FIYAH Literary Magazine

FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction is an American-based magazine of Black speculative fiction. Also referred to as FIYAH, the magazine was announced in September 2016, inspired among others by the 1920s experimental periodical FIRE! created by Wallace Thurman.[1] It was developed by a group of writers led by Troy L. Wiggins, L.D. Lewis, and Justina Ireland.[2] The first edition of the magazine was published in 2017.[3]

FIYAH Literary Magazine
Executive EditorDaVaun Sanders
Former editorsJustina Ireland
PublisherTroy L. Wiggins
Year foundedSeptember 2016
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websitefiyahlitmag.com

In 2017, the magazine launched its Presence of Blackness Score Project to track the progress of short SFF markets in improving their accessibility to and publication of Black authors.[4][5] The 2018 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional was awarded to Ireland and Wiggins for their work on the magazine.[6] The magazine was nominated for the 2019,[7] 2020[8] and in 2021 won [9] Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine.

In August 2020, FIYAH announced the creation of the Ignyte Awards to celebrate efforts towards inclusion and diversity within speculative fiction.[10][11]

See also

References
  1. Clark, P. Djeli; Wiggins, Troy L. (July 7, 2020). "Catch FIYAH: Notes on Building a Black Speculative Fiction Revolution". Tor.com.
  2. Clark, P. Djèlí. "A History of FIRE". fiyahlitmag.com. FIYAH. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. Editor/Reviewer, L. E. H. Light (October 27, 2016). "FIYAH Literary Magazine: The Future Ain't Going to Write Itself". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. Pho, Diana M. "Representation in Fiction: How to Write Characters Whose Experiences Are Outside of Your Own". Writer's Digest.
  5. Editor/Reviewer, L. E. H. Light (August 12, 2018). "Fireside and Fiyah Bringing Visibility to Black Writers in Speculative Fiction". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. "World Fantasy Awards℠ 2018 | World Fantasy Convention".
  7. "The Strange and Familiar Nominees for the 2019 Hugo Awards". April 2, 2019.
  8. 2020 Hugo Awards at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved November 22, 2021
  9. 2021 Hugo Awards at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved November 22, 2021
  10. Rocket, Stubby the (August 7, 2020). "FIYAH Announces Creation of Ignyte Awards As Part of the First FIYAHCON". Tor.com.
  11. "FIYAHCON Creates Ignyte Awards". August 7, 2020.
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