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When western countries have largely demanded that artists and creators of color continually commodify their identity to exist creative spaces, we ask the question, what does it mean to not lay aside our identity, but to go beyond it, firmly rooted in who we are, to define a new creative space, voice, and art.


Collections of Transience is a collective of creatives of color exploring what it means when identity is not seen as a limitation, but the root for a much more expansive vision of creation.

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Collections of Transience primarily publishes works that focus on the topic of transience and its manifestations in the world. This can range from writing on migration and movement, multi-homelandedness, translation and carrying over, multi-modality and/or hybridity. We encourage works that experiment and define the diversity of young writers of color.

Collections of Transience accepts external submissions to feature on our website & social medias (Instagram, etc.) This includes:

Visual Arts

  • painting, digital art, sketches, photography
  • must be digitalized
  • up to 3 pieces can be submitted

Performance pieces

  • films, singing, music, spoken word (not more than 3 minutes in length)
  • must be submitted as a MP4 or WAV file
  • up to 3 pieces can be submitted
Fiction
  • short stories, scripts (up to 6,000 words maximum)
  • flash (up to 1,500 words maximum)
Poetry
  • up to 3 pieces maximum with no more than 3 pages per poem
Nonfiction
  • creative non-fiction, cultural critiques, editorials, articles (up to 6,000 words maximum)

Please include content warnings if applicable.

We have the right to reject any submission, ESPECIALLY those that contain racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, & any discriminatory content. We do not tolerate plagiarized works and AI writing.

Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis-- we will notify you in regards to your submissions as soon as possible!

Feel free to email [email protected] for any questions or clarification!