YES, IT IS GETTING HOTTER. AND WHILE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE INTENSIFYING TROPICAL STORMS, FLOODING OR DROUGHTS BY MOVING ELSEWHERE, REFUGE FROM EXTREME HEAT IS NO LONGER EASY TO FIND.
- NEW YORK TIMES, JULY 2021
WHEN WE READ ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, IT’S OFTEN DONE BY THE LIGHT OF A SECOND MIND, A SHORT DISTANCE FROM OUR EMOTIONAL CENTERS WHERE OUR FEARS CAN’T HATCH BLOOD. SAFE WITHIN OURSELVES, WE FORGIVE A GREAT DISTANCE BETWEEN WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS FACED AND WONDER HOW LIFE CAN BOTH BE AND SIT ON A BRINK?
THAT’S WHY 11:11 IS INTRODUCING A NEW SERIES CALLED NOTHING EXISTS ALONE.
EXPANDING ON OUR CATALOG OF RISK-TAKING WORK, THIS FICTION SERIES WILL CHALLENGE WRITERS TO EXPLORE THEMES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESHLY. WE ARE SEARCHING FOR STORIES THAT ANCHOR SPACIOUSNESS WITHIN THE EMOTIONAL INTENSITY OF THIS CRISIS, HELPING READERS TO CONFRONT AND PROCESS ITS MAGNITUDE. THOUGH THE SUBJECT MATTER IS URGENT, THE PLOTS MAY NOT BE BIG NOR LOUD. INSTEAD, WE ENVISION THEY’LL HOLD THE DOOR FOR SHAKY RELATIONSHIPS, COMMON-STORE BARGAINS, AMBIENT LOSS, AND ALL MUST LIFT THE NUMBNESS WE HOLD IN PLACE OF FEAR.
THERE ARE MANY BOOKS THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT OURS WILL HELP YOU FEEL IT.
SERIES EDITOR: HANNA GUIDO
This next round of submissions will mainly be done by solicitation, though we welcome proposals for working together. Send a note with your manuscript (novella length is acceptable) to hanna@1111press.com, or put Hanna in touch with someone whose writing would be a strong fit.
