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.

Our reading period for Huizache 12 opens March 1, 2025 and goes until May 1, 2025. 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 January 2026.

Judge: TBA

All correspondence concerning the contest should be addressed to prize coordinator Maceo Montoya: mbmontoya@ucdavis.edu