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SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN
We are accepting submissions at this time
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Welcome! Both the SOMOS EN ESCRITO LITERARY ONLINE MAGAZINE and the SOMOS EN ESCRITO PRESS are dedicated to publishing both emerging and established Raza authors who write in direct response to the historically neglected needs of our communities. Do you write narratives that break oppressive cycles, inspire others to action and spark healing solutions through storytelling? If so, we are eager to read your work! Both our press and magazine are now open for submissions.
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ALL REGULAR SUBMISSIONS ARE FREE
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Alternatively, if you would like to receive editorial feedback on your work, we'd be happy to give you one for a small donation. All donations are much appreciated as we are an all volunteer-run, privately financed project. (This means we operate as a labor-of-love.) If interested, click below: |
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SOMOS EN ESCRITO LITERARY ONLINE MAGAZINE:
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine invites U.S. American writers, of at least 18 years of age, of Chicano, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Native, Chicana/o/x, and other Latina/o/x people to share their writings with us in the following genres: stories, poetry, reviews, memoir pieces, essays, flash fiction, etc. Or, tell us what genre your voice shines best in! We welcome work in English, Spanish and Spanglish/Ingléspañol. (Please scroll down for submission requirements).
MAGAZINE DEADLINES: Our online magazine publishes work at least once a week, and accepts submissions year-round. Once a feature is approved for publication, it immediately goes live on our website, and shared on our social media channels.
ABOUT THE MAGAZINE FORUM:
Our magazine is dedicated to providing an outlet to new and established writers in the various fields of literature: fiction (short stories, novellas, excerpts from novels), essays, poetry (all genre), experimental, and book reviews, written in Spanish and/or English. Its broad purpose is to empower writers to practice their art and give exposure to their works now, through the instantaneous medium of the Internet.
ARE YOU A NEW AND EMERGING WRITER? This is an opportunity for you to publish for the first time. Your voice matters to us, and it would be an honor to debut your work!
ARE YOU AN ESTABLISHED WRITER? Our magazine is a virtual venue for you to disseminate your ideas, try out new work, and help encourage other, emerging writers. By publishing with us, an all-volunteer-run, indie Raza press, we will together empower La Lucha Literaria, and represent our communities in ways white presses haven't.
WHAT SHOULD YOU WRITE ABOUT? Give us the stories that you are most inspired to write! We are interested in the diverse voices of the individual members of our community. The subject matter need not necessarily be about Raza, Latina/o/x topics. We believe that a universal center exists in all of us that impels us to write, so we need not be restricted to a particular culture, race, or religious identity. As members of a community with a significant history and connection to values and sensibilities unique to us, of course, we also write about ourselves, our people, and our future.
ARE YOU A NEW AND EMERGING WRITER? This is an opportunity for you to publish for the first time. Your voice matters to us, and it would be an honor to debut your work!
ARE YOU AN ESTABLISHED WRITER? Our magazine is a virtual venue for you to disseminate your ideas, try out new work, and help encourage other, emerging writers. By publishing with us, an all-volunteer-run, indie Raza press, we will together empower La Lucha Literaria, and represent our communities in ways white presses haven't.
WHAT SHOULD YOU WRITE ABOUT? Give us the stories that you are most inspired to write! We are interested in the diverse voices of the individual members of our community. The subject matter need not necessarily be about Raza, Latina/o/x topics. We believe that a universal center exists in all of us that impels us to write, so we need not be restricted to a particular culture, race, or religious identity. As members of a community with a significant history and connection to values and sensibilities unique to us, of course, we also write about ourselves, our people, and our future.
YOUR AUTHOR RIGHTS: As a contributor to our magazine, you will retain all rights. Copies of all materials published in the magazine are kept in an archive for future reference; no work can be reprinted or electronically copied without the approval of the author. Views expressed are those of the author.
By submitting and being published in Somos en escrito Magazine, you agree that work to appear in the Magazine and in a semi-annual collection of features to be compiled into a Spring or Winter e-book edition of the Magazine. We will charge a nominal amount for each download with proceeds from the Spring/Winter editions used to fund publications by the Somos en escrito Literary Foundation Press, our publishing unit.
DIGITAL ARCHIVAL: This magazine, and all of its content, may at some point in the future become a part of a Digital Archive, typically maintained at a major university library. Authors would still retain all rights and any request to reproduce their works would be directed to the author by the curator of the Digital Archive. Please email [email protected] with questions or concerns.
