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A collective of six young, committed Latin(@=a/o) writers from Chicago. We believe our narratives can document cultural and social conditions. We hope to create a new and safe space for Latin@ voices to be valued and heard in the city of Chicago. We nourish each others’ creative and critical processes, as well as support each others personal and professional development. We work/collaborate within our varied communities. We write to survive. We survive to write.

23 August, 2008

Jane Addams Hull House Museum Call for Submsissions

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:

IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE STORIES

Were you born in the United States? Were your parents? More and more often the answer to these questions is no. Most of us have a story to tell about how we have or someone we know has come to the U.S. from another part of the world. How has your immigration experience shaped your life, worldview, and identity?

The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at the University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking poems, essays, and personal narratives to be published in Chicago: An Immigrant City, an anthology of your reflections on the immigrant experience. Since we live in a nation of immigrants, these stories are limited to the breadth of your own unique background. This anthology attempts to celebrate your history by asking you to write it in your own words. We personally invite you to give meaning to the ways of life that are ignored by the masses and force people to recognize them. You are free to submit your words as they reflect on your own immigrant stories and growing up in Chicago, gentrification, the Chicago Public School System, police enforcement, access to health care and education, refugees and asylum issues, LGBTQ concerns, equal rights for immigrants, and any other issues that have affected you.

We are honored to feature your words and a foreword by Elvira Arellano, which will be accompanied by a comprehensive resource guide for immigrants in Chicago. Chicago: An Immigrant City will be published in multiple languages to serve Chicago's diverse population. Tentative publication is Spring 2009.

Submissions should be typed and double-spaced in Times New Roman 12-pt font with 1-inch margins. We encourage submissions in all written forms and are most importantly looking for a well-told story through a succinct and thoughtful word combination. Submissions can include up to three previously unpublished poems or other previously unpublished works not exceeding 5000 words. $50 will be awarded for selected submissions.

Deadline for submission HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO September 15, 2008. Please submit pieces via e-mail to mnikit1@uic.edu or in hard copy form to:

Margot Nikitas
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
800 S. Halsted, M/C 051
Chicago, IL 60607
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