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Thank you to everyone who submitted their works to us! We'll begin our reading period next month, and the deadline for Issue 3 submissions will be announced soon. But until then, submit away!

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Read Clara Tang's "Ghostmother" & other prose and poetry featured in Issue 2: https://goo.gl/o7W8SG

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Read Hebatalla Shoaeib's "Outside" & other works from Issue 2:https://goo.gl/o7W8SG

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Issue 2 is LIVE! Read it here: http://forthesonorous.wixsite.com/forthesonorous/issue-2-1

Featuring works by Hebatalla Shoaeib, Dayna Wilks, Amber Tran, Xochitl Luna, Jamiya Leach, Jennifer Boyd, Sara Chansarker, Brittany Adames, Michelle Lin, Riham Adly, Shirley Jones-Luke, Tia Paul-Louis, Victoria Le, A.A. Reinecke, Jonaki Ray, Kai Coggin, Sneha Subramanian Kanta, Elaine Barnard, Helena Lutchman, Sushmita Ghoshal, Destiny Donelson, Clara Tang, Connie Liu, Mary Gray, and Jocelyn Lee, along with pieces from workshop mentees Brittany Adames, Connie Liu, Zuha Belgaumi, and Mayu Alten.

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Less than 10 days left to apply for the 2017 Sonorous Summer Writing Workshop!

2017 Sonorous Summer Writing Workshop

We’ve created the 2017 Sonorous Summer Writing Workshop for women & non-binary people of color in grades 6-12! Join us for a summer full of writing, experimentation, and sisterhood. More info here: http://forthesonorous.wixsite.com/forthesonorous/sonorous-writing-workshop

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Fifty Shades of Ace & Love (My Experience with Asexuality & Homoromanticism)

"Accurate and respectable LGBT+ representation is already limited in film and television. However, there is little to no asexual representation whatsoever. As long as the saying “sex sells” rings true, asexuals have a long way to go to achieve visibility and respect in society."

Read this essay by Caitlin So here: https://goo.gl/UKudb2

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An Imperfect Definition of Pride

"I don’t feel like I’ve earned the Bisexual Identification Card yet. And I’m scared that I’ll never be real enough to feel what I’m supposed to feel whenever Pride comes around. I’m scared that pride doesn’t exist for people like me, people that don’t feel real, people that don’t have all their i’s dotted and t’s crossed, people who are already alienated because of how much the Pride movement focuses on white people."

Read Antonia Le’s essay on finding her own meaning of Pride month here: https://goo.gl/LNpBiS

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Conversation with Cassandra Hsiao

We recently interviewed Cassandra Hsiao, a poet, playwright, and entertainment journalist. Read our conversation about her writing, aspirations, Asian-American representation, and more here: https://goo.gl/C955CT

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Meet the Workshop Mentors

We're thrilled to announce Masfi Khan, Isabella Li, Jacqueline He, and Valerie Wu as the mentors for the 2017 Sonorous Summer Writing Workshop! You can read more about them here: http://forthesonorous.wixsite.com/forthesonorous/mentors

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Dance Like Everyone’s Watching

"When the next Chinese dance came onto stage, I watched carefully. I observed the soft, effortless movements and intricate positions, the quick footwork and colorful costumes, and I remembered why I fell in love with dance in the first place."

Read Sandra Chen's article on dancing in different styles and embracing her culture here: https://goo.gl/iKRhQ0

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Submit to Issue 2 by July 31!

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2017 Sonorous Summer Writing Workshop

We've created the 2017 Sonorous Summer Writing Workshop for women & non-binary people of color in grades 6-12! Join us for a summer full of writing, experimentation, and sisterhood. More info here: http://forthesonorous.wixsite.com/forthesonorous/sonorous-writing-workshop

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Issue 1 is out!

Read it here: http://forthesonorous.wixsite.com/forthesonorous/issue-1.

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Conversation with Rona Wang

We recently had the wonderful opportunity to talk to Rona Wang. You can read our interview here: https://goo.gl/fyTrov.

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How Growing Up in a Mostly-White School System Affected My Identity

“Something as simple as checking a box makes me question my entire existence. I am led to believe that I’ve completely made up my sense of oppression in my head—that I am not even a minority or I’m not even really Latina.”

Read Sofia Gonzalez’s article on being a Latina in a mostly-white school system here: http://bit.ly/2kkfKgu

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Call for Art Submissions

If you are a woman of color, send us your beautiful art! All submissions receive careful consideration and detailed feedback from our editors. Accepted artwork will be published in an online issue.

Read our submission guidelines here: http://forthesonorous.wixsite.com/forthesonorous/submissions.

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Talking Bodies

"By featuring Simone and Aly in the 2017 Swimsuit Issue, Sports Illustrated is proving that strength is beautiful. It is encouraging body positivity and confidence. It is showing young girls everywhere that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes."

Read Sandra Chen's article on gymnasts and body positivity here:https://goo.gl/CS8FSs.