- Redbone Press (LGBT Black publishing house based in Washington, D.C)
- Cleis Press (Largest LGBT small indie press)
- Strebor (Author Zane’s imprint with Simon & Schuster)
- Alyson Books (Largest LGBT commercial press)
- Vintage Entity Press (Small chapbook press with an impressive collection of Black gay and lesbian authors)
- Tugson Press (Very small Black and Gay publisher found by Leo Shelton)
PUBLISHERS RECOMMENDED BY LAMBDA LITERARY FOUNDATION
- Akashic Books
- Anchor Books
- Arsenal Pulp Press
- Beacon Press
- Columbia University Press
- Duke University Press
- The Feminist Press
- Graywolf Press
- HarperCollins
- Houghton Mifflin
- Hyperion Books
- Ken Arnold Books
- Kensington
- New York University Press
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Paris Press
- The Permanent Press
- Pilgrim Press
- Random House Children’s Division
- Scholastic
- Simon & Schuster Children’s Division
- Softskull Press
- South End Press
- St. Martins
- St. Martins – Minotaur
- St. Martins – Tor
- University of Chicago Press
- University of Minnesota Press
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Windstorm Creative
MAGAZINES
- Pulse (based out of New York, through GMAD, a black urban magazine)
- Bleu (based out of New York, a black urban magazine)
- Swerv (based out of DC, a black urban magazine)
- SGL Weekly (a one man team based out of LA, a black urban magazine)
- Curve (a mainstream lesbian magazine with celebrity interviews, news, politics, pop culture, style, travel, social issues and entertainment)
- Callaloo (a non-gay-specific literary and cultural journal of the African Diaspora based at Texas A&M)
- David (mainstream Atlanta-based print magazine)
- Gay Chicago Magazine (an online-based mainstream magazine)
- Mary: A Literary Quarterly (a literary magazine published quarterly that showcases queer/gay writings of artistic merit started by Black-nerd cutie William Johnson)
- HotSpots Magazine (Florida’s largest gay publication covering news and events in South Florida)
- Ambiente Magazine (The first & only LGBT publication offered in English, Spanish & Portuguese, produced bi-monthly, offered free of charge, and distributed digitally around the globe to thousands of our readers)
NEWSPAPERS
- Windy City Times (a Chicago-based print newspaper)
WRITER’S RETREAT
- Cave Canem (non gay-specific but gay friendly Black poetry retreat at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and workshops in NYC)
LITERARY CONFERENCES
- Fire and Ink (Devoted to increasing the understanding, visibility and awareness of the works of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender writers of African descent and heritage normally held in October)
- Atlanta Queer Literary Festival (an all-encompassing literary festival held in June)
- Saints and Sinners (an all-encompassing New Orleans literary festival)
WEBSITES
- Queer Type (One of my favorite sites for writing leads and magazine and novel submissions)
- Lambda Literary Foundation and Book Report (Writing leads and news concerning LGBT writers)
- Publishing Triangle (Association for LGBT writers in publishing)
- Black Light (online magazine for black LGBT)
Check out the companion piece to this article All Things Black, Art-sy and Gay: Resources for Black LGBT Artists featuring film festivals, bookstores, networking organizations, and additional websites.
**Will update every month**