Scalawag is a Black-led, woman-run website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They’re accepting pitches on Southern Black History. They’re looking for long and short-form essays, media reviews, poetry, art, photography, and short fiction submissions that cover:

“- Little or unknown Southern histories & cultural practices

- New perspectives on popular Southern historical events and history making individuals 

- Media Reviews of Southern Black history focused films, art and books

- Interviews with and profiles of contemporary Southern Black history makers, cultural preservationists and advocates

- Original Southern Black history focused digital art & photography”

Rates are $0.40 per word, with a 2,500-word limit for essays and fiction, and $300 for poetry. Send your pitches to pitches@scalawagmagazine.org. To read their post, click here. To visit their website, click here.

Deadline: January 25th, 2026