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diaCRITICS

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Hybrid

Review

Interview

Translation

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diaCRITICS highlights art, literature, and stories from writers, artists, and culture-makers of the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora, on and from all shores.

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Highlights

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  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
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Pays$50-$75

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FeeNo

  • Accepts simultaneous submissions

    What's that?

    When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

  • Accepts previously published

    What's that?

    When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary

  • Nominates for prizes

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

    What's that?

    Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 2500 words max

Max words: 2500

Sub Genres: Literary

Payment: $50-75

Nonfiction - 2500 words max

Max words: 2500

Payment: $50-75

Commentary on matters of cultural, political, personal, and aesthetic concern for the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora. this is for mẹ: works exploring the subjects of mothers, motherhood, motherlands, mother tongues and family.

Poetry

Payment: $50-75

up to 10 pages

Hybrid

Payment: $

No specific limitations

Review

Payment: $

Reviews of books, films, shows, performance, visual art, and music by creatives within the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora.

Interview

Payment: $50-75

Interviews or write-ups of writers, artists, organizations, or projects within and about the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora.

Translation

We publish primarily in English and welcome pieces in other languages if there is an English translation as well.

How to submit

  • Processs

    Email

  • Cover letter

    Include a brief bio.

  • Eligibility

    Creators from a specific location / ethnic group
    We publish essays, fiction, poetry, art, comics, and hybrid pieces by writers and artists from Southeast Asia and those of the Southeast Asian diaspora. We also welcome profiles and interviews with culture makers and reviews of works. Southeast Asia encompasses: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

  • Formatting

    Please send PDF or Word .docx submissions.

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • Additional info

    diaCRITICS offers an honorarium of $75 per prose piece or interview and $50 per poem

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

27 days

Average response time

33.33%

Average acceptance rate

2 days

Fastest response time

61 days

Slowest response time

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About

Founded

1971

Country

US

dvan.org

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    Editor Eric Nguyen avatar

    Eric Nguyen

    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Viet Thanh Nguyen avatar

    Viet Thanh Nguyen

    Publisher / Founding Editor

    Editor Sydney Van To avatar

    Sydney Van To

    Deputy Editor