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Soapberry Review welcomes submissions from all writers. We are looking for book reviews, essays, and author interviews related to Asian American literature.
We are interested in reviews of fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, and poetry. We do not accept submissions on self-published works.
Please send finished drafts of submissions to soapberryreview(at)gmail.com. In your email, please provide the following information: a headshot of yourself and a third-person bio.
Learn more about submission guidelines below:
Book Reviews
We are looking for reviews of books published by Asian American authors in the last three years. A good book review provides a quick outline, opinion, and recommendation without giving away the plot. Word count: 300-1,200 words
Critical Essays
For any book older than three years, we prefer essays. Essays can range from close reading to explanations of the text’s relevance to today’s issues, themes, and more.
Word count: 500-1,500 words
Author Interviews
We are interested in interviews with authors who identify as Asian American. We would require that you put us in touch with the author, so we can make sure the Q&A is approved by the author before publication.
Word count: 500-2,000 words
Call for reviews & interviews
Fiction
Darkmotherland by Samrat Upadhyay (2025)
The Encanto’s Daughter by Melissa de la Cruz (2025)
Excavations by Hannah Mitchell (2024)
The Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour (2024)
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (2024)
Liquid by Mariam Rahymani (2025)
The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei (2025)
The Sisters K by Maureen Sun (2024)
Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy (2024)
TILT by Meghana V. Nayak (2024)
The World With Its Mouth Open by Zahid Rafiq (2024)
Nonfiction
Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family by
Oiyan A Poon (2024)
Asian/Other by Vidyan Ravinthiran (2025)
Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging by Jessica J. Lee (2024)
Kinda Korean by Joan Sung (2025)
Rising from the Ashes by Paula Yoo (2024)
Secrets of the Sun by Mako Yoshikawa (2024)
Strangers in a New Land by Michael Luo (2025)
Poetry
all children. by Shabnam Piryaei (2024)
No Rest by Jason Koo (2024)
Precedented Parroting by Barbara Tran (2024)
Root Fractures by Diana Khoi Nguyen (2024)
Ward Toward by Cindy Juyoung Ok (2024)
Zombie Vomit Mad Libs by Duy Đoàn (2024)
Questions?
If you have questions about whether your piece is something we’d be interested in or want to run your idea by us, email us at soapberryreview(at)gmail.com.