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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."

"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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Response Time

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Acceptance Rate

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  • Payment

    Yes: $50-$75

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 2500

Nonfiction

Max words: 2500

Commentary on matters of cultural, political, personal, and aesthetic concern for the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora. this is for ...

Poetry

up to 10 pages

Hybrid

No specific limitations

Review

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

Interview

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.

Fiction

Max words: 2500

Nonfiction

Max words: 2500

Commentary on matters of cultural, political, personal, and aesthetic concern for the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora. this is for ...

Poetry

up to 10 pages

Hybrid

No specific limitations

Review

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

Interview

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.

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Track submission

3

Total submissions tracked

40 days

Average response time

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Average acceptance rate

18 days

Fastest response time

61 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

In the subject line, please provide the title and the genre or series of your submission. For example: “Book review: A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure” or “this is for mẹ: Coffee and Culture with Phin.” Pitches for essays and profiles are welcomed.

Cover letters

Include a brief bio.

Eligibility

Creators from a specific location / ethnic group

Formatting

Please send PDF or Word .docx submissions.

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

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

About the Magazine

Founded in 1971 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Eric Nguyen

Editor-in-Chief

Viet Thanh Nguyen

Publisher / Founding Editor

Sydney Van To

Deputy Editor

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people