La Raíz Magazine
La Raíz Magazine is a literary magazine that publishes visual art and poetry by community members, writers, and artists based in San José, California and Santa Clara County, while also welcoming work from our national and international community. La Raíz publishes work that represents a variety of perspectives, life experiences, and cultures. La Raíz consciously creates space for work by people who identify as: women and girls; members of the global majority (aka: People of Color/BIPOC); and work by people with Indigenous heritage rooted in areas that are now Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Through our publication and events, we hope to promote inclusion, empathy, and connection.
La Raíz Magazine
2021
2021
Contributors: Adrian Ernesto Cepeda, Adriana García, Alberto Camacho, Alicette Torres, Angela Rose Flores, Anna Sánchez,
Ariadna Sánchez Hernández, Carolina Rivera Escamilla, Cynthia Alessandra Briano, Dee Allen, Edgar 8ahau Fernández,
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, Gabi Magaly, Gabriela Sinclair, GusTavo Adolfo Guerra Vásquez, Houyee Chow,
Ilseh Busarelo, Iván Salinas, Ivory Bennett, Janeth Marisol Mejía, Janneth Liborio-Lulo, Jayna A’janee Smith, Jean-Pierre Rueda,
Jennifer Lay, Josiah Luis Alderete, Laura Díaz, Laura Rivas, Leticia Del Toro, Lisbeth Coiman, Liz Márquez, Luis García,
María López Cabrera, Moncies Franco Sr., Natasha Kramskaya, Orizema Cruz Pina, Paula Marie Deubel, Pedro Rivas López,
Rebecca Lee, Rocío Franco, Rohini Y. Deshpande, Rose Menyon Heflin, Sarabjit Singh, Stephen Sariñana-Lampson,
Susana Praver-Pérez, Tania Yadira Márquez, Tshaka Campbell, Victor “Vico” Hernández, Dr. Victoria Bañales
Ariadna Sánchez Hernández, Carolina Rivera Escamilla, Cynthia Alessandra Briano, Dee Allen, Edgar 8ahau Fernández,
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, Gabi Magaly, Gabriela Sinclair, GusTavo Adolfo Guerra Vásquez, Houyee Chow,
Ilseh Busarelo, Iván Salinas, Ivory Bennett, Janeth Marisol Mejía, Janneth Liborio-Lulo, Jayna A’janee Smith, Jean-Pierre Rueda,
Jennifer Lay, Josiah Luis Alderete, Laura Díaz, Laura Rivas, Leticia Del Toro, Lisbeth Coiman, Liz Márquez, Luis García,
María López Cabrera, Moncies Franco Sr., Natasha Kramskaya, Orizema Cruz Pina, Paula Marie Deubel, Pedro Rivas López,
Rebecca Lee, Rocío Franco, Rohini Y. Deshpande, Rose Menyon Heflin, Sarabjit Singh, Stephen Sariñana-Lampson,
Susana Praver-Pérez, Tania Yadira Márquez, Tshaka Campbell, Victor “Vico” Hernández, Dr. Victoria Bañales
2021 La Raíz Prizes
La Raíz Art Prize - Edgar 8ahau Fernández for Reflections (cover)
La Raíz Art Prize - Sarabjit Singh for Yogi ji's American Sikhs
La Raíz Poetry Prize - Ariadna Sánchez Hernández for "Cabello"
La Raíz Poetry Prize - Liz Márquez for "Church Culture"
La Raíz San José Prize - Rohini Y. Deshpande for Putting Garland
La Raíz Art Prize - Edgar 8ahau Fernández for Reflections (cover)
La Raíz Art Prize - Sarabjit Singh for Yogi ji's American Sikhs
La Raíz Poetry Prize - Ariadna Sánchez Hernández for "Cabello"
La Raíz Poetry Prize - Liz Márquez for "Church Culture"
La Raíz San José Prize - Rohini Y. Deshpande for Putting Garland
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Full-color, 44 pages including glossy covers, 11 x 8.5" - ISBN 9798985392500
Price totals $24 (includes tax & shipping)*
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Full-color, 44 pages including glossy covers, 11 x 8.5" - ISBN 9798985392500
Price totals $24 (includes tax & shipping)*
Order Now $24
>Ships via a third-party service. Choose "USD" at top right. Use a credit card to avoid a "foreign transaction fee" from debit/Paypal.
