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midnight & indigo:
Eighteen Speculative Stories by Black Women Writers (Issue 17)
From hoodoo spells to celestial skies, haunted homes to living museums, eighteen emerging and established Black woman storytellers conjure dark bargains, strange transformations, and futures worth claiming.
Contributors include:
Nadia Amatullah King, Ani Bailey, Adrienne Byers, Tara Campbell, Jae Gilyard,
Nicole Givens Kurtz, Tonja K. Johnson, Marisa Kennedy, J. Lovelace, L. Nabang,
Hannah Onoguwe, Chella Ramanan, V. Ross, R. R. Setari, Verdell Walker, Brie Ward, Margeaux West, and L. Marie Wood.
Why We Publish
midnight & indigo was born from a deep love of reading and writing—of finding yourself in a story and realizing your voice belongs on the page. Our literary journal is a place where Black women writers and their readers connect.
Since 2018, we've published work from over 400 Black storytellers across the globe, building a living archive that honors our past, speaks to our present, and imagines our literary future.
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Share your work, expand the archive.
We publish short fiction and nonfiction narratives that center the voices, lives, and imaginations of Black women writers. Our digital journal is updated year-round, and each tri-annual issue is a carefully curated collection of standout work across genres and styles.
If you’re telling a story that resonates, challenges, lingers—we want to read it.
We read in open submission periods throughout the year. Check the current dates and guidelines.
