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FIYAH Literary Magazine

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Award-winning Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. Submissions CLOSED. Publisher + Executive Editor: @davaun.bsky.social #fiyahlitmag

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@davaun.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 6:39 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

Release day is here!!! Help us celebrate all of the incredible authors who contributed to the Forged in FIYAH anthology! Snatch a copy or five for yourself wherever books are sold. Shout out to Matt and the @tordotcompub.bsky.social team for seeing this project through.

@tordotcompub.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 3:40 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

The happiest of book birthdays to Forged in FIYAH, edited by @davaun.bsky.social, a landmark celebration of everything Black speculative fiction has to offer!

Available in hardcover and paperback.

A paperback copy and a hardcover copy of Forged in FIYAH edited by DaVaun Sanders resting on a starry background.
@shereereneethomas.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 2:47 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

Happy pub day to @davaun.bsky.social DaVaun Sanders and this brilliant anthology! A story close to my heart is finding fresh readers today over at Reactir Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social to celebrate the launch. Dive in and enjoy the journey!

@thelegendoflumani.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 3:32 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

Vivid worldbuilding shout-outs like this are why Forged in FIYAH keeps lighting up the shelf — Tonya’s piece sounds electric.

@edenroyce.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 8:30 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

My contributor copy of the FORGED IN FIYAH anthology from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social is here!

Edited by the super-talented @davaun.bsky.social this beauty hits shelves tomorrow, and you can delve into these incredible tales of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, perfect for Black Spec Fic Month in October.

Cover of Forged in Fiyah Celebrating ten years of Black Speculative Fiction, done in hues of purple, green, and blue. Two elegantly dressed magicians stand in a forest around an anvil, holding hammers, about to strike a glowing chalice.Back cover of Forged in Fiyah listing all contributors names: M.H Ayinde, Maurice Broaddus, C.L. Clark, Eboni Dunbar, WC Dunlap, Emmalia Harrington, Veronica G. Henry, Tonja K. Johnson, Brent Lambert, L.D. Lewis, Tonya R. Moore, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, Tobi Ogundiran, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Nelson Rolon, Eden Royce, Sheree Renee Thomas, Tade ThompsonBeginning of story "All That Remains" by Eden Royce (me!) starting with the quote "The most marvellous thing to watch is the death of a person." -Pauline E. Hopkins, Of One Blood, or, The Hidden Self
@emmaliawrites.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 1:49 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

Sulla says, "Check out my author, Emmalia Harrington, and 17 other greats in the Forged in FIYAH! Anthology"
@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

Black child doll with piebaldism sits in a wheelchair. she's facing the camera and pointing at a book beside her, Forged in FIYAH!
@emmaliawrites.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 7:29 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

I read @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app's The Fae Island Incident, 1892 from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social l's Forged in FIYAH! anthology. She hits my weakness for complex worldbuilding with an emsemble cast. It's quite the balancing act.

@emmaliawrites.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 7:04 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

I read @yvettel.bsky.social's Worry Dolls from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social's Forged in FIYAH! anthology. An exploration of being BIPOC in a wyt institution, as well as getting unwanted "help."

@chantalalive.blacksky.appSep 26, 2026, 8:18 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

Y'all say you support Black writing. Put y'all damn money where your mouth is. @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social is one of our most important journals publishing speculative work by Black writers established as so for a while, & @tonyarmoore.com is my mutual & my comrade as a Black writer, so cop this shit.

@fiyahlitmag.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 8:16 PM

One of several gems from the Forged in FIYAH anthology that we'll share over this weekend! @tonyarmoore.com's vivid worldbuilding is in full effect in her story 🔥

@emmaliawrites.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 3:15 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

I read @ebonidunbar.bsky.social's The Possibility from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social's Forged in FIYAH! anthology. Strong worldbuilding and characterizations help fuel the emotions of the story. Plot wise, I was not expecting (redacted.)

@fiyahlitmag.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 8:05 PM

A special Friday indeed when we get to rave about the OG and architect of the magazine herself, the incomparable @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app! Check out a snippet from her original short piece "The Fae Island Incident, 1892"!

@brentclambert.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 8:05 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

My first story set in my home of San Diego! The inspiration for this was a Twitter post I saw from a white pagan years ago who said with all seriousness “you can’t accuse me of oppression because I was a Black slave in a past life”.

@fiyahlitmag.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 6:59 PM

Pleased to gift you with more phenomenal work from our very own @brentclambert.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Scoop the Forged in FIYAH anthology today for this and more Black SFF from some of today's finest voices!

@fiyahlitmag.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 7:57 PM

We especially love lifting up all the authors who've taken time away from their own projects to allow FIYAH to exist. Thank you, Tonja! Y'all give her a follow and support her upcoming novel 🖤🖤🖤

@fiyahlitmag.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM

Just ONE WEEK before we get to celebrate the Forged in FIYAH anthology release!!! Check out our latest featured author, @veronicaghenry.bsky.social

@fiyahlitmag.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 7:05 PM

There's so much LABOR happening behind the scenes of FIYAH that goes unrecognized. It's an honor to make space for and share work from the staff who've allowed us to publish Black SFF over these past ten years. Thank you, @emmaliawrites.bsky.social!

@emmaliawrites.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 2:37 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

I read @brentclambert.bsky.social's We Got Options from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social's Forged in FIYAH! anthology. It begins by skewering "progressive" microagressions, before morphing into (spoilers!)

@emmaliawrites.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 2:55 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

I read @tobiogundiran.com's On the Origin of Species from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social's Forged in FIYAH! anthology. It examines obsession and what it costs.

@emmaliawrites.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 4:00 PMReposted by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

I read @tonyarmoore.com's The Nth Verse from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social's Forged in FIYAH! anthology. It blends "ocean" adventure, found family, and moral complexity.

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