We’re ending the year with this call for inspiration.
Every year it feels we are dragged further into the hellish imagination of an unchecked ruling class, but every year, powerful shows of resistance are forged by ordinary people. More than often it is ordinary women at the margins of class, caste, gender, race and more, who pour their labour into dreaming new worlds into being. This call is an attempt to honour these voices, recognize this labour, and to share these stories so they may light more fires, and make real, new dreams.
This call is co-edited with Writing Women and Anjali Chauhan, feminist researcher, writer and journalist focused on women, labour, and politics. We welcome pieces that explore:
- What ‘labour’ and ‘resistance’ mean in critical feminist contexts, and how women practice resistance
- How colonial and capitalist labour systems devalue women’s contributions
- Critiques of sexual, gender, or caste-based divisions of labour
- Diverse forms of resistance – ranging from quiet acts of everyday defiance, to collective movements for justice
Submissions from cis and trans women, and non-binary people with lived experiences of labour struggles are especially welcome. We accept life stories with socio-economic or political critique, essays, photo essays, or creative nonfiction, between 1200-1500 words. Please reference all sources and provide photo credits where necessary. All selected pieces will be paid $50 USD or the equivalent in local currency.
Please email submissions to people@writingwomen.co, the deadline to submit is: December 22 2024
