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Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora [1]

Basic Information

State:

Illinois

Website:

https://obsidianlit.org [2]

Country:

United States

Submission Guidelines:

https://obsidianlit.org/how-to-submit [3]

Address:

Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora

Address (line 2):

Illinois State University

Address (line 3):

Campus Box 4241

City:

Normal

Zip / Postal Code:

61790-4241

Contact Information

Duriel E.

Harris

Editor in Chief

Contact E-mail:

obsidianlitstaff@gmail.com [4]

Details

Formats:

Online

Digital

Audio

Video

Payment:

Contributor copies only

Genres Published:

Poetry

Fiction

Charges Reading Fee:

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Reading Period:

May 15 to Oct 15

Response Time:

3 to 6 months

$35

Obsidian cultivates, through publication and critical inquiry, Black imagination, innovation, and excellence—supporting Black, African, and African Diaspora creatives globally.

Submission guidelines: www.obsidianlit.org/how-to-submit [5]

Calls for special issues (second reading period): www.obsidianlit.org/open-calls [6]

Representative Authors:

Elizabeth Alexander, Houston A. Baker, Abena John Brown, Octavia Butler, Wanda Coleman, Thadious Davis, Melvin Dixon, Gerald Early, C.S. Giscombe, Terrance Hayes, Essex Hemphill, Gayl Jones, Yusef Komunyakaa, Brenda Marie Osbey, Claudia Rankine, Jerry Ward, Gloria Wade Gayles

Issues per Year:

Year Founded:

1975

Distributors:

Publications Unit, Illinois State University

Percentage of Unsolicited Submissions Published:

26% to 50%

Issue Price:

$20

Less than 1,000

Subgenres:

Experimental [7]

Fiction [8]

Flash Fiction [9]

Graphic/Illustrated [10]

Poetry [11]