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Award-winning Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. • Home of #FiyahLitMag, #FIYAHCON. • Submissions OPEN

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Just so you know: The SPACEFUNK anthology is a "Project We Love" on Kickstarter. Could be a project you love on your bookshelf if you lay a proper tithe on it. Just saying.

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And one of those two from the last ten years needs to be not white/not a cis man!

"Mary Sue, I don't know many not white specfic authors" Baby, we got four soon to be five years' worth of Ignyte Award nominees, start there!

ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/current-fina...

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It me! Please read the excellent work the FIYAH staff and authors put into this issue.

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#FIYAHLitMag Prose –

DEMON SLAYER // Terna Abu – 3665 words

WORMS FILL MY MOUTH // F. Kirk – 4338 words

THE TOMB OF THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER // Mwanabibi Sikamo – 5258 words

WAY UP IN DE MIDDLE OF DE AIR // Jamie Roballo – 2005 words

Full issue:
fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...

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Hey Folks,

Don't forget that #FiyahLitMag's subs open til July 31, 2024, with guest editor Kerine Wint Themed: SPACEFARING AUNTIES.

It’s time to explore the adventures of bold, fearless women who defy societal expectations and embark on daring space voyages!

Deets: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

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THE HOUSE OF OLD MARIAN by Nkereuwem Albert

A necromancer with a chip on her shoulder ascends the throne of her fearsome clan. She must wade through waves of resentment, intrigue, and betrayal to uncover her family’s truth and defend their honor.

Read: fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue...

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FIYAH covers are always so stunning!!

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Years ago i wrote a story about a lesbian werewolf whose ex girlfriend became a successful writer…writing about werewolves as if they were fiction. It was me coping with appropriation and I’m still proud, even though it’s hard to find nowadays

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OMG. Already can't wait to read this!!! 🖤🖤🖤

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Tasha Robinson's avatar Tasha Robinson @tasharobinson.bsky.social
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Signal-boosting because Fiyah does good work and this seems like a particularly fun theme.

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Hey Folks, #FiyahLitMag's subs open up June 1st with guest editor Kerine Wint themed: SPACEFARING AUNTIES.

Send us: Women-led stories as fleshed-out protagonists. A wide spectrum of women- queer, disabled, etc. – NO “Strong Black Woman ™"

Guidelines: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

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The technology to erase memories is a happy convenience but what are humans giving up by relinquishing the ability to remember the things that displease or wound them?

Check out THE FORGETTING ROOM by Kathryn H. Ross and issue NO.30 edited by @tonyarmoore.com!

fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue...

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Be sure to check out our supporter Grist's open subs for the fourth year of their Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors short story contest.

In 2,500 to 5,000 words, show them the world you dream of building. Don't self-reject.

full details:
grist.submittable.com/submit

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April 30th is the submission deadline for #FIYAHLitMag’s Disability issue edited by Emmalia H.

Show us life at the intersections of Blackness and disability. We’re not your magical negros, we’re not your inspiration porn. We are worthy of being protagonists.

Details: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

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incredible resource here, check it out! amazing work from B. Sharise Moore

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Our Poetry Editor, B. Sharise Moore has curated a database of children’s books by Black authors with the Hurston/Wright Foundation. It features links for purchase, summaries, recommended age groups, themes, and sample activities. #ReadBlackBooks

Database:
drive.google.com/file/d/14mSE...

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#FIYAHLitMag Issue 30 sends one clear & unmistakable message: While we are forced to fit into the constraints of a world designed to alienate & dehumanize us, Black people are NOT your Victims.

We grow. We change. We transform.

The issue is now available for $3.99!
fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...

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Everyone complaining about how there isn't enough science fiction being published? Well, here's how you fix that.

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Back in the finals! 🔥🔥🔥 We sincerely would like to thank everyone who voted for us and congrats to all the finalists. 🥳

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thanks for checking us out!

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#FIYAHLitMag is open for subs on the theme of DISABILITY until 04/30. This issue will be edited by Emma Harrington!

🔥 Short fic: 2-7k words
🔥 Novelettes: < 15k words
🔥 Poetry: < 1k words
Full details: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

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John Rogers's avatar John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social
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Submissions are open for one of my favorite scifi mags, this months specifically around the them of disability, so it may be of interest to some mutuals.

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