We are thrilled to present the cover and table of contents for the 17th issue of FIYAH Literary Magazine. Features include: The Techwork Horse – a short story by M. H. Ayinde Baby Brother – a short story by Kalynn Bayron Delete Your First Memory For Free – a short story by Kel Coleman Demon […]
No work exists in a vacuum and this anthology is no exception. It was without a doubt, years in the making. A Black SFF magazine getting to work with a publisher with as high a profile as Tor just isn’t something that would have happened five or six years ago…
From the convention website In the tradition of FIYAH, when we see a need going unfulfilled, we correct it. To that effect, we are thrilled to announce the creation of the Ignyte Awards series as part of the inaugural FIYAHCON event. The Awards seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future […]
Odera Igbokwe is the artist behind FIYAH #16’s JOY cover. We asked them a bit about their process and the artists they’re excited about in our quarterly Artist Interview. 1) What inspired you to originally want to be an artist? Play and creativity has always been a part of my being, whether that was specifically […]
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 […]
One of my favourite poems, by two-time Pulitzer-nominated American poet Lucille Clifton, begins: won’t you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? I open with it to ask the same of you now, as after four years and sixteen issues, my tenure as FIYAH’s Poetry Editor has reached its climax. […]
We are thrilled to present the cover and table of contents for the 16th issue of FIYAH Literary Magazine, themed “Joy”. Features include: Interstate Africana – a short story by WC Dunlap Ambrosia – a short story by Margaret Saunders Silver Door Diner – a short story by Bishop Garrison That Which Smells Bad – […]
“Cast your vision, young hoodoo, as far as you can see. Determine the challenges the tribe will face. Prepare the tribal soul to meet them.” This is how novelist and performance poet Arthur Flowers describes his “speculative work,” which he sees as “everything I do.” If we as Black creatives are casting visions in a […]
Stone & Steel Q&A With Eboni Dunbar STONE & STEEL is an upcoming book from Neon Hemlock’s first wave of novellas. Eboni Dunbar, FIYAH’s Managing Editor, is the talent behind it and we’re catching up with her today before the book’s release on September 5th. Mark your calendars everyone! It’s a great book with […]
