Call For Submissions: The Pilipina/x/o Radical Imagination Reader Vol. 2
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The Pilipina/x/o Radical Imagination Reader is seeking submissions for our second volume, 10 years after the first, bringing together the multiplicity of Pilipina/x/o voices in hopes to deepen our consciousness through compassion, dialogue and (inter)action.
Through the evolution of being Pilipina/x/o, in this historical moment, we want to ask: What is being revealed to us about our conditions and ourselves, and how are we showing up?
Along your own journey, what legacies do you wish to leave behind? How are we becoming good ancestors?
In 2025-2026, death, uncertainty, and decay is all around us. The rise of fascism, authoritarianism, and corruption around the globe, including the current U.S. militarism on its citizens; the ongoing genocides in Palestine, Congo, and Sudan; and mass protests against government corruption in Nepal, Indonesia, Philippines, and Peru; call us to speak truth to these times. As adrienne maree brown notes, "things are not getting worse, they are getting uncovered." What is being revealed to us about our conditions and ourselves, and how are we showing up? What insight from your communities, elders, and/or ancestors help light the path you’re walking? With our limited time on earth, as Pilipina/x/os in the diaspora, what does it look like to become a good ancestor? This reader offers a space to capture the fluidity across our communities. It builds understanding that can bear out new relationships to our realities, as tied to all the generations that have come before us, and those that shall come after.
We hold dear the intention of love in this book project; it was born out of love and is a labor of love. This project is about suturing together the different pieces of ourselves and of our community.
Example topics in no particular order are listed below. They may include but are not limited to:
• Spiritual Activism, Healing
• Mental Health & Wellness
• Indigeneity
• Filipinos in the Diaspora
• Intersectionality (race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, citizenship, etc.)
• Mothering/Fathering/Parenting/Building families
• Caring for our elders
• Mixed Race Pilipina/x/o Experiences
• Art, Cultural creative expression (all forms)
• Pinayism
• Hip Hop Scholarship
• Organic Intellectualism
• Filipino Psychology
• LGBTQQIA
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Media Work
• Coalition Building
• Organizing
• Environmental Justice
• Food Justice
• Labor Rights (OFW, nursing, care work, etc)
• Youth Leadership
• Fitness, Health & Well Being
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
WHO CAN SUBMIT
We appreciate thoughtful and creative works from those who identify as Filipina/o/x or having Filipino heritage.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
Calling for creative writing, essays, articles, short stories, poetry, photography, and printable artwork which speak to this theme of radically seeing one’s self along the journey of becoming a good ancestor, leaving legacies grounded in love.
For academic works, you may first submit a 200-word abstract.
We strongly emphasize that the language in your piece be accessible and easily digestible for non-academic readers. Any 14-year-old should be able to pick it up, feel comfortable reading it, and perhaps even use it for dialogue, teaching, organizing, and sharing widely.
WHERE TO SUBMIT
We are accepting submissions for this reader now—due January 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time. Submit your piece at https://tinyurl.com/PRIR2. Send your questions to pinay.radical.imagination@gmail.com
