (Sept.)
Piranha to Scurfy (Adult Short Stories, Mystery/Suspense) - Ruth Rendell (Oct.)
Back to Life - Kristin Billerbeck, or Under The Red Moon - Mina Hepson (TBA Nov. )

Flashback
A Sin of Color - Sunetra Gupta (Sept.)
Jemima J - Jane Green (Oct.)
Why Girls Are Weird - Pamela Ribon (Nov.)

Lipgloss: For The Young Ones
The Truth About Forever (Young Adult Novel) - Sarah Dessen (Sept.)
Small Avalanches (Young Adult Short Stories) - Joyce Carol Oates (Oct.)


Non-Fiction

Memoir: The Art of Memories (Sept.)
Epilogue: A Memoir - Anne Roiphe
The Sum of Our Days - Isabel Allende

Biographical: Black Narratives (Oct.)
Cane River - Lalita Tademy

The Feminist P.O.V. (Nov.):
Feminism is for Everybody - Bell Hooks

Poetry

Selected Poems and American Smooth - Rita Dove


The Classics:


Fiction

Jubilee - Margaret Walker (Sept.)
Losing Battles - Eudora Welty (Oct.)
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers (Nov.)

Youth Classics
It's Not The End of The World - Judy Blume (Sept.)
Breaking Up - Norma Klein (Oct.)
Member of The Wedding - Carson McCullers (Nov.)

Non-Fiction
T.B.A. next month!

Poetry
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Love Poems by Women: An Anthology of Poetry from Around the World and Through the Ages - Wendy Mulford (ed.)

We're also accepting recommendations for reviews in Winter 2008/2009! Send them our way @ info@thelipstickpages.net, and we'll add it to the list.




Now Accepting Submissions for Fall 2008: It's Our World

The Lipstick Pages welcomes original art, essays, fiction, photos, poetry, and short films/video. Subject matter for the fall edition may be related to, but not exclusively concerned with, changing the lives of women - through individual, grassroots, and international activism.

Deadlines: September 12th - poetry, stories, essays, articles, and blog posts; September 19th - art and photos. Online submissions only to editor@thelipstickpages.net. Accepted work will appear online Friday, September 26th. Please read our guidelines before sending material: www.thelipstickpages.net/submissions.htm.


Thanks for your support - and keep reading!

Danna Williams, Editor

Summer Issue: The Body Eclectic - Part 2

The Lipstick Pages kicked off the spring 2008 issue The Body Eclectic on May 30th. Here's a mention of it in our Launch Party & Fashion Show* press release:

"[The Body Eclectic] celebrates the diversity in the images and everyday lives of eclectic women. It's a great opportunity for local artists, fiction writers, filmmakers, photographers, and poets - from amateur to professional - to share their p.o.v."

I thought it would be cool to take a summer holiday and continue the theme rather than rush into working on a summer issue, extending it to include the diversity of body images in art, photo essays and poetry. This means more to enjoy from the creative minds of women artists, and a new summer cover for your favorite creative feminist zine. The Lipstick Pages is updating the zine with The Body Electric II. It's an extension of the deadline to August 1st, and we're accepting new submissions of art, poetry, stories, and photos. Sorry, no videos yet.


Frida Kahlo at work.

New Zine Content in August 2008

To fill the void of criticism of mainstream portrayals of women and image consciousness, I'm creating an editor's review page, where reviews of books about body image - fiction and non-fiction favorites - plus fashion, beauty, and feminist critique blogs will explore the eclectic images of women. Links to sites we think address the body image issue, and a special two part opinion piece with the working titles: Feminism in Art: "Why Women's Work Matters" and "What's So Awful About The F Word?", unveiled late next month.

How's that for progress?



Now Accepting Submissions for Fall 2008: It's Our World

Lipstick Pages is now accepting: original art, essays, fiction, photos, poetry, short films (up to 3 entries per issue, no more than 10 minutes. each), short fiction (1000-10,000 words), and essays (500-2000 words). Subject matter may be related to, but not exclusively concerned with, changing the lives of women - through individual, grassroots, and international activism. Deadlines: June 12th - poetry, stories, essays, articles, and blog posts; September 18th - art and photos. Online submissions only to editor@thelipstickpages.net. Accepted work will appear online Friday, September 26th. Please read our guidelines for more info: www.thelipstickpages.net/submissions.htm.



Now Accepting Donations:

The Lipstick Pages requests donations to keep the site running - and eventually free from those pesky banner ads that don't reflect what we're about. I edit and publish our lovely zine for free, and none of our contributors receive monetary compensation. We do this for the love of exhibiting the creative work of women. All donations are used for site maintenance and expansion to include more of the art, photos, poems, and stories you enjoy. My ultimate goal is to create a wonderful feminist art and literature anthology (in print as well as online) you won't see or read anywhere else.

How's that for ambition?

Having A Great Summer, Hope You Are Too,

Danna Marrón Williams
Editor & Publisher

*Photos from The Lipstick Pages Launch Party & Blue Velvet Fashion Show will be posted soon @ thelipstickpages.net/photos.htm.