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Taking Submissions: Midnight & Indigo

September 8, 2019

Deadline: September 8th, 2019
Payment: $50 for website acceptance, $75 for the literary journal.

midnight & indigo, a new literary magazine celebrating Black female writers, has issued a call for submissions to review short stories and narrative essays. We publish content on our digital platform and in our literary journals (paperback/ebook/audiobook).

Writers are invited to share their original, fictional or personal stories. Stories can funny, entertaining, serious or sincere. Stories must be character-driven and leave readers with something to think about, sparking a personal connection to their own lives. All genres are welcome!

 

Word count: min 1,500 words

We are looking for previously unpublished, character driven fictional short stories. All genres are welcome.

Stories can funny, entertaining, serious or sincere. Stories must uplift or leave readers with something to think about. Subject matter and plots can run the gamut, but we want emotion, grit, soul and writing that forges an immediate connection with the reader.

  • We offer $75 for Short Stories accepted for publication in our literary journal (eBook, print, possible audiobook)
  • We offer $50 for Short Stories accepted for online publication on midnightandindigo.com.

RIGHTS

To be considered, you are being asked to agree to our contract as part of the submission process:

The author retains the sole, individual copyright on her contribution.

You grant midnight & indigo First Rights to publish the above story (online and by subscription, including any method/medium available at the time of publication.

You also grant midnight & indigo non-exclusive anthology rights to make the above story available in e-book, print, audiobook and any additional format available at the time of publication.

You affirm that you are the sole author of the Work, which is original and not previously published. To the best of your knowledge, it does not infringe any third party’s copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights, does not contain any libelous material, and nor does it violate any third party’s right of privacy or publicity. If you are found to be in breach of any of these representations and warranties, you agree to indemnify midnight & indigo for any and all costs and expenses resulting from that breach.

If your story is chosen for publication, you confirm that any compensation will be a one-time payment as noted above.

Via: Midnight & Indigo’s Submittable.

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Date:
September 8, 2019