Submission Guidelines
Huizache’s focus is Latinx, but we publish all kinds of writing by all kinds of writers. We especially like works that challenge ethnic, gender, or social stereotypes. If that sounds like you, we’d love to see your work. We are currently open for submissions for Huizache 13, which is coming fall 2026.
There’s no better way to figure out what we like than reading the magazine. So, while you’re putting the finishing touches on your submissions, order yourself the latest issue of Huizache right here. Get some of the old ones while you’re at it! And while you’re waiting for them to get to your mailbox, check out some of our online selections here. Huizache is proud to showcase your work, but we simply can’t do it unless you help support us by buying magazines. After all, if you don’t support our community of writers and artists, who will?
Thanks, and happy reading and writing!
“Huizache proudly highlights those whose homes too many fly over or drive past quickly and distractedly, missing, as in the desert, the stunning complexity in the brown soil.”
– Founding Editor Dagoberto Gilb
Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize
The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize supports the publication of a first full-length book of poems by a Latinx poet residing in the United States. Established in 2004 by Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, it is now administered by the Huizache Literary Initiative at UC Davis.
The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize supports the work of emerging Latinx poets. The prize provides a space for artists who, while part of the largest and fastest growing minority in the United States, are also increasingly diverse in their modes of literary expression. The prize, therefore, does not privilege any particular style, subject matter, or aesthetic.
The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize is awarded every other year. See our announcement about the 2024 winner María Esquinca, selected by Juan Felipe Herrera. Her book, Where Heaven Sinks, was published in September 2025 by the University of Nevada Press.
The next prize will open in 2026. Check back in for more details and submission deadlines.
Judge: Rigoberto González