Black women have always written…across kitchen tables and through memory, imagination, and truth. In 2018, midnight & indigo was founded to hold that work and honor the writers behind it. We publish original fiction and creative nonfiction by Black women across the diaspora, building a space where writers and readers connect through story.
Beyond publication, we support writers in developing their craft through our Writing Program and editorial services, offering classes and coaching rooted in care and a commitment to Black storytelling. To date, we’ve published 400+ Black women writers, 16 literary journals, and taught more than 1,000 students. We exist to uplift and archive the richness of Black women’s literary contributions.
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We publish work that is as varied and vibrant as the writers behind it. Stories explore everything from everyday moments to imagined futures, always centering the emotional truth of the narrative.
In our pages, you’ll find fiction, essays, and layered storytelling that opens up entire worlds, both familiar and unknown, and invites you to linger inside them.
There are 25 passages in Paris. They’re easy to miss if you don’t know where to look: narrow corridors tucked between buildings, occasionally sealed by glass roofs, often glowing with a kind of diffused light. Some are
Memory has a wicked sense of humor. I used to think it was gentle—that it visited in fragments, a picture
In my reading of The Seven Daughters of Dupree, there’s a prayer on page 79, spoken by the character Evangeline,
She won’t let go until I do. Like jazz. Reaffirming that I am beloved, she sits me in her lap,
our writers
I am an education data analyst, a veteran, a citizen journalist, and a lover of all things small. My family is military. We are currently based out of North County, California, where it feels like all things happen.
Publishes literary art as Sienna L. M., and is a poet born, living, and writing in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
I'm a left-handed Libra who loves words, food, my family. I've made my poetry and music mostly as an editorial writer. I have occasionally dabbled in poetry, mostly as a form of healing and growth. I love art of all kinds and have found my heart in every one.
Tara Christina is a Mother, Author and Tea Maker living in the Bay Area. Currently, Tara Christina pens a wellness-focused Substack. Previously, she was Co-Editor of Be: A Journal of Black Experimental and Interdisciplinary Work, which is currently archived at CUNY. Additionally, she has been contributing writer for the Good Men Project and has several self-published articles on Medium.com.
Our print issues feature a curated selection of short stories and essays by Black women writers. Shop the latest or collect past volumes to experience the richness of our archive.
Our Writing Program offers live, virtual classes for Black women writers at every stage. Led by experienced authors and editors, each course is built to support your growth in craft and confidence.
our services
Writing a fictional novel or short story? Developmental editing and story coaching help fiction writers strengthen the foundation of their manuscripts. Work with an Black woman editor and get hands-on-support with developing your piece.
