Call for Personal Narratives/ Poetry: Coming Out Crazy Zine

Deadline: 7 January 2011

Coming Out Crazy is a zine for self-love, fighting ableism, and breaking the silence around ‘disordered’ minds and mental health issues.

We are seeking written (personal narratives/rants/poetry/etc) and visual arts (comics, photographs, illustrations..) submissions about your experiences with mental health issues.

In particular, we are looking for submissions about:

* Personal narratives
* How your mental health affects and/or is affected by other aspects of your identity and social position
* Medicalization of mental health and encounters with health care professionals
* Stigma and silencing
* ‘Coming out’ stories
* Self-love and support

Submissions are due January 17.

Please email submissions to comingoutcrazy@gmail.com

For visual art submissions, please ensure they are no less than 6” at 300dpi.

More information here.