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Black Wellness Call for Submissions
Minding Our Business – A Blacklandia Anthology on Mental Health and Healing
Submit your short stories, essays, creative nonfiction, poems, one-act plays, and art.
We invite well-written work that explores mental health struggles and the Black Community.
Submissions close on October 31, 2025.
Submit to: https://tinyurl.com/InlandiaSubmit
The goal of this anthology is to help destigmatize discussion about mental health in the Black community. We want to keep it real. We are looking for original, previously unpublished poems, essays, stories, one-act plays, and artwork on the theme of Black mental health. From having friends or relatives who struggle with mental wellness to personal struggles, we welcome your submissions. Here are some topic examples, but it is not an exhaustive list. Topics may include anger management, schizophrenia, depression, PTSD, ADHD, ADD, autism, suicide. From the journey to seeking counseling to the journey taken to become a counselor or life coach. We want to read your stories.
Quality: We are looking for well-written, insightful, submissions. Vulnerability and honesty are important.
All work must be submitted through Submittable. No Submission Fee.
The proposed publication month is May 2026.
Length: All submissions must be in Times New Roman 12 pt. font. 5 poems or pages, whichever comes first.
Stories and essays: length 7 pages (3,500-4,000 words). You can submit up to three essays or stories.
All work submitted must be original: No Chat GPT, AI… You must verify by declaring the work you have submitted is your own original work and there are no AI enhancements. You will be asked to sign a form declaring the work you have submitted is your own original, personal writing.
