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​​SOMOS EN ESCRITO
​The Latino Literary Online Magazine 
A Literary Foundation Press

Founded in 2009

Chicana/o/x political mobilization survey

​This study is being conducted to identify key issues and language that will politically mobilize Chicana/o/x peoples in the United States. 

New on Somos en Escrito

New books:

El Porvenir, ¡Ya!  Chicano sci-fi Anthology

Our Grandfathers Were Braceros

​​Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub

Upcoming!
​Bella Collector of Cuentos

Somos en escrito is pleased to announce our upcoming publication Bella Collector of Cuentos by Carmen Baca! Read all about it!

“Carmen Baca’s work captures reality, mythology and the mystery of years gone by using vivid language and feeling. One can smell every tree, thunderclouds rolling by, fresh tortillas on the grill, or the balls of fire as brujas approach.”

Nicolasa Chávez, Deputy State Historian, Author and Curator

News and New Features:

​Congratulations to Ada Limón, First Mexican American Woman To Be Named U.S. Poet Laureate

Ada Limón, named the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States by the U.S. Library of Congress this past July, assumes her position today, September 29th, with a reading of her work in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library. 

Learn more about her!

​Somos Questionnaire

Somos en escrito wants to know our readers better.  The questionnaire is short, click our logo or this link. Thank you!

​Extra Fiction Contest 2022

Deadline is October 31, 2022.

Judging the finalists is Ernest Hogan, godfather of Chicano Science-Fiction and author of Cortez on Jupiter, High Aztech, and Smoking Mirror Blues.

See this post for details.

V. Castro Interview Aliens: Vasquez

Somos en escrito senior editor Scott Duncan-Fernandez interview V. Castro on her upcoming book Aliens: Vasquez available October 25, 2022.

Bienvenidos!

Somos en escrito has the latest and the best in established and in emerging USA Native and Latino authors. Below you will find our various departments, including our regular columns and 'rinconcito' for short pieces.  The back catalog of over 300 features will be appearing in the section below and our upcoming Archives/archivos tab.  Check this space for both announcements and links to our latest features. We at Somos en escrito hope you are pleased with our growing content and variety of genre. We appreciate your readership and ask that you tell everyone you know about us.

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