midnight & indigo is dedicated to Black women's stories.
Whether you're just starting out or have already been published, we want to hear from you!
Since 2018, we've published 400+ writers across the U.S., Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and beyond. We publish year-round across our online journal midnightandindigo.com, tri-annual print and digital issues, and dedicated speculative fiction issues. We pay for all accepted work and are 100% Black woman-owned.
We're glad you're here!
- Calls for submissions closed on September 15th. Sign up for our newsletter or check back in for updates.
- Calls for Submissions for Short Stories and Personal Essays are held 4x per year
- Special editions: Speculative/Horror issue and Anthology
- We do NOT accept poetry or manuscripts.
To increase your chances of being published, please review our online publication and print issues to understand what resonates with our readers and editorial team. Join our newsletter to stay informed.
Our Writing Program is open!
We're excited to announce our online Writing Classes for Black women writers. Whether you're just starting out or have already been published, we've curated our writing classes especially for you.
NOTE: Due to volume, please allow 2-3 months to receive a decision from our team. Thanks for your consideration!
Thank you for your interest in teaching at midnight & indigo!
Are you a writer, editor, teacher, or aspiring contributor with a knack for instruction and storytelling? If that's you, we'd love to hear from you. We launched our online class platform in 2022, focused on offering writing, craft, genre-based, and workshopping classes to writers of all experience levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced). You may view upcoming offerings HERE.
Our instructors have a wide range of teaching, writing, and experience levels — we encourage you to fill out this form even if you are new to or are looking for teaching experience. We recommend reviewing our published works at midnightandindigo.com for a sense of our content and the writer population we serve.
We are interested in course proposals based on:
- Short story writing
- Novel writing
- Craft (Character development, plot, dialogue, scene, etc.)
- Genre-based courses (Speculative, Romance,
- Speculative
- Essay Writing
- Editing
- Book Analysis and discussion (works by Black and POC writers only)
- Workshopping
- Also open to your ideas!
All classes will be held via Zoom.
We are currently accepting applications for courses starting in 2026.
This is a paid opportunity; the per-hour pay scale will be discussed with chosen applicants upon receipt of the query; and based upon curriculum and time commitment. This is a contract, not a salaried position.
Please fill out the below form to get started. If you seem like a good fit for our program, we’ll follow up to request additional information within 4-6 weeks. If selected, you will be asked to submit formal course proposal, and participate in a truncated mock class as a component of the interview process.
General Guidelines
- Classes must focus on craft, with intentionality around helping writers to become more confident, skilled, and effective in their prose
- Classes should include a combination of lecture/instruction, writing exercises, and in-class discussions
- Our class offerings will include 1-day, 2-day, 2-week, 3-week, and 4-week seminars
- Individual class sessions will run for a minimum of 90 minutes to a maximum of 3 hours each
- The application will remain open until positions are filled
Have questions? Please message us via your Submittable account or email us at classes@midnightandindigo.com