Call for Submissions: Lady of the Forge: Stories and Art Dedicated to the Goddess Brigid

 

 

Girl God Books is accepting submissions for Lady of the Forge: Stories and Art Dedicated to the Goddess Brigid.

Edited by Isca Johnson, Pat Daly and Trista Hendren

Preface by Dr. Karen Ward

Cover Art by Barbara O'Meara 

Scheduled publication: Imbolc 2025

Submission Guidelines:

Please send your finished piece in a Word document. 2,500 word limit. Calibri size 12 font is preferred. Please do not use any fancy formatting or fonts as it creates more work on our end. Make sure to spell check before you submit. Art should be sent in high resolution as a JPG. You may submit more than one piece for consideration, but due to the volume of submissions, please only send your best work and keep it on topic.  

 

Please note that this anthology will be about Goddess Brigid. We will not be exploring Her later role as Saint in this collection. 

 

We do not accept work created with Artificial Intelligence. 

PLEASE SEND YOUR SUBMISSIONS TO SUBMISSIONS@GIRLGOD.ORG BY JULY 31, 2024 with the book title in your subject line. Please note that we cannot accommodate any late submissions or corrections.

 

Please also include a bio in the third person under 150 words.

Accepted contributors will receive a contributor's copy of the book and the option to order as many copies of the book as they'd like at cost during the pre-order period to sell or gift as they wish.

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You can find our other anthologies here.

Pre-order your copy here.
 

Note from Mael Brigde: although they don't specify it, poetry, prayers, essays, et cetera are all welcome.

 

Image: painting of red haired woman against a black background. Flames are shooting out of side of her head.

 

 

Call for Submissions for Brigit Anthology

Here is something interesting--a call for submissions for a new Brigit anthology from Goddess Ink.

Call for Submissions for a new publication from Goddess Ink:

Brigit: Fire of Womanhood

edited by Patricia Monaghan and Michael McDermott

It is with great enthusiasm that we invite you to submit a proposal as a part of an anthology of work to be published by Goddess Ink (www.goddess-ink.com ). This anthology, comprising works about the Celtic Goddess and Christian saint Brigit, will be edited Patricia Monaghan and Michael McDermott, scholars and devotees of Brigit.

This call for proposals is being sent to a carefully selected group of scholars and religious practitioners. If you know of someone who might be interested in contributing to this anthology, please contact us at BrigitAnthology@gmail.com.

We are seeking submissions in any printable form, including but not limited to:

 Scholarly essays
 Personal essays
 Poetry
 Interior artwork (including small line drawings, in black and white)
 Cover and Back artwork (color)
 Chants
 Invocation

Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2012 Submit.

Planned publishing date for the anthology: Imbolc 2013. The anthology will be published by Goddess Ink. Contributors will be compensated with one contributor’s copy of the anthology.

Please direct inquiries to BrigitAnthology@gmail.com

To submit: for prose submissions, please send 150-word abstract outlining your approach to the subject; other submissions should be sent complete, with limit of 3 poems or chants per author. Include 150-word biography.

We thank you for your interest in this project.

Michael McDermott and Patricia Monaghan
Co-editors, Brigit: Fire of Womanhood

Goddess Ink: books for the heart and mind

Call for Submissions: Why is Brighid a special Goddess for you?

A new book about the people who follow Brigit is being planned. Helen Roberts sent us this call for submissions.

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES OF THE GODDESS BRIGHID & CONTRIBUTE TO A BOOK

Why is Brighid a special Goddess for you?
What experiences have you had with Brighid?
How has She communicated with you?
How has She helped you?
What rituals or practices in Brighid’s honour have you found to be particularly moving, inspiring or special?
How often do you connect with Brighid? – daily, monthly, seasonally, when a need arises and she is the most appropriate Goddess to turn to?

I am planning a book about the people who have had a connection with Brighid and I need your input. It may have been a once in a lifetime experience, or you may be a regular devotee. If you are willing to share your experiences, send them by email to

helen(at)goddessdance.co.uk

Please indicate whether you want your contribution to be anonymous or give the name to which it should be attributed e.g. Helen/Helen Roberts/ Helen from Gloucestershire
Many thanks and Blessings for your assistance.

Helen has offered the following questions as additional guides to writing your submission:

What about the people who are devoted to Brighid?

Why is Brighid so popular?

How do people relate to her, communicate with her, honour her etc. How did they first discover Brighid? Was it gradual or an epiphany?

How do they manifest her qualities in their lives?

Which of her many aspects do they connect with?

How does she inspire them?

Deadline: Midsummer, 2010.

update:

Dear Contributors,

I have had several people asking the same questions and some asking questions which hadn't crossed my mind so this is a general round-up of answers. If you had a more specific, personal query, I'll reply individually.

• This book is not a commercial venture - it is a labour of love which I hope will benefit and interest both the experienced devotee and the beginner.
• There will be a charge for the book to cover the cost of the print run. (Fingers crossed that I sell them all.)
• As you will have deduced from the above, I will not be able to pay anyone for their contribution.
• Deadline for submissions is the summer solstice. (Brighid showed me the timeline for this.)
• So, if you change your mind and want to withdraw your submission, please let me know before midsummer.
• I would like a short title for each article (or I will have to think of one myself.) If you have already sent me your article, just send a quick email with a title. Thanks.
• Copyright belongs to the author of each submission.
• I shall include a note to the effect that whilst short quotations are acceptable, permission to quote extensively or to copy the whole article must be obtained from the author via me. I will forward requests.
• Personal experiences and devotional practices are fine. However, if you're using prayers written by someone else, please give the source rather than writing out the whole prayer (for both space and copyright reasons.) However, short quotations are acceptable.
• Poetry and creative writing about or inspired by Brighid belong to a different genre of book.This one is about personal experience, personal ritual and Brighid as she manifests in your daily life. As Goddess of healing and smithcraft, she was very practical and "hands on".
• If you know anyone else who would be interested in contributing, do please let them know. I'll add my original questions and suggestions below so that you only need to forward one email to them.

I hope I have answered all of the questions you have sent me - plus a few that you haven't.

Many thanks,

Helen.