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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
Print
Audio
Video
Payment: 
Contributor copies only
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
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: 
2
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]

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/obsidian_literature_arts_in_the_african_diaspora

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/obsidian_literature_arts_in_the_african_diaspora [2] https://obsidianlit.org [3] https://obsidianlit.org/how-to-submit [4] mailto:obsidianlitstaff@gmail.com [5] http://www.obsidianlit.org/how-to-submit [6] http://www.obsidianlit.org/open-calls [7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/experimental [8] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/fiction [9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/flash_fiction [10] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/graphic-illustrated [11] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/poetry