We are approximately 80 days out from the end of the open submission process and have received challenging and illuminating works from Pinoy authors and poets.
Are you interested in sharing your work? Please consider submitting at our submission link: https://submit.dilimpress.com
If you’re a creative, why do you do your work? Share with us your story (and wear sunglasses as a bonus!) — what keeps you motivated, which activities keep you going?
Writing is a solitary activity, but the worlds writers create shine a bright light on our interior lives.
We’ll be offering “writing sprints” inside our Discord for interested writers who want to complete their stories in time for the submission deadline of May 30, 2026.
There will be new opportunities if you are not yet ready.
We’ll be opening up a new submission block for “Sirena’s Song” to continue through September 30, 2026. There is currently a reading fee to submit but keep posted for the next “free” window starting in June 2026.
UPDATE: No reading fee! We have some fantastic volunteers for reading.
We are working diligently on the cover design: here are three separate options.
Cover 1 idea:
A galleon sailing out of a balete tree, with a sleeper underneath
Cover 2 idea:
A galleon inside a banga, swirling around with decorations on the walls around.
Cover 3 idea:
A sleeper dreaming of a galleon, with the ship coming out of their hair.
Learn about the brave and talented contributing authors who’ll join the anthology starting in May! We can’t wait to share.