Call for submissions for Afro-Latinx anthology | $1,600 per story

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RECLAIM THE STARS is a YA   science fiction and fantasy anthology that will be published by   Wednesday Books an imprint of St. Martin’s Press and be edited by   Zoraida Córdova (Labyrinth Lost). The collection features YA speculative   fiction exploring the Latinx diaspora through the lens of SFF, with   stories likely included by Elizabeth Acevedo, Vita Ayala, David Bowles,   Zoraida Córdova, Sara Faring, Romina Garber, Isabel Ibañez, Anna-Marie   McLemore, Yamile Saied Méndez, Nina Moreno, Maya Motayne, Daniel José   Older, Claribel Ortega, Mark Oshiro, and Lilliam Rivera. Publication is   expected for winter 2022.

The collection is one of the   first of its kind, bringing much needed representation to the world of   science fiction & fantasy! Along with the anthology, we are   launching a submission call in search of an Afro-Latinx author writing   speculative fiction. The anthology editor will review submissions for   potential publication and inclusion in the anthology.

See below for the submission call, submission guidelines, & eligibility. 

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY AFRO-LATINX?

The   Latinx diaspora is vast, but certain kinds of stories overwhelm the   narrative, often leading to stereotypes and caricatures about.   Afro-Latinx storytellers are disproportionately marginalized or erased   in the Latinx communities. According to the Pew Research Center, 24% of   polled U.S. Hispanic adults identified as Afro-Latino. In no way do we   believe there is a single definition of who gets to be Afro-Latinx.

We recognize Afro-Latinx as Latin-American people of African descent living in a diaspora or Latin-America.

ELIGIBILITY

• Open to Afro-Latinx writers 18 years of age or older (as defined above). Applicants must include this information in their bio.
• Open to Afro-Latinx writers published and unpublished, so long as   the short story entry has never been previously commercially published.
• Open to Afro-Latinx authors of all genders.
• Open to to Afro-Latinx authors eligible to work in the United States.

GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Submissions Call will open on April 15th, 2020 at 9:00AM EST and   will close on July 15th, 2020 at 11:59PM EST. Any submission made prior   to or after the submissions period may not be considered.
• Making a submission is free.
• All submissions must include three separate attachments to be considered. The attachments include:
• A short story of 4,000 words or less, attached as a .doc, .docx, or .txt file.
• A 150 words or less bio that tells us a about you, and includes an   explanation of how the applicant is Afro-Latinx (as described above),   attached as a .doc, .docx, or .txt file.
• A photo/headshot, attached as a .jpg or .png file.
• Submissions will not be returned. There is no guarantee that  your  submission will be published. Comments will not be provided on your   submission. If there are a large volume of submissions, submissions may   not be read in full, and not every submission may be read. The   anthology editor has no obligation to applicants whose submissions are   not selected.
• If your submission is selected for  potential inclusion in the  anthology, then you agree upon request to  cooperate with the anthology  editor and publisher in the editing process  and any legal review  requested by the publisher. You further understand  that you will be  asked to sign a contributor agreement in a standard  form acceptable to  the anthology editor and publisher, and your  submission may not be  published if you elect not to sign.  You further  agree that the  submission may be edited for length, format or otherwise  by the  anthology editor or publisher.
• If your  submission is selected for potential inclusion in the  anthology and then  actually published as a short story in the  anthology, the anthology  editor will pay you a contributor a fee of  $1600 USD, and you will  receive credit as an author in the publication.

SHORT STORY REQUIREMENTS

• All submissions must be an original work of speculative fiction   written in English by the applicant and never before published in any   commercial medium, print or digital, audio, or translated from a foreign   language.
• The submission must not have been previously submitted for   commercial publication or in connection with any sweepstakes or contest.
• Submissions must be no longer than 4000 words.
• All submissions must be electronic and sent to the following email   address as a .doc, .docx, or .txt file attachment:   latinxsffantho@gmail.com
• All submissions must also be appropriate for a young adult audience, ages 12 to 18.
• The submission must not contain any material that violates or   infringes upon the rights of any third party, including without   limitation any copyright, trademark or right of privacy or publicity, or   that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to any applicable law or   regulation, or the use of which as described in this call for   submissions by the anthology editor or publisher would require a license   or permission from or payment to any third party; and the submission   must not contain any material that is defamatory.

By submitting a submission, the applicant represents and   warrants that the applicant owns the copyright in the submission, has   complied with all of the requirements and has obtained all permissions,   licenses and consents that are necessary for the submitting of the   submission and to the use of the submission by the anthology editor and   publisher and their licensees. The anthology editor reserves the right   in the editor’s sole discretion to disqualify any submission that the   editor determines does not comply with these requirements, or to require   the applicant to make such changes to any submission as are necessary   to make it compliant.

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