Anansesem is a quarterly "online-only" children's magazine. It was established in 2010 by Summer Edward to encourage the writing and illustration of Caribbean literature for and by children. Anansesem in run by a dedicated team of volunteers from various Caribbean countries. The ezine invites submissions of Caribbean short stories, poetry and illustrations for children irrespective of geographical location. Submissions by Caribbean citizens get first priority. See our Submission Guidelines page for more information.
Staff
Summer Edward, Founder, Managing Editor and Kids Editor, handles the editing, design, and production of each issue and reviews and responds to all fiction submissions we receive from kids. Direct all general inquiries and editorial questions to Ms. Edward. She also manages reprint rights and marketing for Anansesem.
Summer was born in Trinidad and Tobago and currently lives in Philadelphia, United States. She holds an M.S.Ed degree in Reading, Writing, Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania where she studied children's and adolescent literature theory under the late Dr. Laurence Sipe, distinguished professor and former North American editor-in-chief of the critically acclaimed Children’s Literature in Education journal. Summer sits on the Advisory Board of Hands Across the Sea Inc. and ghostwrites for children's websites and publications. Her poems and art have been published in tongues of the ocean, BIM: Arts for the 21st Century, The Columbia Review, First Reads, Philadelphia Stories, St. Somewhere Journal and sx salon (forthcoming).
Anouska Kock, Fiction Editor at Anansesem, reviews and responds to all fiction submissions we receive from adults.
Anouska is a writer of Surinamese-Dutch descent who spent her youth in different parts of the Netherlands and Suriname and the United States before settling down in Aruba, where she lives now. Anouska is the foudner and moderator of the online literary groups, Caribbean Literary Salon and Boeken over Suriname. She is also the founder and editor of Abeng Central, a newsblog on Maroon communities in the Americas. Anouska has worked for various news and media houses in the region and is a Board Member, Book Editor & Researcher with the Aruba Heritage Foundation/Colibri Press.
Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné, Poetry Editor at Anansesem, reviews and responds to all poetry submissions we receive from both kids and adults.
Danielle is a poet and artist from Trinidad and Tobago. Her poems and art have previously been published in Bim: Arts for the 21st Century, The Caribbean Writer, Anthurium, Small Axe Literary Salon, Poui: Cave Hill Journal of Creative Writing, Tongues of the Ocean, Canopic Jar, St. Somewhere Journal and more. Danielle's art can be viewed at her blog, Half-Broken Things.
Colin Bootman, Art Editor at Anansesem, reviews and responds to all art submissions we receive from both kids and adults.
Colin was born in Trinidad and Tobago and now lives in Brooklyn, United States. He has illustrated many children’s books, textbooks, periodicals, and book covers and has worked with several publishers including Random House (Follow the Leader), Harper Collins (In My Momma’s Kitchen), Scholastic (Oh, No, Toto!), and Holiday House (Papa’s Mark). He is the recipient of numerous children's book awards including the Coretta Scott King Honor 2004, the Schneider Family Book Award 2006, the Ashley Bryan Lifetime Achievement Honor 2006, The Teachers’ Choice Award, The Comstock Award, The Storytelling World Award, The Golden Kite Honor, and many others. Mr. Bootman’s first written and Illustrated book (Fish For The Grand Lady), debuted in the fall of 2006. In addition to illustrating, Colin enjoys teaching and presenting to students throughout the country. His professional website is http://www.colinbootman.net/.
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