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Call for Contributors

A New Publishing Project from Yarn Press

Yarn Press is a creative and literary studio centered around the lens of the Black diaspora.

We're curating a new series of written and visual pieces from emerging voices across the diaspora — and we’d love to invite you to contribute.

Selected pieces will be published on Yarn.Press, with full credit, a spotlight on you or organization (if applicable), and opportunities to collaborate on future creative projects like zines, journals, and pop-ups.

What We’re Looking For

We welcome:

  • Short essays

  • Poems

  • Short stories

  • Comics or illustrated reflections

  • Articles

Suggested themes include:

  • Sovereignty – reclaiming time, identity, voice

  • Radical imagination – what we dream beyond survival

  • Life beyond grind culture – rest, refusal, redefinition

  • Inherited urgency – what we're tired of carrying

  • Modeling otherwise – what we show the next generation / the legacy we want our generation to leave

Submission Details

  • Up to 1,000 words (or 1 page of visual content)

  • You should identify as a member of the Black diaspora

  • Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis

  • Contributors will be featured on Yarn.Press and across our socials

  • No publishing experience necessary — just something real to say

  • We’ll work with selected contributors on light edits in collaboration to help shape the final piece

Submit to: hello@yarn.press
Questions? Same address: hello@yarn.press

Meet the Founder

Ekene is a writer and visual artist who believes our stories deserve a physical home. With a background that blends literary thinking and commercial art, she specializes in "world-building" for local businesses and community hubs. You might find her illustrating a children’s book, designing a limited-edition label for a local brewery, or painting a mural on a neighborhood cafe wall.

Collaborate with Yarn Press

  • For Brands

    • Custom illustration
    • pattern design
    • narrative brand-building

  • For Spaces

    • Murals
    • Hand-lettered signage
    • Seasonal window art.

  • For Cultural Spaces

    • Writing workshops
    • Editorial essays
    • Cultural documentation