Submissions

We publish on-the-ground reporting from Latin America and Latin communities in the United States. We also publish articles on immigration and U.S. foreign policy in the Western hemisphere.

Articles can run the gamut from politics to food, travel to business — so long as they concern Latin America and/or the diaspora. We are open to writers with limited journalism experience and will work with you to polish a piece for publication. We pay $200 for articles between 1,000 and 1,500 words. Please send story pitches, along with a brief summary of your writing experience and links to any published clips, to latinamericadispatch@gmail.com

Besides your name, please avoid including personal information that is not pertinent to the story (including age) in order to ensure a fair and just reviewing system.

We publish the following types of articles:

• News Analysis — An article analyzing, contextualizing, and explaining the importance of a topical news story.
• News Features — Original reporting that probes more deeply into an issue.
• Interviews — Q & A’s with leading Latin American figures or experts.
• Multimedia — We are interested in video, photo essays, podcasts, and any other kind of multimedia project that can convey a news story.

We do not publish:

• Personal essays
• Fiction
• Stories of purely local importance
• Academic treatise
• Opinion pieces or editorials

LAND reserves the right to edit for grammar, clarity, and style.

Please Note: We are currently prioritizing stories focused on Central America and the Caribbean, especially places that have not been the subject of recent LAND articles.

We accept submissions in English, español, français and português.