Spoken Black Girl Mag

Spoken Black Girl Mag Spoken Black Girl is a mental health & wellness publishing company for women of color dedicated to en

At Spoken Black Girl Magazine, we believe that healthy living is more than just exercise, diet or even therapy, it is all of those things combined and more! Self-love means taking care of the body, mind, and soul with the purest ingredients, the best mental health options, and meaningful discussions on spirituality and growth - everything that the millennial woman of color needs to flourish.

10/06/2025

Deadline: October 15, 2025

Obsidian cultivates, through publication and critical inquiry, Black imagination, innovation, and excellence—supporting Black, African, and African Diaspora creatives globally. They currently seek poetry (up to five poems) and fiction / one act scripts no longer than twenty pages.

https://obsidian.submittable.com

10/06/2025

Submissions are now open for the 2026 Derricotte/Eady Chapbook Prize! Named after our co-founders, Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, the Derricotte/Eady Prize is awarded annually to support one poet's chapbook-length manuscript. giovanni singleton will serve as the 2026 Prize judge.

Cave Canem is honored to once again partner with O, Miami Festival to produce the annual Derricotte/Eady Prize in collaboration with The Writer's Room at The Betsy Hotel.

The Winner of the 2026 Derricotte/Eady Prize will receive:
• A $1,000 monetary prize
• Publication of their manuscript through O, Miami Books
• 10 copies of their chapbook
• A residency at The Writer's Room at The Betsy Hotel-South Beach
• A featured reading at the O, Miami Festival in April 2026

Submissions close November 3rd at 11:59 PM ET. Visit https://bit.ly/26-derricotte-eady-prize for eligibility and to submit.

10/04/2025

Congratulations on the launch of your shop! Whenmotherhoodlooksdifferent 🥰🫶🏾🙌🏾💞

Join us for a special Book Talk Edition of Healing Through Writing, featuring Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson’s acclaimed debut...
10/01/2025

Join us for a special Book Talk Edition of Healing Through Writing, featuring Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson’s acclaimed debut novel, Departure Story.

This interactive evening blends reflective writing prompts, affirmations, and open discussions on mental health, self-care, and storytelling as a path to healing. Together, we’ll explore themes of migration, intergenerational healing, grief, resilience, identity, and belonging through the lens of Departure Story, while making space for personal reflection and community connection.

✨ No writing experience is required.

As always, we welcome femme-identifying womxn of color into this safe space to write, reflect, and share their voices. We also invite you to bring a favorite poem or quote by a woman writer that inspires you.

This workshop will be conducted by Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson, author, entrepreneur, and founder of Spoken Black Girl.

📖 No writing experience needed. Just bring your story and an open heart.
📅 Date: October 16 2025 @ 7pm
📍 Dear Friends Books, Brooklyn
🎟️ Reserve your spot! bit.ly/3IJvM3N

Let’s write, reflect, and heal together.

09/28/2025

⭐️ Cover Reveal ⭐️

Collected in one astonishing volume, Toni Morrison’s explorations of the American literary canon. LANGUAGE AS LIBERATION is coming 2.3.26 💙 With an introduction by Claudia Brodsky.

📖 Design by Janet Hansen

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09/27/2025

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Solange has launched The Saint Heron Library — a free digital archive dedicated to making rare, out-of-print works by Black and Brown authors, poets, and artists accessible to everyone.

📚 The library houses first editions and archival treasures that are usually locked away.
📚 You can borrow books for free for 45 days, with a prepaid return label — a system built entirely on trust and community.

Solange shared, “We would like to play a small part in creating free access to the expansive range of critical thought and expression by these great minds.”

Learn more at library.saintheron.com

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Upcoming Workshop! Rest, Reflect, Write WorkshopSeptember 27 Virtual on Zoom 🚨Join the Spoken Black Girl Community for t...
09/21/2025

Upcoming Workshop!

Rest, Reflect, Write Workshop
September 27
Virtual on Zoom

🚨Join the Spoken Black Girl Community for the Rest, Reflect, Write Workshop. If you’re looking to reserve some “you” time this month while getting some words on the page, come through! We welcome writers of all levels of experience. This is a nonjudgmental space to unwind on the page. Join us!

Ticket proceeds go to publishing our next magazine Issue: 6 Beauty!

This isn’t your typical writing workshop. Rest, Reflect, Write centers relaxation & release for Black women and femmes who long to reconnect with their voices.

Through grounding rituals, featured readings, and guided journaling prompts, we’ll write together in community. Expect a nurturing, affirming space that centers acceptance, creativity, and emotional release.

