- Poems of not more than 60 lines each
- Short stories ranging from 1,500 to 4,000 words
- Flash fiction pieces ranging from 100 to 1,000 words
- A chapter of a novel, including novel synopsis, ranging from 2000 to 4000 words
- Essay and creative nonfiction ranging from 2500 to 4000 words
- One-act play, screenplay or an excerpt from a full-length play ranging from 10 to 40 pages
- Critical essays about Philippine Literature and/or the Philippine South ranging from 1500-5000 words in MLA format.
The Editors
Introduction
Ang Pagwiwika ng Bakla, Ang Pagbabakla ng Wika
Abner Dormiendo
Fiction
A Boy, Inarticulate
John Rey Dave Aquino
Ako
Gilford Doquila
Ang Libro ni Maria
Shinnen Cahandig
Birthday
Daniel C. Geraldez
Bukas Ulit ng Gabi
John Llyod Sabagala
Kumpisal
KC Daniel Inventor
Kung Pwede Lang
Eljay Castro Deldoc
Kuya Macoy
Liane Carlo R. Suelan
Man-og
KC Daniel Inventor
Pag-alala kay Jose Garcia Villa
Eric Abalajon
Paruparo
Jamil R. Figuracion
Sodom at Gomorrah
KC Daniel Inventor
They Don’t End Up Together
Sievney Quidet
Thirdy
Arnold Matencio Valledor
Poetry
Aftermath
Kristoff Peralta
Akó/Akò
Leo Cosmiano Baltar
Alagwa
Paul Joshua Morante
Ang mga Soltero sa Bailehan
KC Daniel Inventor
Babae Ako!
Lenard R. Diaz
Dance
Mai Santillan
Dead Chicken
Theo Itchon
Doorknobs
F. Jordan Carnice
Hanggang sa ang Verbo ay Magkatawang-tao
Daryl Pasion
In our Understanding the Self class
Vhinz Dacua
Kahel
Leo Cosmiano Baltar
Kintsugi
Jhio Jan A. Navarro
Kon Wala Imong Letra Sa LGBTQIA
Jan Angelique Dalisay
Monsoon Madness
Leo Fernandez Almero
Muni-muning Pagyakap sa Pagiging Mapag-isa’t Malaya sa Ilalim ng Buwan at Ibabaw ng Kamatayan
John Lloyd Sabagala
Sa Bayo
KC Daniel Inventor
Sa Darating
Leo Cosmiano Baltar
The Garden of Beings
Jan Angelique Dalisay
To Leonard Matlovich
Elvis A. Galasinao Jr.
Essay
Maupay (At Mga Katagang Waray na Di Ko Malilimutan)
Raya Martinez
My Other Name
Gilford Doquila
Drama
Ganito ang Pinangarap Kong Kasal
Eljay Castro Deldoc
Pigil-Gigil
Andyleen C. Feje
Introduction
What Comes Next
Sigrid Gayangos
Fiction
The Ticket
Rochelle Ann T. Molina
Walang Susing Musoleyo
John Paul Albiola
Taglunod, Tagsunog
Erika Carreon
Quaranfic
Gabriela Baron
How Sitio San Roque turned into a Garden
Reil Benedict Obinque
Lamiraw
Cesar Miguel Escaño
Ghosts
Erika Carreon
Poetry
Partes
Brixter Tino
Bastardo
Mirick Paala
Daan
Mirick Paala
Pula Ang Unang Kulay ng Bahaghari
Mirick Paala
Calle Burgos
R.B. Abiva
Elehiya ng Talisain
Jhio Jan Navarro
Panauhin
Joshua Mari Lumbera
Mga Bulong ng Isang Bugkot Mula sa Biringan City
Mark Bonabon
Mula ng Tuwa Namin
Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo
anunugba
Jennifer Ebdani
awit sa langgam
Jennifer Ebdani
Infinite Backyard Choreography
Hezron Pios
Hip-hop in the Time of Appendicitis
Hezron Pios
Night Walkers
Rochelle Ann Molina
Salaysay ng Hindi Ko Sinali sa Opisyal na Ulat
Ben Aguilar
Utang
Ben Aguilar
Wika ng Pagdamay
Kristoffer Aaron Tiña
Ang mga Hindi Nakarating
Kristoffer Aaron Tiña
Tiket
Ronel Osias
Stay at Home
Ronel Osias
Affected Sectors
Ana Margarita Nunez
Santol
Jenelyn Garcia
Sa May Divisoria
Jules Yuan Roldan
Demolisyon
Jules Yuan Roldan
Essay
The Social Semiotics of Our Sensibility
Lakan Uhay Alegre
Drama
Hugas-Kamay
Ram Meris
Doktor Wakwak
Sharon Almocera
Somora
Jayne Arianna Grace Gotera
“We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred, our avarice, our data banks and dead ideas, our dead rivers and smoky skies behind us. Or we can walk through lightly, with little luggage, ready to imagine another world. And ready to fight for it.”
