Red Nun Press
We are looking for exciting manuscripts that navigate between photography and literature. The text can be poetry, prose poetry, or a hybrid. The photography can be black & white or color, taken with a smart phone or digital SLR. The photography does not necessarily need to illustrate the text. The photography and the text does not have to be by the same author. Collaborations are welcome. The photography absolutely must be high resolution. A minimum of 300 dpi, or at least 4,000 pixels wide is recommended. The images can be JPG. Some Photoshop editing for clarity, color toning, or general tweaking to ensure optimum printing may be required and is the sole responsibility of the publisher. PDF proofs will be provided to allow the authors/photographers to see any minor changes. Please do not submit a manuscript in which the photographs are embedded in the document. This includes a Word doc or a PDF. All submissions must be a separate text doc and individual photographs. The submission may be submitted in a zip file that was scanned for viruses. An ideal submission would be 30-50 pages with no more than 20-24 images.
We are not looking for pornography. Erotic imagery for the sake of erotic imagery is boring and will not be considered or accepted. Personal journeys and sex positivity are okay, but explicit imagery might cause problems with our printers and distribution. While we are against any forms of censorship, we would like your book to be widely available. We value diverse voices and lived experiences.
Absolutely no AI generated images or text will be accepted or considered. However, found texts and imagery used in an erasure text style is acceptable. The text and imagery must be fully annotated and free of any copyright issues. We are not looking for ekphrastic poetry, or literature with art, whether the art is original or not.
It pains us to ask for money, but Red Nun Press books are more than books, they are art and require more time and consideration. Therefore, we think a small reading fee of $10.00 USD is reasonable.
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