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Upcoming Themes and Submission Schedule

The 2023 submissions schedule is as follows:

 UNTHEMED 

January 1, 2023 – May 1, 2023

The DEADLINE for receipt of entries is 11:59 pm (Eastern) on May 1, 2023

Black Literature Matters!

OPEN

FICTION SUBMISSIONS

Submit by May 1, 2023

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Contest:

1st Prize:    Publication & Interview

2nd Prize:  Publication

3rd Prize:   Publication

Submit

OPEN

NONFICTION SUBMISSIONS

Submit by May 1, 2023

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Contest:

1st Prize:    Publication & Interview

2nd Prize:  Publication

3rd Prize:   Publication

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Submit

Submission Guidelines

We are open to receiving work around many themes but we will immediately reject work that feature any of the following without providing feedback:

  • Graphic depictions of rape or sexual assault

  • Needless brutalization of women and children

  • Depictions of brutalization or abuse of people with disabilities

  • Graphic abuse of animals

  • We only consider unpublished work, and we do not consider reprints (work that has been published in another magazine or on your blog or other social media) or fan fiction.

  • We do not accept multiple submissions for fiction, so please wait until you have heard a response to a submission before submitting again.

Fiction Guidelines

Submit one unpublished fiction piece, a maximum of 2,000 – 7,000 words. Please format your submission in Times New Roman 12, double-spaced, and include a word count, any genre, and style. Save as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx). In the top header please add the title and page numbers. Include a cover sheet in your document with your name, address, and contact information (e-mail) but no identifying information on the story itself. In the cover letter: Confirm that this piece is unpublished. Thank you!

* Include a third-person biography

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