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Mirador Artistries Collective

‘Mirador Artistries Collective’ Submissions Portal

We are a recently established collective of writers and artists with an interest in

promoting the cultural experience of the Lusophony (Portuguese speaking world)

through short fiction, creative non-fiction, prose, poetry, and art to explore our

cultural themes and lived experience.

In the near future, we will be welcoming submissions from writers and artists who

wish to share their work with MAC for possible publication in a monthly ‘Mirador’

feature in the Milénio newspaper.

We invite writers, poets, and storytellers—voices new and old—to contribute to

celebrate of the culture and experience of Portuguese speaking peoples. This project

seeks work that reflects the textures of migration, memory, language, belonging,

displacement, inheritance, and reinvention across generations and geographies. Let’s

talk about the Portuguese diaspora experience—intimate or collective, historical or

contemporary, rooted or in motion.

In reviewing submissions for this feature our thematic scope is broad and inclusive and can range from migration experiences, socio-political critical accounts, cultural and historical memory, trans-cultural intersections and recreations, inter-generational conflicts, trauma, aging, feminism, masculinity, colonialism, or any other subject. Submissions can be in English or Portuguese and should be original and previously unpublished. Work generated by AI will not be accepted. Work previously presented in whole or part on personal web pages, blogs, or social media feeds by the authors is acceptable. All submissions should be respectful of diversity—language that is deemed sexist, racist, homophobic or oppressive in any other way is not welcome.

Submission Guidelines

Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction: up to 1,500 words


Poetry: up to 30 lines


Languages: Submissions accepted in Portuguese or English


Theme: It is suggested but not mandatory that submissions have thematic or

concrete relevance to the human experience in the Luso Diaspora, or in the

Lusosphere.


Format: Submissions should be double spaced in 12 point Times New Roman.

The title should be contained on the footer of every page. Submissions are

anonymous and no information identifying the author should be included in the

actual submission.


NOTE: Submissions previously posted on an author’s personal blog or socials are acceptable. Absolutely no submissions completed with the use of AI are acceptable.


Deadline: November 30, 2026

Selection & Prize

The winning submission will be prioritized by a panel of Luso-Canadian writers for

publicationin the ‘Mirador’ feature of Milénio, with both paper and shareable online

editions.


Whether you are writing from memory, imagination, or lived experience, we

encourage you to share your story and help expand the literary record of our diaspora.


The goal of our project is to give additional space and new readers to the growing

number of writers, established and new, writing about our diaspora.


We look forward to reading your work!

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