Flip The Script Publishing

Awarded annually to unpublished pieces of prose or poetry, The Moth Nature Writing Prize celebrates work which best combines exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writers’ relationship with the natural world.

Closing 30 September.
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Join 150+ contributors from around the world in honoring a literary icon..

Following the successful release of Darling Nikki: An Anthology of Creative Works Dedicated to the Memory of Nikki Giovanni, Volume One, Flip The Script Publishing is honored to continue this unprecedented literary tribute celebrating one of America’s most beloved poets, educators, and cultural voices.

Volume One brought together writers, poets, photographers, and visual artists from around the world whose work reflects Nikki Giovanni’s enduring influence on literature, activism, Black joy, love, and imagination. As we continue this multi-volume project, we invite contributors to help preserve, honor, and expand her legacy through creative expression.

Volume Two, scheduled for release in December 2026, primarily seeks photography and visual artwork, while Volume Three, releasing in April 2027, is open to submissions across all creative genres. Note: We will also be on the lookout for cover art for Volume Three!

In keeping with the anthology’s mission to preserve Nikki Giovanni’s legacy, accepted contributors will be invited to sign a special contributor archive copy of the volume in which their work appears. This signed edition will become part of Nikki Giovanni’s personal library, permanently housed in the archives of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, the place Nikki always called home.

Suggested Submission Deadlines
Volume Two (Visual Art & Photography)
September 15, 2026
Volume Three (All Creative Categories)
January 15, 2027

Early submissions are encouraged. Editorial review begins as submissions are received, and available space may be filled prior to the suggested deadline.

Find complete submission guidelines and ordering information here: https://www.flipthescriptpublishing.com/darling-nikki

What do you think about a work being published that an author didn’t want published? I’m such a huge fan of her work that I’m intrigued but also torn.

📚 Octavia E. Butler kept Survivor out of print on purpose.

She called it her Star Trek novel. A rush job. Not good enough. So she let it disappear, and for nearly 50 years, it stayed gone.
This fall, it's back.

Grand Central Publishing is releasing Survivor on September 1 alongside a previously unpublished short story and essays from Butler scholars. The secondary market had been charging serious money for copies. Now you won't have to.

Worth noting: Butler was against this reissue. It's part of what you're holding when you read it.
Patternist series. Black speculative canon. One of the most complicated publishing stories in the genre.

September 1.