About.
Celebrating the creative work of self-identified Chicana/o/x/e and Latina/o/x/e writers and artists with Midwestern connections, past, present, or future.
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. We are open to a wide range of intersectional topics that highlight the varied histories, cultures, and experiences of Midwestern Chicana/o/x/e and Latina/o/x/e writers.
We are especially interested in essays and narratives that:
- Uplift Indigenous and Afro-Latinx voices
- Center Queer and Trans narratives
- Explore biracial/ multiracial realities
- Entertain Latinx futurism (embrace the speculative in creative nonfiction)
- Offer intersectional views around disability or working class aesthetics, for example
- Are experimental in form: hybrid, lyric, illustrated, etc.
We do not seek submissions that:
- Focus on the K-16 educational journey
- Perpetuate stereotypes and false narratives of Chicanx/Latinx individuals, especially criminality
- Narratives that exploit trauma and suffering
Now Accepting:
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LONGFORM CREATIVE NONFICTION
up to 7,500 WORDS PERSONAL ESSAYS
MEMOIR-DRIVEN NARRATIVES LYRIC ESSAYS EXPERIMENTAL FORMS |
SHORT-FORM CREATIVE NONFICTION UP TO 1,500 WORDS
B&W VISUAL ART FROM PHOTOGRAPHY TO ILLUSTRATIONS
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VISUAL FORMS OF CREATIVE NONFICTION
PHOTO ESSAYS
LITERARY COLLAGE GRAPHIC MEMOIR COMICS |
Share Your Heart. Share Your Story. |