About the Anthology.

This anthology will celebrate the creative work of self-identified Chicana/o/x/e and Latina/o/x/e writers and artists with Midwestern connections, whether those ties are lifelong, due to relocation, or the result of a chance encounter while passing through the heartland.

In addition to the specific call above, we remain especially interested in personal narratives, memoir, and essays that: 

• Offer counter-narratives 
• Uplift Indigenous and Afro-Latinx voices
• Center Queer and Trans experiences 
• Explore biracial/ multiracial realities
• Entertain Latinx futurism (embrace the speculative in Creative Nonfiction)
• Offer intersectional views around disability or working class aesthetics, for example
• Elevate the day-to-day ordinary of our lives​
• Are experimental in form: hybrid, lyric, illustrated, etc.

Con el Corazón en la Mano: Writing the Heartland seeks to be expansive in scope with representation from as many Midwestern states as possible: North and South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana. Your stories, however, do not have to be grounded in place or make reference to the Midwest. We are open to a wide range of intersectional topics that highlight the varied histories, cultures, and experiences of Chicana/o/x/e and Latina/o/x/e writers. In general, we want personal and heart-driven work, stories that complicate and challenge traditional representations of Latinidad. ​

Now Accepting:

LONGFORM CREATIVE NONFICTION
​up to 7,500 WORDS

PERSONAL ESSAYS

MEMOIR-DRIVEN NARRATIVES

LYRIC ESSAYS

EXPERIMENTAL FORMS 
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SHORT-FORM CREATIVE NONFICTION UP TO 1,500 WORDS

​B&W VISUAL ART FROM PHOTOGRAPHY TO ILLUSTRATIONS

VISUAL FORMS OF CREATIVE NONFICTION

PHOTO ESSAYS

LITERARY COLLAGE

GRAPHIC MEMOIR 

COMICS



  

Share Your Heart. Share Your Story.

 

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