The Literary Journal

midnight & indigo’s literary journal celebrates the work of Black women writers across the diaspora. Published triannually and offered in both print and digital formats, our issues feature carefully curated collections of literary short stories and character-driven essays. Alongside these, our online journal publishes new work on a rolling basis, spotlighting emerging and established voices year-round.

 

All Issues

midnight & indigo: The Music Issue (Issue 13)
midnight & indigo celebrates 12 Black women writers across the U.S. and the Caribbean with our inaugural Music issue; a collection of essays and short stories in which sound shapes identity, memory, and Black resilience. Press play, turn the page, and allow this issue to become the soundtrack to your literary soul.
midnight & indigo: The Music Issue (Issue 13)
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midnight & indigo: Twenty-One Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers (Issue 12)
A collection of Black speculative fiction short stories that traverse the strange and the hauntingly real, 21 Black women writers share tales in which the impossible becomes possible, and every corner hides something magical.
midnight & indigo: Twenty-One Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers (Issue 12)
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midnight & indigo - Issue 11
Featuring new short stories and essays by 10 emerging and established Black women writers from the U.S., the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe, this issue brings together voices that explore identity, family, and the transformative power of truth. 
midnight & indigo - Issue 11
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midnight & indigo - Issue 10
Featuring new short stories by 8 Black women writers from the U.S., Africa, and the Caribbean, this issue weaves together journeys of self-discovery where bonds, homes, and identities shift, inviting readers to explore the intricate threads that connect us all.
midnight & indigo - Issue 10
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midnight & indigo: Eighteen Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers (Issue 9)
From a mysterious swamp to a haunted highway, new wishes granted to past lives revisited, 18 Black women writers across the U.S., Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe share tales in which secrets are exposed, mysteries unravel, and the human spirit shines in unexpected, often supernatural ways.
midnight & indigo: Eighteen Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers (Issue 9)
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midnight & indigo - Issue 8
Featuring 10 new short stories and essays by emerging and established Black women writers from the U.S., Caribbean, and Africa, Issue 8 turns the spotlight on the ties that bind—and sometimes unravel—across generations and geographies.
midnight & indigo - Issue 8
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midnight & indigo - Issue 7
Featuring new short stories by 8 emerging and established Black women writers from the U.S., Africa, and the Caribbean, this issue introduces characters discovering self and defining relationships, negotiating with the past, and celebrating the things no one else understands.
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midnight & indigo: Nineteen Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers (Issue 6)
From haunted houses to spaceships, old worlds to new phenomena, 19 Black women writers share tales of fear and discovery, redemption, and resistance in this Black speculative fiction issue of our literary journal.
midnight & indigo: Nineteen Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers (Issue 6)
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midnight & indigo - Issue 5
From women redefining their definitions of love, and Black girls finding their place in world and family, to narrators discovering self... and sometimes sacrifice —we are proud to present 15 new short stories by Black women writers.
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midnight & indigo: Twenty-two Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers (Issue 4)
From basements to highways, small towns to new worlds, 22 Black women writers share speculative tales of fear and discovery, redemption and resistance in this Black speculative fiction issue of our literary journal.
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midnight & indigo - Issue 3
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midnight & indigo - Issue 2
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midnight & indigo - Issue 1
Featuring short stories by 13 Black women writers, our inaugural issue introduces characters that navigate between self-love and loss, new beginnings and inevitable endings, and a few things in between. Resilience isn’t about magic—it’s about the choices we make when the past threatens to define us.
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