ATB Press Submission
Currently accepting submissions for:
The Turning Point: Abre Tu Boca en Yao, Friday May 30.
This is a curated call for writing to be shared live at The Turning Point, a special Abre Tu Boca event taking place at Yao on Friday, May 30.
We’re looking for original work that is:
Minimalist. Ephemeral. Bone-deep.
Short pieces that capture the feeling of a turning point.
Let your words rise from:
aftertastes
a moment passing
changes in the state of things
warm to hot
hot to not
grabbing
releasing
toward
the turning point
Submission Guidelines:
Pieces must have begun in an Abre Tu Boca gathering: circle, event, or online (such as Writing Camp), from any season.
They may now be in a different draft or form
Regarding genre: as usual, the belief is to forget about it and, instead, remember that we get to keep creating new forms. And yet…
To marry words to space (content to form), haiku versions of longer pieces are encouraged, which can be presented alongside your original work
Shorties only. Think minimalist. Let what is not said also speak. Maximum of 1 page double spaced, 12 point font, per submission.
All languages welcome. All.
Clean writing only. Do your due diligence on capitalization, punctuation, line breaks, etc. What you send should be the writing in its final form, as if you were sending it off to a publisher. Anything not at this level will be passed upon immediately.
Curatorial Notes:
Selections will be made based on the above, as well as with a curatorial eye to pull the thread through so that the event, itself, becomes its own singular art-piece. With each work of writing illuminating a turning point, the pieces will be individually curated so that they also affect a sense of turning point during the live event.
When thinking toward minimalist, consider the negative space. What is spoken through form — through rhythm, syllabic sound, line breaks, through a build of word choice that leads into tone? We are looking for writing that holds both — what is written on the lines and what is implied between them.
Be sensitive to tone in your submission. The environment for this stage is inside Yao Asian Kitchen, and writing will be read/performed as patrons are dining. Though we want the art to affect, we do want to keep the experience palatable. Use your own judgement on what this might mean. And push the line if you wish. Then we’ll see what makes it past the cut.
Submit your piece by Sunday, May 18 to be considered.
Selections will be announced Friday, May 23.
100 MXN / 5 USD reading fee per piece — a small offering to sustain the editorial process behind a curated stage. You are welcome to submit a maximum of three pieces for consideration. All profits generated this month through Abre Tu Boca goes toward our May funding goal to write the ATB facilitator training manual this summer, to spread the revolution further beginning in season Season Five. This reading fee helps support that goal. Thank you.
If you wish to submit more than 1 piece of writing, you must complete the check-out process for each submission.
A Word on Selection & Significance:
If your piece is selected, this reading is not only a chance to share your work on a live, curated stage. It’s also something you can include on your writing CV, portfolio, or artist bio. Abre Tu Boca is increasingly recognized as a space of literary, artistic, and cultural resonance. We’re proud to amplify voices that move.
This particular call carries a different energy than our usual open-stage. The invitation here is to rise — to take your voice and its expression seriously, to hone it, to shape it, to finish. This is not about perfection, but about presence: showing up fully to the page and meeting the moment with intention. The curatorial process is designed to hold that standard so that what is shared live creates a unified field — an arc, a turning point.
If your piece is not selected, know that your voice still matters deeply. This process is about aligning the individual works into a collective composition — not about judgment or exclusion. You are still part of the weave. Keep writing. Abre Tu Boca.
Currently accepting submissions for:
The Turning Point: Abre Tu Boca en Yao, Friday May 30.
This is a curated call for writing to be shared live at The Turning Point, a special Abre Tu Boca event taking place at Yao on Friday, May 30.
We’re looking for original work that is:
Minimalist. Ephemeral. Bone-deep.
Short pieces that capture the feeling of a turning point.
Let your words rise from:
aftertastes
a moment passing
changes in the state of things
warm to hot
hot to not
grabbing
releasing
toward
the turning point
Submission Guidelines:
Pieces must have begun in an Abre Tu Boca gathering: circle, event, or online (such as Writing Camp), from any season.
They may now be in a different draft or form
Regarding genre: as usual, the belief is to forget about it and, instead, remember that we get to keep creating new forms. And yet…
To marry words to space (content to form), haiku versions of longer pieces are encouraged, which can be presented alongside your original work
Shorties only. Think minimalist. Let what is not said also speak. Maximum of 1 page double spaced, 12 point font, per submission.
All languages welcome. All.
Clean writing only. Do your due diligence on capitalization, punctuation, line breaks, etc. What you send should be the writing in its final form, as if you were sending it off to a publisher. Anything not at this level will be passed upon immediately.
Curatorial Notes:
Selections will be made based on the above, as well as with a curatorial eye to pull the thread through so that the event, itself, becomes its own singular art-piece. With each work of writing illuminating a turning point, the pieces will be individually curated so that they also affect a sense of turning point during the live event.
When thinking toward minimalist, consider the negative space. What is spoken through form — through rhythm, syllabic sound, line breaks, through a build of word choice that leads into tone? We are looking for writing that holds both — what is written on the lines and what is implied between them.
