Houston Noir (A Proposed Volume)

I am looking for writers of East Asian, Asian, or African American heritage who have lived in Houston or currently live in Houston to submit short fiction between 3,000 and 6,000 words in the sub-genre of noir crime writing for a proposed anthology.

 This request for submissions relates to a proposed anthology of noir crime fiction for Akashic Books in Brooklyn. The anthology will be entitled “Houston Noir” and will  feature authors whose connection with Houston is current or has been established through residence.

 Each story accepted for the anthology will be set in a different Houston neighborhood.

 I encourage interested authors to review Akashic Books’ website.  As one of America’s most successful and prominent indie publishers, Akashic’s mission is “reverse gentrification of the literary world.”  Akashic has done more than any other contemporary publisher to erase the fictional boundary between literary writing and so-called genre fiction. You may also wish to check out “Indian Country Noir,” the recent volume I edited for Akashic, or any other of their books in their Noir imprint.

 If you are interested in finding out more about this project or in submitting a story, please contact Sarah Cortez at cortez.sarah@gmail.com.  I’d like to hear from you if you are seriously planning to submit a story.

 Please feel free to send this information to other writers who might be interested.

 Best,

Sarah Cortez