Whether you’re:
• Writing through a life transition
• Processing healing or burnout
• Trying to return to your creative rhythm

This session is for you.

What to Expect:

Opening grounding ritual + breathwork
Reflective journaling prompts
Community writing session
Sharing circle (optional)
Readings from Black women writers:
• Audre Lorde – Uses of the Erotic
• Tricia Hersey – Rest is Resistance
• Nayyirah Waheed – Salt
• Alexis Pauline Gumbs – Undrowned
Reading + reflection from The Soft Black Woman, a Substack by Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson

❤️FREE gift❤️: Spoken Black Girl Planner: Weekly Rituals For Writers (printable PDF)

Join us to write & unwind! ✍🏾📝 💞🫶🏾 https://www.spokenblackgirl.com/author-services-workshops/rest-reflect-write-a-soulful-writing-workshop-for-black-women-writers

This Week's Author Spotlight: Tamika GoodenBook Title: The Colors of GriefExplore the five stages of grief. Heal through...
09/18/2025

This Week's Author Spotlight: Tamika Gooden
Book Title: The Colors of Grief

Explore the five stages of grief. Heal through your denial, anger, and bargaining, and eventually reach acceptance as you color intricate designs and complete the activities in this book.

Inspired by the tragic death of her baby sister, Mimi, author Tamika Gooden offers an outlet to anyone who has lost a loved one.

Author Spotlight: Ada AfamBook Title: For His Muse Only"Harlan McCandles is a master of color, a virtuoso of form. But b...
09/16/2025

Author Spotlight: Ada Afam
Book Title: For His Muse Only

"Harlan McCandles is a master of color, a virtuoso of form. But beneath the art professor's facade lies a darker palette of history. When a married Patience Okoye steps into his world, she becomes Harlan's latest fixation. But as their lessons deepen, the compulsion to keep her under his thumb increases. Patience begins to notice strange habits, including a repetition of pet names he has for her. While with a stroke of a brush, Harlan slowly paints her life with manipulation and chaos. What will the final brush stroke reveal when simply being his inspiration doesn't suffice?

Dive into unsettling fiction: a twisted narrative of psychological power dynamics building to a thrilling conclusion. Follow Patience on her journey to escape Harlan's clutches and watch as the suspense bleeds through the pages."

Now is a great time to catch up on Spoken Black Girl before the new issue drops! Head to the Spoken Black Girl Shop to ...
09/15/2025

Now is a great time to catch up on Spoken Black Girl before the new issue drops! Head to the Spoken Black Girl Shop to get your copy of Issue 5 Motherhood, which features the voices and artwork of more than 50 Black women writers and artists! Get your copy to complete the set!









Author Spotlight: Madelyn FischerBook Title: The Sylvia Plath in meIn this book of confessional poetry, The Sylvia Plath...
09/15/2025

Author Spotlight: Madelyn Fischer
Book Title: The Sylvia Plath in me

In this book of confessional poetry, The Sylvia Plath in me, dive into the raw and unfiltered emotions of a journey through trauma, depression, love, and self-discovery. Each poem is a reflection of emotions, big or small. The pain, struggles, and ultimately, the strength within.

About Madelyn

Madelyn Fischer is an African American author and poet dedicated to capturing the depth of human emotion through her confessional poetry. She's loved reading and writing since a young age. Madelyn is always working on a new project, as she plans to write many more books, and hopes to impact the world with her words.

As a self-published poet of two poetry collections, she has committed herself to making an impact on the world through her words, as well as making sure each book represents vulnerability and authenticity. Her work extends beyond the page, as she actively engages with her audience through social media, podcasting, and live performances, as well as book signings, to foster a community. Through her two published poetry books, she invites others to embrace vulnerability, explore their inner soul, and find beauty in the complexities of existence.

It’s time for our next book club pick! The Spoken Black Girl Book club focuses on exploring the work of Black women writ...
09/08/2025

It’s time for our next book club pick! The Spoken Black Girl Book club focuses on exploring the work of Black women writers! This September we are uplifting the work of Black feminist writer and teacher, bell hooks. We will be reading “Sisters of the Yam: Black Women & Self-Recovery”. I know that for me personally, reading the works of bell hooks have been transformative for me as a Black woman on a healing journey. With her birthday coming up on September 25, now’s the perfect time to delve into her work. Whether you’ve never read bell hooks before or you’re part of her dedicated fan base, we want to see you show up to this upcoming book club meeting! The discussion will center around mental health and community.

Join at the link in our bio & rsvp to the next meeting!

https://bookclubs.com/spoken-black-girl-book-club/join/

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