Be sensitive to tone in your submission. The environment for this stage is inside Yao Asian Kitchen, and writing will be read/performed as patrons are dining. Though we want the art to affect, we do want to keep the experience palatable. Use your own judgement on what this might mean. And push the line if you wish. Then we’ll see what makes it past the cut.
Submit your piece by Sunday, May 18 to be considered.
Selections will be announced Friday, May 23.
100 MXN / 5 USD reading fee per piece — a small offering to sustain the editorial process behind a curated stage. You are welcome to submit a maximum of three pieces for consideration. All profits generated this month through Abre Tu Boca goes toward our May funding goal to write the ATB facilitator training manual this summer, to spread the revolution further beginning in season Season Five. This reading fee helps support that goal. Thank you.
If you wish to submit more than 1 piece of writing, you must complete the check-out process for each submission.
A Word on Selection & Significance:
If your piece is selected, this reading is not only a chance to share your work on a live, curated stage. It’s also something you can include on your writing CV, portfolio, or artist bio. Abre Tu Boca is increasingly recognized as a space of literary, artistic, and cultural resonance. We’re proud to amplify voices that move.
This particular call carries a different energy than our usual open-stage. The invitation here is to rise — to take your voice and its expression seriously, to hone it, to shape it, to finish. This is not about perfection, but about presence: showing up fully to the page and meeting the moment with intention. The curatorial process is designed to hold that standard so that what is shared live creates a unified field — an arc, a turning point.
If your piece is not selected, know that your voice still matters deeply. This process is about aligning the individual works into a collective composition — not about judgment or exclusion. You are still part of the weave. Keep writing. Abre Tu Boca.
Currently accepting submissions for:
The Turning Point: Abre Tu Boca en Yao, Friday May 30.
This is a curated call for writing to be shared live at The Turning Point, a special Abre Tu Boca event taking place at Yao on Friday, May 30.
We’re looking for original work that is:
Minimalist. Ephemeral. Bone-deep.
Short pieces that capture the feeling of a turning point.
Let your words rise from:
aftertastes
a moment passing
changes in the state of things
warm to hot
hot to not
grabbing
releasing
toward
the turning point
Submission Guidelines:
Pieces must have begun in an Abre Tu Boca gathering: circle, event, or online (such as Writing Camp), from any season.
They may now be in a different draft or form
Regarding genre: as usual, the belief is to forget about it and, instead, remember that we get to keep creating new forms. And yet…
To marry words to space (content to form), haiku versions of longer pieces are encouraged, which can be presented alongside your original work
Shorties only. Think minimalist. Let what is not said also speak. Maximum of 1 page double spaced, 12 point font, per submission.
All languages welcome. All.
Clean writing only. Do your due diligence on capitalization, punctuation, line breaks, etc. What you send should be the writing in its final form, as if you were sending it off to a publisher. Anything not at this level will be passed upon immediately.
Curatorial Notes:
Selections will be made based on the above, as well as with a curatorial eye to pull the thread through so that the event, itself, becomes its own singular art-piece. With each work of writing illuminating a turning point, the pieces will be individually curated so that they also affect a sense of turning point during the live event.
When thinking toward minimalist, consider the negative space. What is spoken through form — through rhythm, syllabic sound, line breaks, through a build of word choice that leads into tone? We are looking for writing that holds both — what is written on the lines and what is implied between them.
Be sensitive to tone in your submission. The environment for this stage is inside Yao Asian Kitchen, and writing will be read/performed as patrons are dining. Though we want the art to affect, we do want to keep the experience palatable. Use your own judgement on what this might mean. And push the line if you wish. Then we’ll see what makes it past the cut.
Submit your piece by Sunday, May 18 to be considered.
Selections will be announced Friday, May 23.
100 MXN / 5 USD reading fee per piece — a small offering to sustain the editorial process behind a curated stage. You are welcome to submit a maximum of three pieces for consideration. All profits generated this month through Abre Tu Boca goes toward our May funding goal to write the ATB facilitator training manual this summer, to spread the revolution further beginning in season Season Five. This reading fee helps support that goal. Thank you.
If you wish to submit more than 1 piece of writing, you must complete the check-out process for each submission.
A Word on Selection & Significance:
If your piece is selected, this reading is not only a chance to share your work on a live, curated stage. It’s also something you can include on your writing CV, portfolio, or artist bio. Abre Tu Boca is increasingly recognized as a space of literary, artistic, and cultural resonance. We’re proud to amplify voices that move.
This particular call carries a different energy than our usual open-stage. The invitation here is to rise — to take your voice and its expression seriously, to hone it, to shape it, to finish. This is not about perfection, but about presence: showing up fully to the page and meeting the moment with intention. The curatorial process is designed to hold that standard so that what is shared live creates a unified field — an arc, a turning point.
If your piece is not selected, know that your voice still matters deeply. This process is about aligning the individual works into a collective composition — not about judgment or exclusion. You are still part of the weave. Keep writing. Abre Tu Boca.