Middleground is a free online magazine focused on publishing the stories and experiences of mixed-race writers and artists. It was born from a desire to achieve better understanding of mixed identities and offer a community to those who identify as part of this group.

Middleground focuses on the voices of mixed-race people. 
If you identify as such, and have a desire to tell or explore your racial identity and its meanings, ambivalences, and beauty, we'd love to hear from you.

Guidelines

Who can submit work?

Middleground focuses on the voices of mixed-race people. 
If you identify as such, and have a desire to tell or explore your racial identity and its meanings, ambivalences, and beauty, we'd love to hear from you.

Before you submit

Before you send your work through, please check that:​

You identify as mixed-race/multiracial/mixed-heritage (or any other term you feel comfortable with)​

You've familiarised yourself with the kind of work we publish by reading our past issues and checking the "What are we looking for?" section below

Your work is formatted properly (see below for guidelines)

The subject line and body of your email contains all the information we need

You are not sending us more pieces than we accept

If you're sending us art, the quality of your files is high enough for publication and shows only your artwork (no walls and surfaces or objects obstructing the piece)

What are we looking for?

We are looking for work that explores what it means to be mixed-race – whether it's through family, language, food, the way you see yourself or society sees you. We want innovative work that:

• explores mixedness through a new and personal lense

• moves away from the concept of greyness 

• looks closer at how your multiracial identity makes you fully you

For a clearer idea of what we are hoping to publish, please have a look at our existing issues. They're free and will let you know whether your piece might fit in.

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Exploration of one's identity is a diverse and fluid journey, and Middleground wants to honour that. We accept:

• Non-fiction up to 2,500 words

• Fiction up to 2,500 words

• Up to three poems per submission

• Illustrations, photography, digital artwork, etc.

Please read all of these carefully before sending through any of your work:​

• We will accept work until April 26th.**

• All contributors get paid a small, symbolic fee.