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Black Book People: Helena James – Book, Art and Culture Content Creator

midnight & indigo — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:46:24 +0000

For this edition of “Black Book People,” we are spotlighting Helena James of @helenabythebook. James is a Black diasporic books, art and culture content creator based in Chicago. Her content spotlights classic and historic Black literature as far back as the late 1800s, and often connects those reads with more contemporary releases. Her love of Black cultural production doesn’t stop at books: James is often a great resource to find museum exhibits, theater performances and other cultural engagements in and around Chicago. Why was it important for you to focus on spotlighting historic Black literature for your content, rather

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Issue 16 is here!

midnight & indigo — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:55 +0000

Nine Black women writers from across the U.S., the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe share unforgettable short stories and essays that span four continents and nearly a century of Black women’s lives. A sixteen-year-old navigates a birthday party, crazy Jamaican family, and a road trip. A dinner party with friends reveals a secret. A woman at a village burial and remembers every version of herself. Another is days away from a new life in San Francisco when the world closes. A Black American student discovers that the mirror Africa holds up is not the one she packed. From 1940s South Carolina

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Black Book People: Tyiana Combs, Editor & Writer

midnight & indigo — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:08:06 +0000

For this edition of “Black Book People,” we are spotlighting Tyiana Combs. Combs is an associate editor at Penguin Young Readers, Penguin Workshop where she works to champion character-driven books centering young people of color. Combs is also a writer and has published Mad Libs books starring music icons such as Beyoncé and BTS. Her essay, “Being Black in K-Pop,” was published in the 2025 midnight & indigo Music issue. How did you decide that you wanted to work in the editorial side of publishing, and how did you come to Penguin Workshop? Since childhood, I knew I wanted

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Issue 14 is here!

midnight & indigo — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 01:56:09 +0000

It’s here – midnight & indigo issue no.14! Eight Black women writers from the U.S., the Caribbean, and Africa share unforgettable short stories and essays that prove memory is anything but still. In Issue 14, you’ll meet a father searching for home, a daughter uncovering family secrets in the middle of a storm, and a woman who turns a pot of pepper soup into both heartbreak and healing. You’ll travel from Brooklyn’s ever-gentrifying streets to the wide skies of Montana, step inside a body learning to carry pain with grace, and witness the power of names, places, and moments that refuse

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The Music issue is here!

midnight & indigo — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 04:00:29 +0000

It’s here – our inaugural Music issue! midnight & indigo celebrates 12 Black women writers across the U.S. and the Caribbean with our inaugural Music issue; a collection of essays and short stories in which sound shapes identity, memory, and Black resilience. Press play, turn the page, and allow this issue to become the soundtrack to your literary soul. Contributors include: Tyiana Combs, Kathy Graves Rosemond, Ashley J. Hobbs, Latoya Johnson, Nwenna Kai, Ladidas Lumpkins, Jessica McCall, Natasha Atim Moore, Ilisha Nicole, Dinkinish O’Connor, Carolyn S. Parker, and Dr. Felicia L. Rutledge. GET YOUR COPY TODAY! IN THIS ISSUE: Essays

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Issue 12 is here!

midnight & indigo — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:00:29 +0000

It’s here – midnight & indigo issue no.12! midnight & indigo celebrates Black women writers with the fourth Speculative fiction issue of their literary journal. A collection of stories that traverse the strange and the hauntingly real, 21 Black women storytellers across the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe share tales in which the impossible becomes possible, and every corner hides something magical. Contributors include: Jessica Araújo, Azure Arther, Erin Brown, Jo Ferreira, Erica Frederick, Kalkidan Gezahegn, Caroline Haughton, Mary McLaughlin Slechta, Chantel Melendez, Kendra Y. Mims, Mon Misir, L. Nabang, Hannah Onoguwe, Fan Sissoko, Lalah-Simone Springer, Ava Tiye

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Dayo Akinyemi, Fiction Editor

midnight & indigo — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 01:59:06 +0000

Fiction Dayo Akinyemi | Fiction Editor Dayo Akinyemi (she/her) is a listener and health communicator whose main goal is to make health information accessible and relevant to different audiences, particularly communities of color. Her work has included leading the communications department of a national, mental health non-profit, and garnering media interest for health and science research at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dayo is an avid reader, and primarily reads books authored by women of color. dayo@midnightandindigo.com What She’s Looking for in a midnight & indigo short story As an editor, her intention is to help folks understand that storytelling

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Issue 11 is here!

midnight & indigo — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:00:52 +0000

It’s here – midnight & indigo issue no.11! Featuring new short stories and essays by 10 emerging and established Black women storytellers from the U.S., the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe, this issue brings together voices that explore identity, family, and the transformative power of truth. From familial bonds tested by secrets to the pursuit of healing and love in unexpected places, these works invite readers to explore the intricate threads that connect us all. Contributors include: Candace Bacchus Hollingsworth, Shinelle l. Espaillat, Tonesa Jones, Chalise Latimer, Chinwe I. Ndubuka, Damilola Omotoyinbo, Shari Lynn Poindexter, Nathania Seales Oh, Sabine Wilson-Patrick, and Banchiwosen Woldeyesus.

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Ravynn K. Stringfield, Ph.D. | Editor

midnight & indigo — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:16:38 +0000

Ravynn K. Stringfield, Ph.D. is a writer based in Virginia. Ravynn’s creative nonfiction has appeared in Catapult, Shondaland, Greatist, ZORA and midnight & indigo. She penned the column “Superhero Girlfriends Anonymous” for Catapult magazine from 2021-2022. Her debut novel, Love Requires Chocolate (Joy Revolution, August 2024), is a young adult romance following young Black American theatre nerd, Whitney Curry, as she conducts research on her idol, Josephine Baker, during a study abroad program in Paris but gets sidetracked by her French tutor. Her sophomore novel, Love in 280 Characters or Less (Feiwel & Friends), was published in April 2025. You can read more at ravynnkstringfield.com or follow her on

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Jina DuVernay | Editor

midnight & indigo — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:45:05 +0000

Jina DuVernay is a Southern California native currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia where she works as a librarian and an English adjunct instructor. She has published several professional articles and book chapters, and is a contributing writer for Sisters from AARP. jina@midnightandindigo.com What I’m Looking for I am looking for work that explores unconventional ways of being and living. I like pieces that take the reader somewhere new, figuratively and literally. I am interested in stories that highlight love, romantic or otherwise. I am also interested in self-reflective and inspiring pieces. Share your happiness, your bravery, your love! ***** Are you

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