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diaCRITICS publishes Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diasporic literature, culture, and criticism, including a special issue on the U.S. South.

Response time info: within two months

Read the full guidelines at diacritics.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 1

Open to: Writers must address Vietnamese or Southeast Asian identity and diaspora; pieces should engage the U.S. South.

Special issue 03, “The South,” seeks fiction exploring Vietnamese or Southeast Asian identity in the U.S. South and its social, political, religious, or environmental concerns. Deadline: December 1, 2026.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 1

Open to: Writers must address Vietnamese or Southeast Asian identity and diaspora; pieces should engage the U.S. South.

Special issue 03, “The South,” seeks essays exploring Vietnamese or Southeast Asian identity in the U.S. South and its social, political, religious, or environmental concerns. Deadline: December 1, 2026.

otherLiteraryHumorEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 1

Open to: Contributors must write about local identities of the Southeast Asian diaspora.

Mini-dispatches on local identities of the Southeast Asian diaspora may be wry, light-hearted, solemn, or engage with local stereotypes. Word length: 300–1000 words. Deadline: December 1, 2026.

otherEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 1

Open to: Submissions must concern the Vietnamese or Southeast Asian diaspora.

Open call for reviews and interviews on works or cultural phenomena relating to the Southeast Asian diaspora, including literature, film, performance, music, art, and other forms. Deadline: December 1, 2026.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 1

Open to: Writers must address Vietnamese or Southeast Asian identity and diaspora; pieces should engage the U.S. South.

Special issue 03, “The South,” seeks poetry exploring Vietnamese or Southeast Asian identity in the U.S. South and its social, political, religious, or environmental concerns. Deadline: December 1, 2026.

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