Arte Público Press
USA – Literary Fiction, General Non-fiction, Hispanic
artepublicopress.com
submapp@uh.edu
Arte Público Press is a publishing house associated with the University of Houston (Houston, Texas, USA). It is the largest US publisher of contemporary and recovered literature by Hispanic-American authors, publishing approximately 30 titles per year.
“In the early 1970s, it became obvious that Hispanic writers were not being published by mainstream presses,” says Nicolás Kanellos, PhD, director of Arte Público Press and a professor of Hispanic literature at the University Houston. “Because there was no outlet for the creative efforts of these Latino writers, their work was condemned to be forgotten, lost or just delivered orally through performance.”
To address this need, Kanellos founded the Revista Chicana-Riqueña in Gary, Indiana, in 1972. This quarterly magazine for Latino literature, art and thought eventually evolved into The Americas Review, which won praise and recognition from The New York Times, Small Press Review and numerous other publications nationwide.
It was the recipient of the 1986 and 1987 Citations of Achievement from the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines. After 25 years of launching the careers of numerous Latino authors, The Americas Review published its final issue in 1999.
Building on the literary magazine’s success, Kanellos founded Arte Público Press in 1979 to further the endeavor of providing a national forum for Hispanic literature. The following year, Kanellos was offered a position at the University of Houston, and he was invited to bring the press with him.
Arte Público Press Submissions
Unsolicited submissions welcome. No agent required.
Thank you for your interest in Arte Público Press. They invite authors whose writing contributes to the representation and advancement of Latino/a/x voices and experiences. Arte Público publishes approximately 30 titles per year.
They accept submissions in English, Spanish or both, from authors with or without literary representation. Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through our Manuscript submission form.
For any questions or concerns, email us at submapp@uh.edu.
Arte Público 2025/2025 titles
– The Chicano Documentary by Jesus Trevino
– In the Company of Wolves by Antonio Farias
– The Closest Thing to a Normal Life by Michael Guevara
Arte Público Press
4902 Gulf Fwy, Bldg. 19
Room 100
Houston, TX 77204
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