Black Speculative Fiction Month Starts Oct. 1

This month, our writer and artist friends are hitting the streets of Ohio in support of their projects. Here’s where you can find them:

Author/playwright Roger Collins will be signing copies of his debut novel Cities of Glass at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Norwood.

Comic book writer Aziza The Graphic Novelist will be selling print copies of her webcomics The Kaaiman’s Cry and Locket of Devise on Saturday, Oct. 8, and Sunday, Oct. 9, at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus at the Columbus Metropolitan Library. You can also catch her at Zinecinnati 2022 on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center in Clifton.

Musician/artist (and Midwest BSFA member) Napoleon Maddox presents L’ouverture de Toussaint, featuring the Burnt Sugar Arkestra, during the annual UnderWorld Black Arts Festival on Sunday, Oct. 23, at the Woodward Theater in Over-the-Rhine.

UnderWorld Black Arts Festival on March 3

Midwest BSFA member Napoleon Maddox is auctioning off one of his creations at next month’s UnderWorld Black Arts Festival at Wave Pool! Click here to register for the event!

Co-Founder Creates Playlist for Comic Book Character

Our co-founder, Aiesha, created a playlist for the MeSseD Comics character she modeled for a few years back! In the comic book, Fat Mucket manages the Metropolitan Sewer District and is an all-around badass. Check it out!

Projects I’m Supporting, Part Eleven

It’s been a minute since I did one of these. That doesn’t mean I stopped supporting projects throughout the pandemic — I just forgot to post about them! Here’s a list of projects I’ve supported over the last few months. There are some Kickstarters in there that are currently going, too, if you’re interested in backing something before the holiday season gets going!

Midwest BSFA’s Election/Horror Art Challenge

Were you looking forward to participating in Inktober but because of some issues you decided to sit it out? Well, you have come to the right place! Check out our Instagram account and we will give you a creative prompt that you can use for a drawing or flash fiction. And since we are all living in a horror show we decided to excise our fears by doing a mashup with political science. Of course you can eliminate that part of you like. Tag us in your work with #mbsfahalloween and we will share it in our FB/IG story.