SUBMISSIONS

Fiction Niche is almost always ready to publish well-written afrocentric stories, poems, photographs, short novellas, and essays.

Even though we will sometimes publish writers from other descents whose works stand out in portraying the African experience, we give preference to BIPOC writers with little or no publication history.

We know that art is beautiful and does not have be suffocated by too many rules. And so, we encourage writers to be as much of themselves as possible, writing poetry and prose that reflect their beliefs and ideas—as long as these ideas aren’t capable of causing damage of any sort.

We are open to receiving general submissions in prose and poetry all year round. We publish these as single pieces on our magazine on a monthly basis.

We demand for special submissions only in the months of April, July, and November, as our issues are usually published around this time.

For general submissions, our recommended length is:

— Fiction: 1, 000 – 4, 000 words.

— Poetry: 10 – 50 lines.

— Photography

— Flash Fiction: 100 – 950 words.

We publish fiction of any genre as long as it isn’t excessively erotic. Our chief editor is a lover of speculative fiction, and our assistant editor loves queer works.

All submissions must be sent to fictionniche@gmail.com as an attached .doc, .docx, or even .pdf file. We recommend the Shun Manuscript format, but if you don’t know what that is, go ahead and submit a probably formatted manuscript. The body of the mail should contain a brief bio of not more than 200 words, and a photograph of yourself should be attached.

We publish accepted works in about three hours to two weeks after the acceptance mail has been sent, depending on how cooperative the writer is.

We are a fast response team and will let you know the state of your work in a couple of hours. Or, at most, a week.

Rejection mails from us aren’t heart-wrenching. We try to make them conversational, and almost always leave hints to help you improve.

Unfortunately, Fiction Niche does not pay its contributors yet. But we hope to do so soon. And by soon, we mean this year.

Please note that, unless solicited, we do not accept reprints. Simultaneous submissions are fine only if you tell us when they have been accepted elsewhere. Works that do not stick to our guidelines will not be read.