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.

Hey Everyone! BREA starts tomorrow! I participated last year and I plan to amplify & support this year! Freeeeeeeee booo...
11/04/2025

Hey Everyone! BREA starts tomorrow! I participated last year and I plan to amplify & support this year! Freeeeeeeee boooks!

November’s Healing Through Writing Workshop is inspired by themes of migration, Black womanhood, mental health, sisterho...
10/21/2025

November’s Healing Through Writing Workshop is inspired by themes of migration, Black womanhood, mental health, sisterhood, community, and belonging from the novel, Departure Story by Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson. We will be exploring healing writing prompts, and exploring soothing and affirmative self-care talk in-person at Dear Friends Books in Brooklyn, NY. There is also a virtual option for those who want to join on Zoom.

Tickets here: https://www.spokenblackgirl.com/sbg-shop/p/uwazi9xaz5upber1czh5ckfthxq5d0

This November I'm honored to be in conversation with this panel of accomplished authors & writers as we uplift Story Wor...
10/21/2025

This November I'm honored to be in conversation with this panel of accomplished authors & writers as we uplift Story Work: Field Notes on Self-Discovery and Reclaiming Your Narrative by G G Renee Hill! If you've been following you know that GGs book has been a guide through a season of transition for me, and I hope it will be the same for you. Join us for this soul nourishing conversation about storytelling that supports healing, creative courage, and life visioning. You don't want to miss this! Registration is free! Link in my bio to join the conversation!

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Kf7rKGuASIma65fkMxBq3A?os=ipad #/registration

This week on Substack, I am reflecting on how my ancestral roots have influenced me as a storyteller and informed my sty...
10/16/2025

This week on Substack, I am reflecting on how my ancestral roots have influenced me as a storyteller and informed my style as a writer. If you’ve ever felt like your words could be a portal to the experiences of your ancestors, I recommend you check out the post! Have you ever been inspired to write by your ancestors? That can even be our literary ancestors. So many of us write poems after lines by Gwendolyn Brooks, Lucille Clifton, or Audre Lorde. Many of us find our most fruitful writing comes from our family stories and the traditions with which we were raised. How do you honor your ancestors in your writing?

https://open.substack.com/pub/spokenblackgirlmag/p/what-the-ancestors-knew-reclaiming?r=fczch&utm_medium=ios

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

♻️Repost from .press
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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

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