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"Obsidian is a premier journal of African & African Diasporic arts & letters. "
"Obsidian is a premier journal of African & African Diasporic arts & letters. "
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Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: yes
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
10 genres
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Up to five (5) poems totaling no more than eight (8) pages single-spaced.
Fiction
Max words: 5000
No more than twenty (20) double-spaced pages or 5000 words (whichever is achieved first). Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-conta...
Hybrid
Max words: 5000
No more than twenty (20) double-spaced pages or 5000 words (whichever is achieved first). Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-conta...
Play
One act or a collection of short scenes no longer than twenty pages (20) following Samuel French or the Dramatists Guild suggested formattin...
Translation
Translations are welcome if permission has been granted.
Nonfiction
Criticism/critical essays: we are not accepting any unsolicited essay manuscripts at this time. To submit a proposal, please contact the edi...
Art
Max pieces: 5
Audio
Max pieces: 5
Video
Max pieces: 3
up to three (3) video
Game
Max pieces: 3
up to three (3) gaming files
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Up to five (5) poems totaling no more than eight (8) pages single-spaced.
Fiction
Max words: 5000
No more than twenty (20) double-spaced pages or 5000 words (whichever is achieved first). Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-conta...
Hybrid
Max words: 5000
No more than twenty (20) double-spaced pages or 5000 words (whichever is achieved first). Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-conta...
Play
One act or a collection of short scenes no longer than twenty pages (20) following Samuel French or the Dramatists Guild suggested formattin...
Translation
Translations are welcome if permission has been granted.
Nonfiction
Criticism/critical essays: we are not accepting any unsolicited essay manuscripts at this time. To submit a proposal, please contact the edi...
Art
Max pieces: 5
Audio
Max pieces: 5
Video
Max pieces: 3
up to three (3) video
Game
Max pieces: 3
up to three (3) gaming files
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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 group
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
Copies. Upon publication, contributors receive two contributor copies of the issue.
About the Magazine
Founded in 1975 | 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 :)
Duriel E. Harris
Editor-in-Chief
Sheree Renée Thomas
Associate Editor
Tara A. Reeser
Managing Editor
Amanda Fain
Technical Editor
Marva Jackson Lord
Web Editor
Examples
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