Alchemy Writers Digest
May 2026 | The Resource Newsletter for Black Writers & Poets
Welcome to Alchemy Writers Digest, a monthly newsletter of curated writing contests, fellowships, grants, & paid opportunities for writers and poets. An opportunity for your work to be seen or for your book to be represented and sold.
"Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." — Oprah Winfrey
Here is the research in one location of all the opportunities for you so you can prepare and execute your submissions and pitches to form your own luck.
What’s included in the Alchemy Writers Digest May Issue — is organized into 6 sections:
✨ Black Literary Agents to Know — full A–Z list of 34 agents split into two alphabetical groups, with agency names
💰 Grants & Funding — 2 grants
✍️ Open Submissions — __magazines and journals
🏆 Contests & Prizes — 10 contests
📖 Chapbook Calls — Small Harbor Publishing — Hybrid Chapbook Open Reading Period
🌿 Conferences & Festivals — 1 conference and 4 festivals
✨ Black Literary Agents to Know
Finding the right literary agent is one of the most important moves you’ll make as a writer. Representation matters — not just strategically, but culturally. These are Black literary agents actively working in the industry. Whether you’re querying fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or screenplays, this list is your starting point.
A – K
Ameerah Holliday — Serendipity Literary
Chamein Canton — Canton & Smith Agency
Cherise Fisher — Wendy Sherman Associates
Christina Morgan — Serendipity Literary
Dawn Michelle Hardy — The Literary Lobbyist
Desiree Wilson — The Bent Agency
Emily Forney — BookEnds Literary Agency
Faith Hampton Childs — Faith Childs Literary Agency
Felice Laverne — Arthouse Literary
Georgia Bodnar — United Talent Agency
Hafizah Geter — Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Jas Perry — Jas Perry Literary Agency
Jemiscoe Chambers-Black — Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Jenissa Graham — BookEnds Literary Agency
Jevon Bolden — Embolden Media Group
Karen Brailsford — Aevitas Creative Management
Kerry-Ann Bentley — KABL (New Agency)
Kevin Lewis — Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Kiana Nguyen — Donald Maass Agency



