FIYAH Literary Magazine: The Future Ain’t Going to Write Itself

Alright Speculative Fiction readers, we’ve got another great interview this month. We’ve mentioned that there are new publications opening all over the writing spectrum that feature Black creators. One of the newest is FIYAH, a quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features stories by and about people of the African Diaspora. Founded last month by an amazing team (bios below), FIYAH wants to cover the future of Black Science Fiction and Fantasy — from space ship captains to elves. The first issue is due out next year, but you can pre-order on their site. They are also wide open for submissions. BNP sat down with the entire FIYAH Team and talked Hip Hop, what kinds of stories they’re looking to publish, and their desired direction for Black Speculative Fiction publishing. Black Nerd Problems: If your team was a Hip Hop crew, which one would you be? Is there a song from that crew that fits to your style?LeKesha: This question is stressful. Lol. There are dissenting opinions on staff but I’m going to say Wu-Tang Clan as we are bringers of the proverbial ruckus.Brent: Wu-Tang baby!!Troy: As the resident southerner I have to throw my bid in for the Dungeon Family but of course, we have a bunch of amazing personalities and experiences on our team which parallels the Wu-Tang Clan pretty much perfectly.Justina: I’m going to say Public Enemy because 1. I am an Old and 2. No one brings the noise like Flava Flav. Of course, in our case you can believe the hype. BNP: I’m familiar …