Mixed Mag - Now on Substack!
archiving our digital publication and what's next for our community
Hi, lovely MIXED MAG community!
It’s been a minute (a year to be exact!) since we touched base with this community. Thank you to the folks who continued to support us as we took a much needed sabbatical to figure out the next phase of this project. We have some changes in store and a new exciting initiative underway -
But first, a bit about our history and how we got here. MIXED MAG was founded in 2020 by Carolina Meurkens, Joana Meurkens, and Kimber Tai Monroe, three biracial creatives who sought to create an online community and digital magazine dedicated to publishing artists/ creatives at the intersection of multicultural/ multiethnic identities. From 2020-2024, we published 19 ISSUES featuring poetry, fiction & creative nonfiction, photography & visual arts, short films & screenplays, food writing, and political think pieces.
After years of operating off a super limited budget and the energy/ passion of an all-volunteer team, we burnt out, financially and creatively. But we believe in this community and we want to continue to connect with all of you! Here is how we plan to do that –
Our digital publication has been archived and will continue to live on mixedmag.co. There you can find all 900+ contributor pieces from Issues 1-19. If you have trouble accessing a specific article/post, please reach out! We want this archive to serve as a resource for you and your published work.
We will start accepting new submissions and publishing here on Substack! We will publish once a week, starting June 2nd. ALL posts published in June will be from our archive. We will reach out to past contributors for permission to republish your work.
Starting in July, we will publish two new contributor pieces on Substack each month. Send your submissions (see guidelines below) to carolina@mixedmag.co. Each month, we will select a theme. June’s theme is PRIDE IN COMMUNITY. July’s theme is HERITAGE & ANCESTRY. Please keep July’s theme in mind when submitting!
Submission Guidelines
Send all submissions to carolina@mixedmag.co. Your submission will be considered for the month after you submit.
Creative Writing (personal essays, poetry & fiction):
Submit a piece of Creative Nonfiction, Poetry and/ or Fiction. Up to three poems and max 2000 words. Creative Nonfiction topics can cover personal essays, political think pieces, food writing. Include a short third person bio.
Art, Photography & Fashion:
Submit up to 10 images. Include an artist statement about the collection/ works.
Music & Entertainment:
Submit album releases, short films, and screenplays. Include an artist statement about the works presented. Include relevant links to Spotify, YouTube, Vimeo, Soundcloud, etc.