Black Girl Magic Lit Mag

This project is believed to be defunct. (January 2018)

About

Black Girl Magic Lit Mag is a literary magazine created to address the lack of diverse, non-majority voices and characters in speculative fiction, especially Black women’s voices. Black Girl Magic Lit Mag believes that by showcasing stories featuring Black female voices and characters we can create a reflection of ourselves in the literature that we love, in a world where our images are constantly controlled, shaped, and distorted by those outside of our experiences. We recognize all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) QUILTBAG, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities. Our mission is to increase visibility for diverse authors, specifically women of color, and empower a wide variety of readers in the process.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 4 x per year

Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Blacks/People with African origins, Hispanics/Latinos, Females, All sexual identities.

Genres:

General Subgenres: Magic Realism, Slipstream
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Magic Realism
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, excluding Extreme Horror
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 250 - 500 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026