We are inviting previously unpublished contributions for an anthology of Contemporary US Latin@ Plays written in Spanish. This volume seeks to fill the gaps in published resources about US Latin@ plays written and performed in Spanish. US Latin@ theatre in English has received considerable publications in the past decades and is now part of the academic and performance archive. Yet, US theatre written in Spanish remains undervalued despite the fact that there is a large and vibrant corpus of work being produced across the country. Given the lack of published dramatic works in Spanish, the scope of investigations thus far has been limited, as well.
This volume intends to continue the dialogue about these writers and launch US Latin@ dramatic literature written in Spanish into the larger conversation of Latin American and US Latin@ literature and cultural studies. We invite plays that have been written in Spanish by Latin@ authors who are writing/working in the U.S.
Please send plays, a 1 page synopsis of your play including production history, as well as a brief biographical note and contact information (cell/phone, email, and mailing address), by December 1, 2016 to the editors. Final acceptance is pending approval based on manuscript submission.
- Trevor Boffone, Adjunct Professor of Spanish and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Founding Editor, 50 Playwrights Project; University of Houston, Trevor.Boffone@gmail.com
- Amrita Das, Associate Professor of Spanish, University of North Carolina Wilmington, dasa@uncw.edu
- Kathryn Quinn-Sánchez, Professor of Spanish; Co-editor, Label Me Latina/o; Georgian Court University, ksanchez@georgian.edu
- Michele Shaul, Professor of Spanish; Co-editor, Label Me Latina/o; Director for Latino Studies; Queens University of Charlotte, shaulm@queens.edu
Please be sure to send contact information, as well as any queries, to all editors.
Projected Time Line:
Announcement: August 31, 2016
Play Proposal Submissions due: December 1, 2016
Decision on Proposals: April 1, 2017
Final Play Submissions due: June 1, 2017
Publishing Proposal to Press: June 2017
Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
Department of Hispanic Studies
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
University of Houston
Founding Editor: 50 Playwrights Project
Editorial Board Champion: Café Onda
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