Latinx in Social Work

LATINX IN SOCIAL WORK®:

Stories that heal, inspire, and connect communities.

This collection of personal narratives amplifies and highlights the voices of Latinx social workers healing leading and inspiring while sharing their challenges and successes of navigating their careers.

PARTIAL PROCEEDS OF THE BOOK WILL GO TOWARDS SIEMBRA TODAY.

Watch our Vol. III Virtual Book Launch

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Latinx/e in Social Work Vol. IV: Social Work is a Profession

We are thrilled to announce a Call for Submissions for the fourth volume of Latinx/e in Social Work, co-created by Laudy Burgos, LCSW and Erica Priscilla Sandoval, LCSW. We invite submissions from Latine* social workers whose voices, scholarship, community leadership, and lived experiences illuminate the complexities and strengths within our communities.

The theme of Vol. IV is “Social Work is a Profession.” For this volume, we are especially seeking stories that highlight the strengths of social work as a profession—its capacity to heal, advocate, organize, innovate, and transform systems from within.

Deadline: May 4, 2026, 11:59pm EST

*People of the Diaspora; People of the Global Majority; BIPOC, Latinx/e

HOW TO SUBMIT

The submission process entails a title and 1000-word abstract:
a description and outline (500 words) and the first 500 words of

your chapter. Please include how your chapter will relate to
the Vol. IV theme.

This is a blind submission process. Please do not include any
identifying information on your chapter outline or excerpt.

When we originally announced our Call for Submissions, we included a $75 submission fee. After receiving community feedback, we have decided to eliminate this fee. We acknowledge that a submission fee creates barriers to an equitable process, and are committed to providing accessible submissions to Latine* social workers of all backgrounds.

ELIGIBILITY

To ensure the elevation of new voices and perspectives, we welcome submissions from any social worker who identifies as Latinx/e or BIPOC (students, practitioners, educators, researchers, administrators, organizers, advocates).

We welcome both nationwide and international submissions. That said, we are seeking stories that align with the theme “Social Work is a Profession,” which is a direct response to social work degree reclassification in the United States. If you are submitting from abroad, please ensure that your submission reflects this theme and current moment.

Previous authors published in Latinx/e in Social Work (Volumes 1–3) are not eligible to submit for Volume 4.

100% of the proceeds from Vol. IV will go to community programs by Siembra Today, a nonprofit providing accessible mental health care and resources to the Latinx/e and BIPOC communities.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 4, 11:59pm EST. Due to strict publishing timelines, we cannot offer extensions.

Volume III, Now Available

Volume III: Mentorship Edition highlights the transformative impact of mentorship in the social work field. For Latinx/e social workers, especially from first-generation families, a mentor provides guidance and hope in a profession lacking Latinx/e role models to look up to. The spaces we create and nurture in mentorship, and the blossoming relationships that follow, are vital to the growth and development of Latinx social workers. In Volume III, the narratives of 13 mentees are paired alongside their Madrina or Padrino’s chapter. We also feature the stories of three Emerging Leaders in the social work field. In this way, our book honors the crucial role that mentorship plays for Latinx/e social workers, mental health practitioners, and professionals. Together, these stories weave a tapestry of community, support, and healing.