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Aster(ix) is a transnational feminist literary arts journal committed to social justice and translation, placing people of color at the center of the conversation. Founded in 2013 by novelist Angie Cruz and nonfiction writer Adriana E. Ramírez, the journal loves to feature the intimate, the honest, and the beautiful. 

Aster(ix) is a play on asterisk, star, splat, a wildcard. It’s the censored and omitted. It’s footnotes and to be continued. (ix) honors Mayan heart-knowing, the alignment with divine will, the torch bearer. We cast lines between the future and the past, the possible and the impossible.

The best way to know what kinds of pieces we are likely to accept is to read what we've published previously! Explore our work for free online or to order in-print at www.asterixjournal.com

Submitting to Aster(ix): 

• We intermittently do Open Calls for Submissions. Please sign up to our newsletter and/or follow us on social media (Instagram - where we are most active, Twitter, Facebook) for announcements on submission calls, new publications, partnerships, and more. 
• We do not accept submissions via email; we only accept submissions via Submittable. Our editors will occasionally solicit pieces for the digital journal. 
• What we are looking for: works that will take part in some of “the best conversations the world has to offer.”  Work that speaks beyond the trends of the current moment, that listens to the past and looks to the future. We are especially interested in work that is unconventional, international, urgent, lyrical, difficult, delicious and of differing aesthetics. In this time of lightning communications we want to read writing that is thoughtful and not necessarily certain. 

Publishing with Aster(ix):

• Throughout the year, we publish works online and typically produce two thematic anthologies, both in print and later online. Submissions will be carefully reviewed, but responses may take several months. We are an all volunteer staff. Please do let us know immediately if you have found another venue for your work. 
• We typically do not publish submitted pieces as-is, instead, working carefully with each author on every accepted piece. Editorial processes typically take 3-6 months at a minimum. 
• Although we don't pay our writers for pieces published online, we do offer a contributor copy (and, if budget permits, pay) for works published in print. 
• We do accept reprints but you must have retained or regained the rights to your work. 
• When you publish with Aster(ix) you agree to grant us first serial rights. Once your piece is published, rights revert back to you and you can republish it. We just ask you to give Aster(ix) credit.  
• Each Submittable call includes details for what to include and how to submit.