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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 about the book: title, author, press, and publication date.
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
The Box by Mandy-Suzanne Wong
Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia
The Liberators by E.J. Koh
Memory Piece by Lisa Ko
Real Americans by Rachel Khong
The Sea Elephants by Shastri Akella
The Sisters K by Maureen Sun
Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
Upcountry by Chin-Sun Lee
Nonfiction
dear elia by Mimi Khúc
Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging by Jessica J. Lee
I Would Meet You Anywhere by Susan Kiyo Ito
The Manicurist’s Daughter by Susan Lieu
They Called Me a Lioness by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri
Poetry
From From by Monica Youn
The Kingdom of Surfaces by Sally Wen Mao
Precedented Parroting by Barbara Tran
The Silk Dragon II by Arthur Sze
We the Gathered Heat: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry, Performance, and Spoken Word edited by Franny Choi, Bao Phi, Noʻu Revilla, and Terisa Siagatonu
What You Refuse to Remember by MT Vallarta
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.