Jenny Xie is currently a language lecturer at New York University.
The Poetic Unconscious: An Interview With Sarah Arvio
More than writer’s block, I had life block. I was living in anguish, and I didn’t know why. I knew that I had much to express, but I didn’t know what it was....
Open to any author writing in English about the Chicanx/Latinx experience, the Rivera Book Prize is committed to the discovery and fostering of extraordinary writing by a first-time or early career author whose work examines the long and varied contributions of Chicanx/Latinx in the US. The Rivera Book Prize aims to provide a platform that showcases the emerging literary talent of the Chicanx/Latinx community, to cultivate the next generation of Chicanx/Latinx writers, and to continue the rich literary memory of Tomás Rivera, Chicano author, poet, activist, and educator.
AWARD: $1,000 prize, publication of manuscript by LARB Libros, and ten copies. Additionally, winner will receive a stipend to assist with travel to Southern California for a reading and book signing at UC Riverside during Writers Week.
DEADLINE: January 17, 2020. Apply via Submittable Here.
Entry Fee: $35. Entry fees are non-refundable.
Eligibility: All previously unpublished works in prose written primarily in English focused on the Chicanx/Latinx experience in the United States.
