Azahares is a publication of the University of Arkansas, and its call for the 2027 issue is an invitation to contribute to a journal with a specific, sustained curatorial commitment: work that reflects the Latino experience in its multiplicity. The editors are not seeking a single register or a prescribed politics. They name poetry that opens new perspectives, prose that moves a reader toward laughter or tears or quiet satisfaction, and visual work that reaches for the sublime or offers the comfort of un chocolatito caliente on a cold evening. The standard invoked is not topical correctness but human fullness—work that illustrates the best of what it means to be human. The parameters are clear and worth noting precisely. Written submissions must be primarily in English or Spanish; if in English, they must thematically reflect Latino culture. Artwork and photography must reflect the themes of the Latino experience. Poetry is capped at 200 lines; prose at 3,500 words. Both color and black-and-white artwork and photography are accepted, with high-resolution .png files preferred. There is no submission fee. The reading period opens in May 2026 and closes on November 23, 2026. What the journal offers is publication within an institutional literary and arts context, alongside a readership that arrives with an explicit interest in this terrain. There is no cash prize attached to this call, and no stated honorarium; the value is editorial selection and placement in the 2027 issue. Artists and writers should weigh that accordingly. For practitioners whose work sits within or speaks to Latino culture—whether in English, Spanish, or image—this is a considered venue with a defined aesthetic and thematic brief.