Welcome to Huizache's Submittable page! Before you can submit your work, you'll need to put it into a PDF or a .doc (Microsoft Word) file. If you're submitting multiple poems, please put them all into one file. Then just click the appropriate "Submit" button below, next to "Poetry" or "Prose," and send it in. Be sure to include your contact information and a brief bio when they are asked for--we do use that stuff.
We're currently closed for submissions. Our reading period for Huizache 11 opens January 1, 2024. Acceptances are on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to submit early.
Should you have any questions about this process, send them to prose@huizachemag.org or poetry@huizachemag.org.
Huizache is now the administer of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize. The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize supports the publication of a first full-length book of poems by a Latinx poet residing in the United States.
The winning poet will receive $1000 from the Huizache Literary Initiative and a contract from University of Nevada Press as part of its New Oeste Series. Upon publication of the winning book, the Huizache Literary Initiative will extend an invitation to both the winner and the judge to give a joint reading at UC Davis. In addition, Letras Latinas will extend an invitation to the winner to present their work at the University of Notre Dame.
The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize is awarded every other year. There is no entry fee.
Submissions will open November 1, 2023 and will close on February 16, 2024.
Judge: Juan Felipe Herrera
All correspondence concerning the contest should be addressed to prize coordinator Maceo Montoya: mbmontoya@ucdavis.edu
The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize supports the work of emerging Latinx poets. The Prize provides a space for artists who, while part of the largest and fastest growing minority in the United States, are also increasingly diverse in their modes of literary expression. The Prize, therefore, does not privilege any particular style, subject matter, or aesthetic.
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The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize supports the publication of a first full-length book of poems by a Latinx poet residing in the United States.
The winning poet will receive $1000 from the Huizache Literary Initiative and a contract from University of Nevada Press as part of its New Oeste Series. Upon publication of the winning book, the Huizache Literary Initiative will extend an invitation to both the winner and the judge to give a joint reading at UC Davis.
The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize is awarded every other year. There is no entry fee.
The deadline is February 16, 2024
Judge: Juan Felipe Herrera
Screeners: TBA
Eligibility and guidelines
· Latinx poets residing in the United States who have not published a full-length book.
· Applicants must be living poets who have neither published, nor committed to publish a book-length collection of poems (48 pages of poems or more) with a registered ISBN, either in the United States or abroad.
· Poems may have been previously published in periodicals or chapbooks, but the collection must not have been previously published (including self-publications and e-books).
· Manuscripts must be of original poetry, primarily in English, by one poet. There are no restrictions on the style of poetry or subject matter. Translations are not eligible.
· Manuscripts must be between 48 and 100 pages of poetry, typed single-spaced (unless the poems are meant to be presented using nonstandard spacing). Multiple poems may not appear on a single page.
· This page count requirement does not include front matter (e.g., title pages) or back matter (e.g., acknowledgements pages)
· Only one manuscript may be submitted per applicant.
· Include one title page with your name, address, phone number and e-mail address.
· Include one title page with only the title and no identifying information
· The manuscript itself should not contain any information that would reveal the identity of its author.
· Poets are not eligible to apply if they have studied with the judge in full-time accredited courses within the last three years.
· Applicants who have published poems in magazines may include acknowledgment notes in an “Acknowledgements” page.
· Applicants may submit manuscripts elsewhere simultaneously but must notify the Huizache Literary Initiative immediately if a manuscript is accepted for publication by another publisher.
· University of Nevada Press will publish the winning manuscript in a paperback edition within one year of the judge’s decision.
· The Huizache Literary Initiative cannot consider manuscript revisions during the course of the contest. The winning poet will have an opportunity to revise before publication.
· All correspondence concerning the contest should be addressed to prize coordinator Maceo Montoya: mbmontoya@ucdavis.edu
· The Huizache Literary Initiative reserves the right to withhold the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize in any given year.