Torch Literary Arts

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Torch Literary Arts publishes original creative work by Black women writers, including fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and scripts, through its rolling Friday Feature submissions.

Response time info: Up to three months

Read the full guidelines at torchliteraryarts.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorLiteraryMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultEligibility requirementsPays: $150

Open to: Black women writers aged 18 or older.

Rolling submissions for original fiction across genres and subjects. Submit no more than 15 pages or 3,500 words, whichever comes first; excerpts are welcome if self-contained. Authors selected for a Friday Feature receive $150.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: $150

Open to: Black women writers aged 18 or older.

Rolling submissions for thought-provoking, engaging, personal creative nonfiction across genres and subjects. Submit no more than 15 pages or 3,500 words, whichever comes first. Authors selected for a Friday Feature receive $150.

otherEligibility requirementsPays: $150

Open to: Black women writers aged 18 or older.

Rolling submissions for drama or screenwriting across genres and subjects. Submit one act or a collection of short scenes no longer than 15 pages; excerpts are welcome if self-contained. Authors selected for a Friday Feature receive $150.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: $150

Open to: Black women writers aged 18 or older.

Rolling submissions for original poetry across genres and subjects. Submit up to five poems totaling no more than eight pages. Authors selected for a Friday Feature receive $150.

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