Infrarrealista Review
Infrarrealista Review is a literary nonprofit dedicated to publishing Tejanx voices.
Join us for our 2027 Hays County Youth Writing Workshops & Book Contest!
The winning manuscript will undergo an editing process by IR’s Editors and be released in April 2027. The chapbook’s launch will be celebrated with a reading and book signing at The Price Center & Garden. The Hays County Commissioners will recognize the H. Y.P.L.
Hays Youth Poet Laureate program, which comprises a workshop series, Auto-Retrato/Self-portrait, was created for budding poets and writers ages 13-19, and a chapbook publication contest. The workshops are meant to generate work to put together a manuscript for the competition.
A young author will win $1,000, a run of 100 copies of their book, and a book launch celebration.
Our previous judges & instructors have included ire’ne lara silva, Carrie Fountain, Amanda Johnston, Natalia Treviño, Naomi Shihab Nye, Emmy Perez, KB Brookins, SG Huerta, Bianca Perez, & others.
Our 2027 judge is Iliana Pichardo Urrutia.
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About Infrarrealista Review
Infrarrealista Review was founded by Cloud Cardona & Juania Sueños, two Chicanxs who met during their time in the Texas State MFA in 2019. They envisioned highlighting & elevating underrepresented Texan voices. Infrarrealista Review is a multilingual literary collective, journal, press, & educational organization seeking to create a thriving community of Latinx & marginalized artists, writers, & educators in rural & urban Texan areas.
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2025 Hays Youth Poet Laureate Book Launch
On March 21st, 2025, we celebrated the new Hays Youth Poet Laureate, Adelie Donovan, at the Price Center in San Marcos, TX. The evening included readings by our new HYPL Adelie Donovan, 2024 Texas Poet Laureate Amanda Johnston, Hays Youth Poet Laureate Workshop instructor SG Huerta, Hays Youth Poet Laureate Finalist Gavin Barrows, and a virtual message from our 2025 HYPL judge, Naomi Shihab Nye. After the reading, Adelie Donovan signed copies of her book, published by Plancha Press, Epitaph for My Fireflies.
Infrarrealista Review is a literary nonprofit dedicated to publishing Tejanx voices.
