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Submission Guidelines
Black Youth Project publishes stories that reflect the complex, layered lives of Black people—especially youth—across time, geography, identity, and struggle. We uplift political education, cultural resistance, everyday survival, and joy as sources of power.
Black Youth Project is calling in Black writers, researchers, photographers, documentarians, and cultural workers to contribute to a platform that does not dilute or disappear our stories. We’ve built a political home rooted in Black feminism, collective memory, and refusal. Now we’re expanding the circle.
We publish radical essays, cultural analysis, reporting, interviews, historical documentation, and visual media that tells the truth with precision and purpose. We’re not looking for hot takes. We’re looking for work that resists co-optation, archives the present, and sharpens clarity.
We welcome youth and elders, seasoned creators and first-time contributors. What matters is your political alignment, your voice, and your commitment to Black liberation. We're especially eager for stories that go beyond the spectacle of harm and bring nuance, history, contradiction, and care.
The ability to submit is open to all.
What We Publish
Formats: Personal narrative, interviews, research-driven features, cultural criticism, photo essays, political dispatches, annotated playlists, visual storytelling—and more. Unconventional ideas are encouraged.
Publishing Rhythm: Rolling submissions and thematic collections throughout the year.
What Makes a Strong Pitch?
- A clear, specific story with a strong point of view
- Relevance to contemporary dynamics affecting Black communities
- A connection to movement work, cultural history, or everyday survival
- Timeliness and potential longevity—resonance now and over time
Important Questions to Consider Before Submission
- Who’s your audience? Who needs to hear this?
- What’s your purpose? What’s this piece fighting for?
- What change or reckoning are you summoning? Be clear about your demands or calls to action.
- What contradictions are you holding? Blackness is complex.
- What tensions, paradoxes, or unresolved truths are you wrestling with, complicating, or weaving together?
- What feeling do you ignite?
- How do you want your reader to feel when the last word lands — provoked, inspired, unsettled, awakened?
- Why does this matter now? Why can’t this wait?
Content Types We Accept
Articles
Well-researched articles on topics relevant to our community. Word count: 750-1,500 words.
Creative Writing
Short stories, poetry, and other creative content that resonates with our audience. Word count: 800-1,000 words.
Opinion Pieces
Thoughtful commentary and analysis on current events or industry trends. Word count: 1,000-1,600 words.
Visual Content
Infographics, illustrations, and other visual content that enhances our platform.
Submission Requirements
- Content must be original and not previously published elsewhere.
- Cite and connect: Anchor your work in the lineage of thinkers, storytellers, and movements. Honor your sources and the conversations you join — scholarship and street knowledge combined.
- Content should be well-written, engaging, and relevant to our audience. Review articles on our site for voice and pace.
- Situate your story in the urgent, messy, powerful moment it inhabits.
- Submissions must comply with our community guidelines (Black writers between 18 and 45).
- Include a brief author bio with your submission.
- Images and media must be properly licensed or original work.
- After publication, you will be asked to provide an invoice and personal documents for payment.
Submission Process
Prepare Your Content
Ensure your content meets our guidelines and is ready for submission. Review the guidelines above for style, length, and voice.
Submit Online
Fill out an interest form here: https://tinyurl.com/BYPSubmission
Editing Process
Our editorial team will review your submission and provide feedback within 2-3 weeks. If selected for review, we will need a full draft submitted via Google Docs.
Final edits
After your selected piece has been accepted for review, we will engage in two to three rounds of hard edits, one round of copy edits, and final touches (adding images and bio).
Publication
If approved, your content will be published on our platform with proper attribution.
Questions?
If you have any questions about our submission process or guidelines, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@blackyouthproject.com. We're here to help you share your work with our community.