Submission Guidelines

Amplify Your Voice in

Open Plaza

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SUBMISSIONS

HTI Open Plaza welcomes content and podcasts for OPWrites and OPTalks that engage issues of faith, history, spirituality, and social justice and resonate with Latine audiences. We aim to bridge the academic and lo cotidiano in the public square.

Our style and scope of scholarship amplify the voices of diverse BIPOC thinkers, activists, clergy, and artists. Topics often include: Culture, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Migration, and Politics & Economics.

OPWrites content leans toward inclusive, accessible, and interactive. Accordingly, we ask that field-specific terms be defined. Features can include visuals, video, and audio.

We accept content in the following formats:

  • Think pieces

  • Opinion pieces

  • Notes on research

  • Book and movie reviews

  • Photo essays

  • Story maps

  • Profiles

  • Interviews

  • Lists (listicles, annotated bibliographies, indexes, annotated playlists, object catalogs)

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

OPTalks podcasts engage a conversational style. Contributors can specify their conversation partner or can request to be paired.

We invite you to review the posts on Open Plaza and look forward to reading your submissions.

 

HOW TO SUBMIT

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

INCLUDE:

  • ‘SUBMISSION’ in the email subject line

  • A 1-2 paragraph summary of the submission

  • Attach the manuscript as a Word document (.doc/.docx)

Our editorial staff will contact you within 1-2 weeks of your submission.
Thank you in advance for your contribution!