B. Sharise Moore is taking over the role of Poetry Editor here at FIYAH for the year 2021. She’s outlined what she’s looking for below: I wrote poetry before I ever took a stab at writing fiction. There was something organic and inviting about the rhythm, the voice, the freedoms of lines and stanzas that Read more
Hello Everyone, We messed up. Earlier in the month, we released two collected volumes of fiction and poetry: our FIYAH Year One collection and our FIYAH Year Two collection. We were very excited to get these collected editions out to the public, and in our haste, we did not secure the rights to collect or Read more
Dear FIYAH Readers, Goodbyes are difficult, but they’re also best done without much fanfare. So, beginning January 2019, I will no longer be editing FIYAH. Instead, I will be leaving the magazine to work on my own stuff, and to enjoy the abundant blessings of living in a time when certain spheres of publishing seem Read more
Year 2 here at FIYAH has been huge! In 2018, we published 17 pieces of original prose by Black writers, as well as 6 poems, and cover art by 4 phenomenal Black artists. We also introduced our POB Score project over the summer. We were awarded the Barrelhouse Amplifier Grant, our 2017 cover artist Geneva Read more
On November 4th, 2018, FIYAH editors Justina Ireland and Troy Wiggins were granted the World Fantasy Award in the Non-Professional Special category for our first year of content! The following is the acceptance speech written by Troy in absentia, and given on our behalf by Irette Patterson. Congratulations to all winners, friends, and finalists. We Read more
We are thrilled to present the cover and table of contents for the AHISTORICAL BLACKNESS issue of FIYAH Literary Magazine. Cover art by Trevor Fraley Featured stories include: Bondye Bon – a short story by Monique L. Desir With These Hands – a short story by L. H. Moore Survival Lies – a novelette Read more
We are thrilled to present the cover and table of contents for the ROOTS issue of FIYAH Literary Magazine. Cover art by Geneva Benton Featuring stories in the vein of ROOTS: Sisyphus – a short story by C. L. Clark Riley and Robot – a short story by Arnica Ross Excavate – a short story Read more
We are thrilled to present the cover and table of contents for the SUNDOWN TOWNS issue of FIYAH Literary Magazine. Cover art by Geneva Benton Featuring stories in the vein of SUNDOWN TOWNS: The Last Exorcist – a short story by Danny Lore Toward The Sun – a short story by Sydnee Thompson The Breeze in Read more
The road to publication is not easy for anyone and comes with a number of hurdles. For black writers, these challenges are multiplied and because of institutional issues, the path seems almost impossible. But the resiliency of black folks always finds a way and for many black SFF writers that way was in the form Read more
We are thrilled to present the cover and table of contents for the REBIRTH issue of FIYAH Literary Magazine. Cover art by Geneva Benton Featuring stories in the vein of REBIRTH: Revival — a short story by Wendi Dunlap Long Time Lurker, First Time Bomber — a short story by Malon Edwards We Have Ended — a short Read more
