We are, who we are, and who we say we are.
Multicultural, Diverse, Embracing, Intergenerational, the words float and scatter, hold true, create artificiality, misunderstanding ad nauseam.
There are many entities that expound multicultural, diverse and other societal buzz words of inclusion that are shaded by artificiality. Why? Because you cannot see or easily discern people of color, people of different sexual orientation, people with various political, or religious beliefs, or those who find solace in racial or cultural identity, or intergenerational status etc. etc. etc. in the public scope of those entities’ actions.
aaduna sought to be a gateway for those who had been traditionally denied access to publication or sought to transition their work from previous successful precepts to different avenues of their imagination or needed a nurturing environment to read their work to the public.
aaduna sought not to have societal driven barriers or pursue an agenda that would limit access or discourage people from submitting their work for our read and review.
aaduna sought to create a supportive environment and ambiance that was writer/artist respectful, cordial, and grounded in colleagueship.
aaduna continues to do what we have always sought to do.
With every issue, three times each year for the past 8 years, aaduna has been diverse, multicultural, global, intergenerational, open to anyone, regardless of any ism or societal designation…we have embraced imaginative people whose creativity defined her or his life while maintaining our publication commitment to people of color. And with every issue, we presented work that was reviewed, selected, and determined by editors who embraced aaduna’s goal of presenting intriguing work that pushed, challenged, soothed and excited the reader’s imagination, and helped us to better understand the complexities and nuances of the human spirit.
Here are our winter 2017-18 issue contributors.
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(Top Row left to right) Marwa Fichera, Michael Chin, Christopher Alex Chablé, Colette V. Fournier,
Denise Lewis Patrick, Frank Heather, Denise R. Ervin, Gabrielle Douglas, Imani “Clio” Lang, Josh Byer,
Lindsay Yarn, Suyasha Subedi, Amrita De, Michael Lee Johnson, Patricia Roth Schwartz, Nikhil Chandwani, Stephen King, William C. Crawford, Lisa Lloyd-Branch, Oliver Lodge and Aishwarya Raghunath
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We plan to launch the issue that contains their work this week. When? Exact day?
Check this blog daily… Let us surprise you. You will be pleased!
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I want to express my sincerest appreciation to Bill and everyone on the aaduna staff for publishing my story "One Summer of Love"! I started writing in the creative venue with Amazon eBooks. Although it was fun creating these, my sales were pretty minuscule. I did have my children's story accepted into an anthology produced by the Belfast Writing Group. I tried to get my stories published by mainstream publishers but it just would not happen--my words were not colorful enough, couldn't fully master 'show' vs 'tell', etc. The rejections flowed in.
ReplyDeleteI then discovered freelance writing and seemed to have more talent with it, and made more money at the same time. These articles covered topics such as the steel industry, medical companies, mental health, entrepreneurship, the workplace culture, and more. I would still submit my older creative works but in a rote manner. The rejections continued.
Then came the communique from aaduna---a creative work was appreciated! This has reawakened my creative gene. I really look forward to getting to know the aaduna culture and people and reading all of their works!
Again, my thanks!
Forgot one huge mention. Major thanks to my very good friend Bill Ohanesian who I met at the Los Angeles Housing Authority. Bill, a video artist in his own right, provided the original inspiration for the story as well as being my excellent editor.
ReplyDeleteaaduna seeks to identify emerging creative people and has as one of our ongoing Mission objectives to enable writers and artists to shift their perspective; to forge another thematic identity to establish a different pathway for their imagination;
Deleteto begin anew. Steve, we appreciate your kind words and the working relationship you developed with Austin C. Morgan, one of aaduna's contributing editors. Your work in the winter 2017-18 issue is now your marching orders to continue to create and juxtapose words to tell intriguing stories. And we are pleased that Mr. Ohanesian sparked your imagination.
Thanks Bill and I can't forget Austin's valuable edits and efforts either. Big thanks to Austin!
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