Amplify your voice in the Open Plaza public square.

WHAT CAN YOU SUBMIT?

HTI Open Plaza welcomes blog posts that engage issues of faith, history, and social justice affecting Latinx communities.

Topics may be in the areas of: Culture, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Migration, and Politics & Economics.

We invite Contributors to submit content that:

• Responds insightfully to current events

• Bridges the academic and lo cotidiano

• Offers creative expression outside academic research areas and formats

• Creates dialogue across faiths, disciplines, generations, and cultures

• Explores new ideas in current or potential research

We accept content in the following formats:

• Personal columns and reflections

• Feature stories

• Opinion pieces

• Notes on research

• Book and movie reviews

• Photo/video stories and series

• Profiles

• Q&As (must include a two-paragraph introduction and a minimum of 10 questions)

• Lists (listicles, annotated bibliographies, object catalogues)

• Creative writing (poetry, fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, plays)

Submissions should be 600-1000 words in length. 

Before submitting, please acquaint yourself with the material on our site.  We encourage Contributors to maintain a conversational prose style, aimed at a multiethnic, intergenerational Latinx audience. Language should be inclusive and accessible (college level, but no ‘academese’); field-specific words should be defined. 

HOW DO YOU SUBMIT?

• Please email your pitches, submissions, and questions to htiopenplaza@gmail.com.

• Your submission should include:

  • ‘SUBMISSIONS’ in the email subject line

  • 1-2 paragraph summary of submission

  • Manuscript attached as a Word document (.doc/.docx)

  • Bio (250 words max)

  • Author headshot attached as a .jpeg file

• Our editorial staff will contact you within 1-2 weeks of your submission—thank you in advance for your contribution!