VIA: Voices in Italian Americana

VIA: Voices in Italian Americana is a semiannual literary and scholarly review of and about the cultures of Italy and its diasporas from Bordighera Press. Open to all contributors, VIA features fiction, essays, poetry, critical studies, and visual works that offer nuanced and singular views of the Italian diasporic experience.

FORMATING

Manuscripts should be formatted according to The Chicago Manual of Style. Prose submissions are limited to 5000 words; poetry should not exceed five pages. 

REVIEWS

Reviews should be 500-750 words. We publish book and non-books reviews (ie film, television program, art exhibitions, among others) that relate to Italy or the Italian diaspora. Check recent issues to see if a subject has been reviewed or see our current list of books available for review here.  

AI POLICY

Submissions to VIA must be written by human authors. The use of Large Language Models (LLMs), generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), or other AI tools to write must be acknowledged. In cases where such tools are used to support a human author’s writing or research, those uses MUST be acknowledged explicitly in the submission, including the specific tool(s) used, the prompts given, and the section(s) that were enhanced in this manner.

Contributor Information

Contributors grant VIA first serial rights and receive a complimentary digital edition of the issue. Discounts are available on print copies.