August 19, 2026

FIYAH's SINNERS SAINTS HAINTS exclusive issue submission
 
Here at FIYAH, it’s no secret that we LOVE horror—and y’all are damn good at writing it! Inspired by the film SINNERS, we want to celebrate the Southern Gothic renaissance with a special issue.
From August 20th to August 31st, FIYAH is accepting submissions for SINNERS, SAINTS, AND HAINTS. This issue is exclusive to reprinted stories, i.e. stuff that has already appeared in other magazines. (If you have original fiction and poetry, please save it for a future issue!) Eden Royce and Shakeema Smalls will serve as guest editors for prose and poetry.
This banger’s gonna drop October 31st, just in time to close out Black Speculative Fiction Month. Please see our website’s Submissions page for more info.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
https://fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

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Anime NYC
https://animenyc.com/

Anime NYC is the largest anime convention on the East Coast, in the biggest city in the US! Bringing together 150K fans from around the world for four days of excitement, it showcases the best of Japanese pop culture with unique exhibits, exclusive screenings and experiences, and appearances by top creators from Japan and beyond.
AUG. 20 – 23, 2026
THURSDAY: 1 PM – 8 PM
FRIDAY: 10 AM – 7 PM
SATURDAY: 10 AM – 7 PM
SUNDAY: 10 AM – 4 PM
Panels run until 10:00 PM Thursday, Friday, Saturday
JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER
445 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001

guest list
https://animenyc.com/guests/

Play NYC
https://play.nyc/

PLAY.nyc - The Next Gen
New York's premier gaming event. Created to give indies and small studios the opportunity to showcase their games. is New York's premier gaming event. Created to give indies and small studios the opportunity to showcase their games, both digital and tabletop, in an event full of other devs, gamers, and industry professionals. These events are often momentous in getting developers’ feedback, wishlists, sales, and introductions that help propel their success.
PLAY.nyc is a Playcrafting production; Playcrafting believes that indies and small studios are the next gen of the games industry. We've taken PLAY.nyc from a smaller event with 4,000 attendees across a 2-day weekend, to the Javits Center with 100,000 attendees across a 4-day weekend. Keeping our exhibitors very busy thanks to our partnership with Anime NYC!
Thank you to our game developer community and the city of NYC for making the event what it is. Special thank you to our premier partner, Anime NYC, for supporting game developers and events in NYC throughout the year.
August 20th–23rd, 2026
THURS:
4 PM – 10 PM
FRI:
10 AM – 10 PM
SAT:
10 AM – 10 PM
SUN:
10 AM – 4 PM

Javits Center
429 11th Ave
New York, NY, 10001

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