About
RedBone Press publishes work celebrating the cultures of black lesbians and gay men, and work that further promotes understanding between black gays and lesbians and the black mainstream. RedBone’s first book, does your mama know? An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories, won two 1997 Lambda Literary Awards, for Small Press and Lesbian Studies. The second title, the bull-jean stories by Sharon Bridgforth, won the 1998 Lambda Literary Award for Small Press. Three more books were released September 2004: love conjure/blues, a novel by Sharon Bridgforth; last rights and nothin’ ugly fly, both books of poetry by Marvin K. White. In the summer of 2005, RedBone published Where the Apple Falls, poetry by Samiya Bashir. Published in 2006 are Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity, Blood Beats: Vol. 1, and Erzulie's Skirt.
Published in 2007 are Voices Rising: Celebrating 20 Years of Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Writing; Carry the Word: A Bibliography of Black LGBTQ Books; and Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men. Published in 2008 are Blood Beats: Vol. 2 and In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology. All titles since 2004 have been Lambda Literary Award finalists; additionally, Blood Beats: Vol. 1 won a 2007 PEN/Beyond Margins Award.
Press about RedBone Press
"“Some of Us Are Brave”: Profiles of Black Lesbians in Publishing," by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, TreasureMagazine.com, March 3, 2008
"Interview with Lisa C. Moore of RedBone Press," by Laura Matanah, Rainbow Rumpus, February 2007
"Voice for the Voiceless," (.pdf ) by Reginald Harris, The Black Issues Book Review, Sept/Oct 2005
"Why Do You Publish?", an interview by Steve G. Fullwood, Sept 22, 2003
"Other Voices, Other Rooms," The Austin Chronicle, July 28, 2000
"The Little Press That Could," The Austin Chronicle, July 28, 2000
Writers guidelines
Writers wishing to submit work for consideration to RedBone Press should send a book proposal. Please consult How to Write a Book Proposal by Michael Larsen for guidance. Submissions should be printed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper and mailed to:
RedBone Press
P.O. Box 15571
Washington, DC 20003
Also, please retain an electronic copy of your work in the event the proposal is accepted.
Call for submissions
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.
Deadline for submission has been extended until June 30, 2008.
For more information, download this pdf, or read this post.
