Logo of midnight & indigo: celebrating Black women writers literary magazine
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Deadline

Sep 30, 2023

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" short stories & essays by Black women writers"

" short stories & essays by Black women writers"

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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

120 days in average / 133 days

Acceptance Rate

100%

  • Payment

    Yes

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

2 genres

Fiction

CHARACTER-DRIVEN fictional short stories written by Black women writers. All genres are welcome! Short stories: min. 1,500 words.

Nonfiction

First-person POV fictional short stories written by Black women writers Narrative essays: min. 1,200 words

Fiction

CHARACTER-DRIVEN fictional short stories written by Black women writers. All genres are welcome! Short stories: min. 1,500 words.

Nonfiction

First-person POV fictional short stories written by Black women writers Narrative essays: min. 1,200 words

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Total submissions tracked

133 days

Average response time

100%

Average acceptance rate

133 days

Fastest response time

133 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

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Cover letters

Coming soon! Advice from editors on what your cover letter and bio should look like!

Eligibility

Creators from a specific location / ethnic groupWomen and other marginalized genders

Formatting

Coming soon! All the Times New Romans and double spaces!

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

Writers are invited to share their original, fictional, or personal stories. Stories can funny, entertaining, serious, or sincere. Stories must be character-driven and leave readers with something to think about. All genres are welcome! Calls for Submissions will be held on a rolling basis with deadlines four times per year: March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2019 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Ianna A. Small

Editor-in-Chief

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people