By submitting and being published in Somos en escrito Magazine, you agree that work to appear in the Magazine and in a semi-annual collection of features to be compiled into a Spring or Winter e-book edition of the Magazine. We will charge a nominal amount for each download with proceeds from the Spring/Winter editions used to fund publications by the Somos en escrito Literary Foundation Press, our publishing unit.
DIGITAL ARCHIVAL: This magazine, and all of its content, may at some point in the future become a part of a Digital Archive, typically maintained at a major university library. Authors would still retain all rights and any request to reproduce their works would be directed to the author by the curator of the Digital Archive. Please email [email protected] with questions or concerns.
SOMOS EN ESCRITO PRESS:
Our press is open to reading completed manuscripts of both fiction and non-fiction works. We welcome novels, novellas, memoirs, short story collections, anthologies, poetry chapbooks and full length poetry collections.
For book manuscript submissions only, we require a cover letter/essay with a concise book summary, what themes your manuscript addresses, and a description of your intended audience. Tell us how your book would make an original contribution. (Please scroll down for submission requirements).
We do not charge for publication, our mission is to aid and illuminate our communities' literature as an American form, and to empower and bring greater recognition to Raza writers. All authors whose manuscripts are accepted, will receive a publishing contract with SOMOS EN ESCRITO PRESS, and be invited to select a portion of the book's proceeds to donate to a charity that empowers Raza.
Submit your manuscript and cover letter/essay to our executive editor, Armando Rendon:
For book manuscript submissions only, we require a cover letter/essay with a concise book summary, what themes your manuscript addresses, and a description of your intended audience. Tell us how your book would make an original contribution. (Please scroll down for submission requirements).
We do not charge for publication, our mission is to aid and illuminate our communities' literature as an American form, and to empower and bring greater recognition to Raza writers. All authors whose manuscripts are accepted, will receive a publishing contract with SOMOS EN ESCRITO PRESS, and be invited to select a portion of the book's proceeds to donate to a charity that empowers Raza.
Submit your manuscript and cover letter/essay to our executive editor, Armando Rendon:
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR MAGAZINE & PRESS:
(NOTE: Our editors will be paying close attention to how well you follow the submission guidelines below.
Happy editors = a quicker response time to your submission.)
Happy editors = a quicker response time to your submission.)
- All work must be submitted as a .docx file. (We do not accept PDFs, Pages, or other formats than .docx.)
- The file name of the submission must be the title or a shortened version of it. Do not use the label "submission" or "Somos en escrito submission."
- Submissions maybe be in English, Spanish, or Spanglish / Ingléspañol
- Double spaced and 12 point, Times New Roman font.
- Include a short bio in the third person as a separate file. The bio may contain personal/family history; place of birth and current home; background in writing--previous publications or if this is first submission; and any schooling.
- Author photo must accompany submission, jpeg format. Please title the file with your name, not "headshot" or "author photo."
- Include an IDENTITY STATEMENT. (Let us know your ethnic background. Submitters must be Native Americans, Chicano, have ancestry from Latin America and be from or residing in the USA. DREAMERs and others displaced are welcome.)
- Please proofread before you send.
- E-mail your work to our editors at [email protected].
- Please allow at least three months before inquiring on status of your submission. Thank you.
ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS:
VISUAL ARTS PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINE: If you are an author, and would like to submit art to illustrate your story, we welcome photographs and illustrations that you created, or that others created, to which you hold the copyrights or permissions to publish.
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FEATURING YOUR ARTWORK IN OUR MAGAZINE: If you are an artist and would like to pair up with an author to help them illustrate their story, we are interested in hearing from you!
We are also in the process of launching a special section on RAZA ART, curating artworks by a single artist or a group in a virtual galería in which all items will be for sale. If you identify as a RAZA ARTIST and are interested in participating in this virtual Galería de la Raza, please to contact us! We support Raza painters, muralists, sculptors, weavers, ceramists, designers, digital artists, filmmakers, etc. |
VISUAL ARTS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS: At this time, we do not print illustrated manuscripts. However, if your book includes photographs, or some illustrations, we'd be happy to work with you, so long as you hold the copyrights or permissions to publish, or are willing to help us obtain them.
COVER ART FOR BOOKS: We are always looking for new Raza artists to feature on our book covers. If interested, please contact us with your name, bio. and links to your website, or places where we can sample your artwork. We'd love to hear from you!
En español:
BIENVENIDOS!
Somos en escrito La Revista Latina Literaria en Linea invita a todos escritores de al menos 18 años de edad en los Estados Unidos de origen chicano, mexicano, puertorriqueño, cubano u otra hispanidad, a contribuir sus manuscritos al [email protected].
FECHA DE PUBLICAR:
Somos en escrito se publica por lo menos cada semana y acepta manuscritos continuamente. Al punto que aprueba un texto para publicación, se publica de una vez al Internet.
