Stories of Transition Anthology

Everything transitions, and transition is everywhere—in the changing seasons, in landscapes shifting into mountains and canyons, in human life and culture as we constantly discover new parts of ourselves to explore or re-imagine. Banana Slug Books’ next publication, Stories of Transition, an anthology of literary works interspersed with cyanotype prints, will position stories of gender transition and genderqueer experience next to stories which explore various transitions of the ecological world and of human life—bringing a lens of queer ecology and queer narrative form to stories engaging any compelling idea of transition. Just as the liminal zones between environmental habitats are often the most diverse and ecologically exciting, we want to see work that invites an expansive examination of our bodies, genders, cultures, localities, passions, and desires. We want stories about gender transition to appear alongside stories about midlife career change; descriptions of hormone replacement therapy next to meditations on gender-fluidity in non-human life; queer and trans narrators beside characters who are leaving jobs, entering new relationships, witnessing the climate crisis, moving across the world, speaking truth to power, or changing their minds. The anthology will pay special attention to questions concerning place, environment, and milieu through a base lens of queer ecology: challenging heteronormativity, dualisms, binary, and anthropocentrism in nature and culture alike, along with the idea that any of these constitute what is “natural.” Instead, what is natural is the complexity and plurality and transition we see all around us.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

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