FIYAH Literary Magazine
FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction is an American-based magazine of Black speculative fiction. Also referred to as FIYAH, the magazine was announced in September 2016, inspired among others by the 1920s experimental periodical "FIRE!" created by Wallace Thurman. It was developed by a group of writers led by Troy L. Wiggins, L.D. Lewis, and Justina Ireland. The first edition of the magazine was published in 2017. In 2017, the magazine launched its Presence of Blackness Score Project to track the progress of short SFF markets in improving their accessibility to and publication of Black authors . The 2018 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional was awarded to Ireland and Wiggins for their work on the magazine. The magazine was nominated for the 2019, 2020 and in 2021 won Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine. In August 2020, FIYAH announced the creation of the Ignyte Awards to celebrate efforts towards inclusion and diversity within speculative fiction.