Aunt Chloe: A Journal of Artful Candor

This project is believed to be defunct. (March 2025)

About

What began as the Spelman College literary magazine Focus (published from the 1960’s until 2008) metamorphosed into Aunt Chloe: A Journal of Artful Candor in 2009, when its editor-in-chief, Kyla Marshell, conjured the legacies of two Black women named Chloe: the character Aunt Chloe in Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s 1872 poem, “Aunt Chloe’s Politics,” and Chloe Anthony Wofford (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford), also known as Toni Morrison. Kyla renamed the journal in tribute to them—inspired by 2007 Focus editor-in-chief Chantal James’s suggestion that its new name be that of a woman and also include “Aunt” (an honorific title for elders who nurture and guide us). Chloe means “green shoot” or “blossoming,” as Kyla discovered. With the journal now evolved to an online format, those connotations again seem particularly relevant. Aunt Chloe continues to blossom. Historically grounded in artist-activism, and bound by its mission to reclaim the time and space that Black women have been denied, Aunt Chloe—an artistic response to an absence of truth, to any void in the representation of our narratives—is situated at the crux of every social justice movement. We are proud to further the vision of the editors and contributors who curated the journal before us, as we continue to claim and enlarge the spaces within which to create and narrate Black women’s lives.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 1 x per year

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Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words; Up to 5 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

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Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

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Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.

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Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

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No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

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Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026