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Blacklandia Mental Health & the Black Community Anthology

A project of Inlandia Journal (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (October 2025). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

A new Blacklandia anthology is being planned on the theme of Mental Health & the Black Community. Let’s talk about it! Blacklandia and Inlandia Books are looking for original work that helps to destigmatize the topic of mental health in the Black community.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
One-time publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Blacks/People with African origins, People living with mental health conditions.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,750 words; Up to 3 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: Mental health, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Blacks/People with African origins, People living with mental health conditions.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,750 words; Up to 3 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,750 words; Up to 3 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: Mental health, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Blacks/People with African origins, People living with mental health conditions.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: Mental health, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Blacklandia Mental Health & the Black Community Anthology Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
0 min | 39.0 mean avg | 4.0 median | 113 max days (64.1 std dev)

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 26 Oct 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 21 Oct 2025.
Date compiled: 14 Sep 2026 07:45 UTC (3 hours, 34 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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