Current Issue
Issue 14 | Coming Sept. 16
In this issue, midnight & indigo celebrates 8 Black women writers from the U.S., the Caribbean, and Africa, sharing unforgettable short stories and essays that prove memory is anything but still.
You’ll meet a father searching for home, a daughter uncovering family secrets in the middle of a storm, and a woman who turns a pot of pepper soup into both heartbreak and healing. You’ll travel from Brooklyn’s ever-gentrifying streets to the wide skies of Montana, step inside a body learning to carry pain with grace, and witness the power of names, places, and moments that refuse to be forgotten.
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.
Get Published
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 triannual 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.
Submissions are open and ongoing.
