Emergent Literary About Founded in 2020 by Kameryn Alexa Carter, Ashby Combahee, Jeanelle Ortiz and Katie Yee, EMERGENT LITERARY is an assemblage of black and brown work. For us, emergent refers to urgency, immediacy, inception and birth. It also refers to the philosophy of emergence as interreliant entities which create a radical new wholeness when combined. We pay homage to the Combahee River Collective, and their foundational work in identity politics and radical liberation. We are inspired by the legacies of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, and Broadside Press. We imagine ourselves posted up in a living room with paper strewn across the floor, eating good and in fellowship with one another.We hope to provide one such living room here, a place of gathering and collaboration. We represent an expansive community: in terms of geography, identity, genre, and concept. We make an ongoing and serious commitment to black and brown people, to fellowship, and joy. Always. Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to people who identify as black or brown. Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2020 Publication Medium & Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationUnknown publication frequency AI Policy Unknown AI policy Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, Blacks/People with African origins, Hispanics/Latinos, People with Middle Eastern or North African origins, People with South Asian origins.Genres: GeneralLengths: Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words. Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, Blacks/People with African origins, Hispanics/Latinos, People with Middle Eastern or North African origins, People with South Asian origins.Lengths: Review: Up to 1,500 words. Essay: Up to 1,500 words. Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,500 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism. Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, Blacks/People with African origins, Hispanics/Latinos, People with Middle Eastern or North African origins, People with South Asian origins.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 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.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Visual Art Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, Blacks/People with African origins, Hispanics/Latinos, People with Middle Eastern or North African origins, People with South Asian origins.Lengths: Artwork: Up to 4 pieces.Art Media: Open to all/most Art Media, including... Photography.Art Styles:Open to all/most Art Styles.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race.Payment:No monetary payment No monetary payment.Submissions:Method: Email. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Media: Image. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to publication's website Report: Submission/Response Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Instagram @emergentliterary Support this Publisher: Make a Donation For the Editor(s): Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Emergent Literary 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. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Visual Art Group by submission Include outliers Accuracy We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Pending 1 response is pending (28 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (50.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.) Do not query on the status of your submission before 180 days have passed. Most recent response reported was received on 31 Jul 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 18 May 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago). Work submitted here was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. 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