SOBRE SOMOS EN ESCRITO:
Se dedica este foro a proveer un medio para escritores establecidos y en potencia en todos géneros de literatura. El propósito general es que escritores Latinos/Latinas toman el poder de practicar su arte para estrenarlos por el medio inmediato del Internet.
Para escritores nuevos, Somos en escrito ofrecerá la primera oportunidad de publicar. Para escritores veteranos, será un lugar virtual para diseminar sus ideas mas ampliamente, ensayar nuevas obras, y otro modo de promover esfuerzos literarios entre la comunidad Latina.
No hay necesidad que los temas traten solamente de materia Latina o hispana. Existe un centro universal que nos impulsa a escribir y sin embargo no está restringido a una cultura, raza, o credo en particular. Como miembros de una comunidad única con su historia, valores y sentimientos, también escribiremos sobre nosotros, nuestra gente y nuestro porvenir.
DERECHOS DEL AUTOR:
Contribuidores, por supuesto, retienen todos sus derechos. Copias de todos los textos se mantendrán archivados para referencia en el futuro; ninguna materia se podrá copiar impreso o electrónicamente sin la aprobación del autor. Las opiniones expresadas son del autor.
CRITERIOS PARA APROBACIÓN:
Los editores de Somos esperan que contribuidores de manuscritos expresen un nivel alto de calidad y habilidad en sus obras literarias. Intentamos de promover estándares los mas altos en los manuscritos, en inglés o en español así es que el contenido debe ser gobernado por una sensibilidad clara y fuerte de nuestro interés comunitario y el reconocimiento de la amplitud de lectores que esperemos como público de esas obras. El sentido común y el respeto de nuestros valores comunitarios deben dirigir nuestros esfuerzos para sobresalir en la escritura.
DETALLES DE ENTREGA:
Se requiere que todos manuscritos al entregar sean escritos en Word, sin espacio y en tipo de letra de 12 puntos, como Times New Roman. Ilustraciones se requieren en formato digital: jpg, gif, o ping, al mínimo de 300 dpi.
Somos en escrito La Revista Latina Literaria en Linea invita a todos escritores de al menos 18 años de edad en los Estados Unidos de origen chicano, mexicano, puertorriqueño, cubano u otra hispanidad, a contribuir sus manuscritos al [email protected].
FECHA DE PUBLICAR:
Somos en escrito se publica por lo menos cada semana y acepta manuscritos continuamente. Al punto que aprueba un texto para publicación, se publica de una vez al Internet.
SOBRE SOMOS EN ESCRITO:
Se dedica este foro a proveer un medio para escritores establecidos y en potencia en todos géneros de literatura. El propósito general es que escritores Latinos/Latinas toman el poder de practicar su arte para estrenarlos por el medio inmediato del Internet.
Para escritores nuevos, Somos en escrito ofrecerá la primera oportunidad de publicar. Para escritores veteranos, será un lugar virtual para diseminar sus ideas mas ampliamente, ensayar nuevas obras, y otro modo de promover esfuerzos literarios entre la comunidad Latina.
No hay necesidad que los temas traten solamente de materia Latina o hispana. Existe un centro universal que nos impulsa a escribir y sin embargo no está restringido a una cultura, raza, o credo en particular. Como miembros de una comunidad única con su historia, valores y sentimientos, también escribiremos sobre nosotros, nuestra gente y nuestro porvenir.
DERECHOS DEL AUTOR:
Contribuidores, por supuesto, retienen todos sus derechos. Copias de todos los textos se mantendrán archivados para referencia en el futuro; ninguna materia se podrá copiar impreso o electrónicamente sin la aprobación del autor. Las opiniones expresadas son del autor.
CRITERIOS PARA APROBACIÓN:
Los editores de Somos esperan que contribuidores de manuscritos expresen un nivel alto de calidad y habilidad en sus obras literarias. Intentamos de promover estándares los mas altos en los manuscritos, en inglés o en español así es que el contenido debe ser gobernado por una sensibilidad clara y fuerte de nuestro interés comunitario y el reconocimiento de la amplitud de lectores que esperemos como público de esas obras. El sentido común y el respeto de nuestros valores comunitarios deben dirigir nuestros esfuerzos para sobresalir en la escritura.
DETALLES DE ENTREGA:
Se requiere que todos manuscritos al entregar sean escritos en Word, sin espacio y en tipo de letra de 12 puntos, como Times New Roman. Ilustraciones se requieren en formato digital: jpg, gif, o ping, al mínimo de 300 dpi.