RedBone Press

RedBone Press seeks well-written personal stories by black lesbians on the subject of coming out while married to a man. Looking for journal entries, personal essays, creative autobiographical fiction, poetry or whatever way the words come together to describe your coming out. This book is intended to be a resource for black women coming out of marriage, and for the women who love them.

Some questions to address are: How did you tell him? (The "honey, can we talk" speech?) What language did you use to communicate your secret? Did you know your orientation before you got married or after? Why didn't you keep it to yourself? Were there any fears of violence? Did it delay your coming out? What is the present state of your relationship with him? Do you have any regrets? Do your kids know? How do you manage co-parenting with your ex-husband? If you left your husband and are not out, how do you co-parent? Was there any collateral damage? How did you find new support systems while finding yourself?

We are also looking for stories from women who are partnered with formerly married women, addressing their point of view surrounding these issues.

Please send submission, double-spaced and typed (no more than 35 pages) along with a SASE to the address below. E-mail submissions welcome; send files attached as a Word or an rtf document, along with complete contact information (snail and e-mail addresses). Go the "Contact" page (see lefthand bar) for the RedBone Press e-mail address.

RedBone Press
P.O. Box 15571
Washington, DC 20003

Submissions will not be returned, so do not send your only copy. Deadline for submission is Nov. 3, 2006. UPDATE: The deadline has been extended until December 31, 2009.