For Filipinos in the Diaspora: Our Own Voice Literary Journal

Our Own Voice's mission is to provide a home space for the creative expressions of Filipinos in the diaspora. OOV believes there is a growing breed of Filipino who is a foreigner in his old home, an alien in his new land: straddling two cultures without belonging to either one or who may be trying to belong to either one.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• works that reflect Filipino insights and experiences in the diaspora;
• a foreigner's experience of the Filipino culture;
• reviews of works authored by Filipinos or articles & commentaries pertaining to the Filipino abroad;
• unpublished stories, poetry and essays by Filipinos written in English or Tagalog;
• "Wanting to go to America" genre; essays pertaining to the writing life;
• dramatic pieces describing the struggle of Filipinos overseas.
• We are also interested in works by those who have grown up influenced strongly by other cultures, but who intentionally own their Filipino heritage.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Short story up to 5,000 words
• 5 poems for a single submission, not more than 50 lines per poem
• Essays, book reviews and critiques up to 5,000 words
• Excerpts from dramatic pieces or plays limited to 3,000-5,000 words

For works that significantly exceed these word count parameters, please query the editor. We will not outright reject a piece because it is too long.

WHERE TO SEND YOUR SUBMISSIONS:

Send to our.own.voice@gmail.com. Authors will be notified of the status of their submission by e-mail.

DEADLINES AND FREQUENCY OF ISSUES:

Issues will appear quarterly. However if the work is submitted past an issue's deadline, it will be rolled forward for consideration for a future issue.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries/ submissions: our.own.voice@gmail.com

Website: http://ourownvoiceonline.com/