– Arundhati Roy, The Pandemic is a Portal
In many ways, the pandemic has resurfaced and amplified the worst in the world: gross inequality, avarice, structural violence, institutionalized discrimination, etc. But something strange has happened as well. Ideas, solutions, changes that were once thought impossible, have now presented themselves as possible alternatives. And these changes give us a glimpse of a future we could aspire for. For the upcoming issue, we’re looking for works that either challenge our present realities, or those that explore a radical re-imagining of the future; works that resist the ‘normal’, by investigating and unpacking the past, by defying the present, and by imagining a future that requires radical societal change—radical changes, but not radically impossible. The theme for this issue, as broadly conceptualized but not limited to “(re)imaginations”.
Contributors may submit the following:
*Poems of not more than 70 lines each
*Short stories ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 words
*Flash fiction pieces ranging from 100 to 1,000 words
*A chapter of a novel, including novel synopsis, ranging from 2000 to 4000 words
*Essay and creative nonfiction ranging from 2500 to 4000 words
*One-act play, screenplay or an excerpt from a full-length play ranging from 10 to 40 pages
*Critical essays about Philippine Literature and/or the Philippine South ranging from 1500-5000 words in MLA format.
Entries may be written in Filipino, Binisaya or in English. Works in Hiligaynon, Waray, Chavacano, Maguindanaon and other Philippine languages, with Filipino, Binisaya and/or English translation, are also welcome. Previously published writing is accepted, as long as you retain full publishing rights to the work. Exceptions may be made to the above guidelines with respect to both merit and the editorial board’s consideration. Please indicate publications and publication date where the work/s have appeared.
Email your work in doc. or docx. format to 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 together with the author’s name, a short bionote and contact number (optional).
Introduction
Looking at Space and Place: The Navigation of Meaning Making
Thomas Leonard Shaw
Fiction
Ang Huling Sayaw ni Sebyo
May Morales Dolis
Rectokado
Cesar Miguel Escaño
Echoes of Pasig
Matthew Jacob Ramos
Sanayan Lang ang Pagpatay
Gabriela Baron
Ulan-init
Hannah Lecena
Poetry
City lines
Andrea Lim
It is snowing in your country
Christian Baldomero
There is a boy in the island
Christian Baldomero
Cleaning the Attic
F Jordan Carnice
Sky Over Cairns
F Jordan Carnice
A Philosophy of Water
Ma. Carmie Flor Ortego
The placenta of evening stars
Ian Salva?a
Amihan
Ian Salvana
Cartography
Jose Kervin Cesar Calabias
Ang Hiniling Ko’y Umulan
Andre Gutierrez
Ang Karamdaman ng Dagat
Joshua Mari Lumbera
Heometriya ng lungkot
Liberty Balanquit
Ka-wala-kan
Stud Jader
Lawalawa
Arthur David
Pagkatunaw
Arthur David
Hasmin
Arthur David
Petsay Ma’y Bakwit Din
Emman Lacadin
Bakal Dos at Uno
R.B. Abiva
Ang Kalsadang Puno ng Pananagimsim
Renz Rosario
Lawag
Renz Rosario
Creative Nonfiction
Here, There, Everywhere: Catching Up with Criselda Yabes
Charles Sanchez
My Trilingual Career
Francis C. Macansantos
Baybayin All Over Her Face
Kevin Amante
Choosing to Stay Home
Astrid Ilano
Play
Labada
Andrew Bonifacio Clete
Luyag ‘Da’ra’y Anino (A Kingdom of Shadows)
Christopher Gozum