Limited Demographic: writers who live in the U.S. and identify as immigrants and either was born in another country, has at least one parent born in another country, is a refugee, or lives in the United States under Asylum or a Protection Program, who has not previously been published by Black Lawrence Press

Note: two submissions per author per year.

The Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series aims to provide a clear and consistent home for new Immigrant Writings in the U.S. Book selections will be made by a four-member editorial board composed of writers in the U.S. who are either immigrants or whose works focus on the immigrant experience.