About Aster(ix)

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MAGAZINES/BEST DEBUT: Aster(ix)

Aster(ix) is a transnational feminist literary arts journal committed to social justice and translation, placing people of color at the center of the conversation. Founded in 2013 by novelist Angie Cruz and nonfiction writer Adriana E. Ramírez, the journal loves to feature the intimate, the honest, and the beautiful. 

Aster(ix) is a play on asterisk, star, splat, a wildcard. It’s the censored and omitted. It’s footnotes and to be continued. (ix) honors Mayan heart-knowing, the alignment with divine will, the torch bearer. We cast lines between the future and the past, the possible and the impossible.

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Editor-in-Chief/ Publisher/ Founder
Angie Cruz

Publisher/ Founder
Adriana E. Ramírez

Senior Fiction Editor
Tanya Shirazi Galvez

Managing Editor
Acting Managing Editor: Amanda Tien 

Special Features Editors
Yvette Benavides
Blanca Torres

Contributing Editors 
Rosa Alcala
Arielle Greenberg
Yona Harvey
Daisy Hernandez
Jennifer Howard
Sheila Maldonado
Dawn Lundy Martin
Oindrila Mukherjee
Idra Novey
Emily Raboteau
Nelly Rosario
Zohra Saed   
Sun Yung Shin
Jenelle Troxell
Chika Unigwe
Marta Lucia Vargas
Autumn Womack
Elleni Centime Zeleke

Advisory Editors
Ari Ariel
Armando Garcia
Amy Sara Carroll
Norma Cantú
Xochi Candalaria
Jennifer Clement
Edwidge Danticat
Cristina García
Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Andrea Thome
Helena Maria Viramontes

Past Managing Editors:
Amanda Tien (Summer 2021 – Summer 2023)
Tanya Shirazi (Summer 2019 – Spring 2021)
Clarissa León (Fall 2016 – Spring 2019)
Joshua Graber (2015 – 2016)

Past Guest Editors:
Ayse Papatya Bucak
Gabrielle Civil
Ellen Marie Hinchcliffe
Madhu Kaza
Ana Maurine Lara
Vanessa Martir
Emily Raboteau
Ivelisse Rodriguez
Tanya Shirazi
Amanda Tien
Marta Lucia Vargas

Past Editorial Assistants
Francesca Caccamo
Amaris Castillo
Lissette Escariz Ferrá
Natalia Figueroa Barroso
Bianca Hernandez
K. Henderson
Cory Holding
Gabriela Lee 
Clarissa León
Paola Liendo
Aeriel Merillat 
Kiera O’Brien
Dr. Lorna Perez
Kandala Singh
Blanca Torres
Sydney Valerio 
Megan Valley

Layout and Design
Little Owl Creative

Aster(ix) Journal receives support from the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the Department of English at University of Pittsburgh.

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FAQ

Q: Does Aster(ix) accept open submissions?

A: Thank you so much for your interest in our journal. At the moment we will only consider solicited submissions. However we have calls and reading periods throughout the year. The best way to learn about them is to subscribe to our newsletter, or follow us on our social media pages (links at the bottom of the page). 

Q: What are Asterisms & Microeditorials?

A: In addition to our thematic print issues we publish online throughout the year in Asterisms (full-length) and Microeditorials (brief).

Q: Who designed the beautiful logo?

A:  Artist Bekhyon Yim designed the logo.

Q: Who founded Aster(ix) and when?

A: Aster(ix) was founded by novelist Angie Cruz and nonfiction writer Adriana E. Ramírez in 2013. The name and mission of Aster(ix) was and continues to be fostered by our core council: Angie Cruz, Sheila Maldonado, Marta Lucia Vargas, Emily Raboteau, Adriana E. Ramírez and Nelly Rosario. Read more about how we came to be in this conversation from our 10th Anniversary Issue. 

Q: How can one obtain permission to reprint works published on Aster(ix)?

A:  Once published by Aster(ix), copyright reverts to the author. We ask that once reprint permission has been granted by author that all materials first published in Aster(ix) are credited accordingly.

Q: What about image copyright and permissions?
A: We have made every effort to credit images on this website. If you are the copyright holder of any un/mis-credited image on our site please contact us at info[at]asterixjournal[dot]com and we will  either credit you properly or take it down. Please contact the credited artist for other image permissions.

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