*Shipping costs to locations outside the continental USA may vary. Shipping is based on address.
Sales support the publication and the La Raíz Scholarship & Community Fund.
La Raíz Magazine (2021) was created with the support of our generous sponsors: Awesome Foundation San José; the CALI Accelerator Program of the Center for Cultural Innovation; the County of Santa Clara Commission on the Status of Women (SCCSW); the San José Office of Cultural Affairs; and Poetry Center San José. Partner organization: School of Arts and Culture at MHP. Community Partner: Colibrí Collective. Project Director & Editor: Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo. With the support of our partners and sponsors, a digital version of La Raíz Magazine (2021) can be read online for free by the public, published by Roots Artist Registry.
Some of the work published in La Raíz Magazine (2021) is contributed by participants of "Palabras & Poetry: A Community Poetry-Writing Event Series," the 2021 Creative Ambassador project of Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo; and participants of "I Am Woman," woman-centered poetry-writing workshops provided with the support of SCCSW.
Some of the work published in La Raíz Magazine (2021) is contributed by participants of "Palabras & Poetry: A Community Poetry-Writing Event Series," the 2021 Creative Ambassador project of Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo; and participants of "I Am Woman," woman-centered poetry-writing workshops provided with the support of SCCSW.
¡Cultura Poetry Night!
Presented by Poetry Center San José, hosted by Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, in Partnership with La Raíz Magazine
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 (6:30-8:30pm) Pacific, via Zoom
http://bit.ly/culturapoetry316
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 (6:30-8:30pm) Pacific, via Zoom
http://bit.ly/culturapoetry316
Call for Submissions
Call for submissions: visual art, poetry, creative writing. One free entry per person. Deadline: Sunday, March 20, 2022
Convocatoria: Escritura, poesía, arte. La primer obra no se cobra. Fecha límite: domingo, 20 de marzo de 2022
Convocatoria: Escritura, poesía, arte. La primer obra no se cobra. Fecha límite: domingo, 20 de marzo de 2022
Submit your writing and artwork for publication
English: bit.ly/laraizmagazine Spanish: http://bit.ly/laraizespa
English: bit.ly/laraizmagazine Spanish: http://bit.ly/laraizespa
La Raíz Scholarship & Community Support Fund
La Raíz will distribute amounts of $250 as funds are available. Anyone is welcome to apply. Additional consideration may be given to: BIPOC women & girls, high school students, first generation college students, mothers who are the only provider in their home. Need and intended use will be considered. There must be a minimum of 20 applications per cycle for an award to be disbursed. Application is in English and Spanish.
$250 - Inaugural recipient: Gabriel Gutierrez, award date: February 2022
¡Congratulations, Gabriel Gutierrez! "Gabriel Gutierrez has worked hard to be where he is. Not only has he studied in a political science internship that opened his eyes to racial injustice, but he hopes to continue his education at a 4-year university to be able to make a big impact in his communities in the future."
$250 - Inaugural recipient: Gabriel Gutierrez, award date: February 2022
¡Congratulations, Gabriel Gutierrez! "Gabriel Gutierrez has worked hard to be where he is. Not only has he studied in a political science internship that opened his eyes to racial injustice, but he hopes to continue his education at a 4-year university to be able to make a big impact in his communities in the future."
Next deadline: Saturday, April 30, 2022 at midnight
Fecha límite: sábado, 30 de abríl de 2022 a la medianoche
Apply: Download the application and submit it via the google form: bit.ly/laraizfund
Español: Baje el formulario, complételo y mándelo: bit.ly/laraizfund
>>La Raíz Fund Application/Formulario
Funded by La Raíz Editor & Project Director: Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo (www.ejmontelongo.com), with the support of Roots Artist Registry (www.rootsartistregistry.com), La Raíz Magazine (bit.ly/laraiz2021), and community donors.
Fecha límite: sábado, 30 de abríl de 2022 a la medianoche
Apply: Download the application and submit it via the google form: bit.ly/laraizfund
Español: Baje el formulario, complételo y mándelo: bit.ly/laraizfund
>>La Raíz Fund Application/Formulario
Funded by La Raíz Editor & Project Director: Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo (www.ejmontelongo.com), with the support of Roots Artist Registry (www.rootsartistregistry.com), La Raíz Magazine (bit.ly/laraiz2021), and community donors.
