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Issue 13 | The Music Issue
midnight & indigo celebrates 12 Black women writers across the U.S. and the Caribbean with our inaugural Music issue; Press play, turn the page, and allow this issue to become the soundtrack to your literary soul.
A Nat King Cole classic becomes a daughter’s lifeline, R&B liner notes ignite a writer’s voice, and church hollers awaken ancestral bonds. Double Dutch transforms into ceremonies of identity inspired by Nina Simone, while mixtapes become portals to memory and Purple Rain unlocks new possibilities...and more!
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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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.
