“You never know the stories that people carry, and sometimes, those stories are best shared through song. “Si Yo Fuera Una Cancion” (If I Were a Song) is a podcast about people, their stories, and their lives around Santa Ana, California. Presented in both Spanish and English, this podcast offers a portrait of the city through people’s own words, in their own voices. Music becomes a window into the socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural tapestry that makes Santa Ana such a special place.

The goal of this community blog is to involve, engage, and give a platform for folks with connections to Santa Ana to reflect on themes and ideas posed by episodes of the podcast. We are excited to hear more from local writers, poets, artists, and musicians about topics ranging from migration to childhood memories with a focus on how these different aspects of our lives have shaped who we are and what we aspire to become.

We are accepting submissions on a rolling basis in both English and Spanish.

Guidelines

- Please listen to any episode of your choice
- Reflect on a topic discussed in the episode
- Join the conversation by writing, creating art, or any other form of self-expression to share how you interpret or relate to the topics discussed in your chosen episode
- Share your reflection with us on this Google form
- We will contact you to confirm that we will be including your submission on our blog and on our newsletter

NOTE: The submission form will prompt you to log in to your Google account before you’re able to access the form. You can submit as many reflections on our episodes as you’d like, we are excited to hear from you!

We are passionate about exploring the vast unique experiences of Santanerxs, and we are excited that you are considering the opportunity to share your personal story.

The goal of the Santa Ana Creatives Spotlight is to involve, engage, and give a platform for folks with connections to Santa Ana to connect and uplift their current local projects and creative works. We are excited to hear more from local writers, poets, artists, and musicians about their work and how Santanerxs can support.

Please fill out all required questions on the form below to be considered for our spotlight.

About the Spotlight:

Si Yo Fuera will be introducing a new series on our bi-weekly newsletter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts that will give local creative minds the opportunity to show what they're all about.

We also hope to spark the potential for collaboration between local musicians, writers, painters, crafters, artists, poets, journalists, graphic designers, models, photographers and more.

There are so many talented individuals in Santa Ana and we want to use our platform to uplift their work.
We will feature a new individual on our spotlight every two weeks. Be sure to follow us on our social media platforms linked on our website at www.siyofuera.org.

NOTE: The submission form will prompt you to log in to your Google account before you’re able to access the form.