FIYAH Literary Magazine is happy to present the Table of Contents for Issue # 38. Cover art illustrated by Ashanti Fortson. Stories include: “Copula” by Briana N Cox “Minority Museum” by T.T. Gibran “On the Autonomy of Whales” by Amanda Helms “The Canines Don’t Lie” by virgo kevonté “Midnight in the Devil’s Punchbowl” by Lisa […]
We concluded nine years of publishing Black speculative fiction in 2025! Our authors and poets continue to tackle genre convention, break fresh ground in tried and true tropes, and demonstrate why Black creators are among the best to weave a story. From contributors sharing their very first publication in our virtual pages to veterans deep […]
FIYAH Literary Magazine is happy to present the Table of Contents for Issue #37. Cover art illustrated by Kymani Gayle. Stories include: “Legion” by Karama Neal “The Things We Bury in Each Other” by Timothy Ngome “The Sobolo Prophet” by Irene W Collins “Rather Be the Devil” by Jordan Alexander “Into the Briarpatch” by Ella […]
FIYAH Literary Magazine is happy to present the Table of Contents for Issue #36: GODS & MONSTERS. Cover art illustrated by Odera Igbokwe. Stories include: “Riding the River from Below the Bowels of a Broken Home” by Nkone Chaka “The Dolphin House” by Jaimie K. Wilson “Soul Food” by C. M. Harmon “A Nameless Thing” […]
FIYAH Literary Magazine is happy to present the Table of Contents for Issue #35: BLACK ISEKAI. Cover art illustrated by Josh Awol. Short stories include: “Heavenly Harpoon” by Erin Brown “The Time Grandma Jumped into a Lake and Transformed into a Kung Fu Warrior” by E.A. Noble “The Cut” by SJ Powell “Fire is Hot […]
FIYAH Literary Magazine presents its upcoming writers and stories for Issue 34. Cover art courtesy of Raki Sy. Features include: “The Cast of Black,” a short story by Antoinette Van Sluytman “Moonrise,” a short story by Bethany C Morrow “Brother, May I,” a short story by Chandler Harrison “How We Survive,” a short story by […]
Eight birthdays for FIYAH Literary Magazine! In that time, we’ve published 32 issues featuring the best speculative stories from Black writers all over the world, month after month, year after year. We’re not the only game in town for these talented word scribes, but we’re nothing if not consistent. That level of resiliency, we hope, […]
FIYAH Literary Magazine presents its upcoming writers and stories for Issue 33. Cover art courtesy of Jacobi Myles. Features include: “I Named Her Eye,” a poem by Beatrice Winifred Iker “The Inheritance,” a short story by C.T. Muchemwa “Children of the Singularity,” a short story by Danny Cherry Jr. “Slipcraft,” a short story by Jarune […]
FIYAH Literary Magazine presents its upcoming writers and stories for Issue 32: SPACEFARING AUNTIES. Kerine Wint serves as guest editor, while the cover art comes courtesy of Cyan Daly. Features include: “The Old Tradition ” – a poem by Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi “Midnight Wash N Go” – a poem by Kat Garcia “Afrofutures Haibun in […]
Another issue, another cover, and more great writers! The Issue 31: Disability cover was illustrated by Kaitlin Edwards. Features include: “Demon Slayer” – a prose work written by Terna Abu “we stim to the moment” – a poem written by Camille Hernandez “Giant Robot and His Person” – a prose work written by Akua Lezli […]
