Guidelines for Submissions

WHO CAN SUBMIT

• Submissions to Zalacain are accepted only from Harvard affiliates: undergraduates, graduate students, and professors. However, there will be a few exceptions. The editorial board can invite other people to submit pieces.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

• Zalacain is meant to present the richness and variety of Latin America, to promote awareness and understanding of the region and Latin Americans' involvement in society. It is a discussion of the literary, socio-economic, cultural, and political concerns of the Harvard community with any interest or affiliation to Latin America.
• We welcome academic essays, personal essays, photo essays, art reviews, book reviews, cartoons, and original student works of poetry/short fiction of any style and any length.
• There are no restricting thematic & topical guidelines, just as long as the piece is linked to Latin America. We also welcome works that touch upon the Latino/a experience within the United States.
• We accept submissions in any language. However, we primarily seek submissions in English, Spanish, Portuguese, the indigenous tongues of Latin America or any combination of those. We will evaluate publishing pieces in other languages as long as we deem it is appropriate to the piece and fits within the context of the issue. The only things translated will be pieces that are just that, translations.
• A note on Book Reviews: Make sure that you review books that are new. We need reviews to be newsworthy. Also, remember to let us know what you're reviewing before you do it so we don't have two people reviewing the same book at once.
• Please do not submit anything that has been previously published.

WHEN TO SUBMIT

• DEADLINE: Saturday, November 1st, 2003
• Manuscripts submitted well before the deadline will probably receive closer attention.
• We will respond to all submissions three weeks after the deadline, at the latest.

WHERE TO SUBMIT

• Submit your pieces by dropping them off in the Zalacain Submissions box in the Woodberry Poetry room located on the fifth floor of Lamont library. The poetry room is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. It is closed on Saturdays, and open Sundays from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• If you cannot make it, please submit electronically in Word Document (.doc) format as an attachment via email to zalacain@hcs.

HOW TO SUBMIT

• All submissions should be typed, single-spaced, and with standard margins. Please use Times New Roman 12 point font.
• Include the title of the piece; your name, class, address, telephone number, and e-mail address at the bottom of your document.
• Submit 2 copies of your piece, but be sure to keep one yourself.
• If accepted for publication, we will ask for an electronic version of your piece.
• Zalacain is not responsible for any lost pieces.

HOW WE DECIDE WHAT GETS PUBLISHED

• Pieces are accepted at the discretion of the editorial board.

HOW TO SUBMIT PHOTOGRAPHY

• Submit a copy, preferably black and white.
• Submit either a slide or a hard copy of reasonable size (e.g. no larger 8x10).
• If you would like to submit an electronic image (.jpg, .tif, .gif), please be advised that we will ask for the original. Also please email zalacain@hcs for file size restraints.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGESTIONS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US AT: zalacain@hcs.harvard.edu