Welcome to The B'K Magazine

The B’K Magazine (The B’K) is an art and literature magazine prioritizing and paying traditionally marginalized creators, but open to all.

The B’K is proudly edited by Chris Talbot, a mixed-race, autistic, queer, and trans nonbinary editor.

We are interested in people being able to decolonize and tell their own stories.

– Chris Talbot

The B’K Current Issue

The B’K Volume 16, Issue 3 (July 2025) is here! The issue features:

  • Cover art by: Jennie Cao
  • Art by: Amuri Morris, Anna Kirby, Jaina Cipriano, and John Swofford
  • Fiction by: J. D. Harlock and Ya-Ting Yu
  • Nonfiction by: breton lalama, Rue, and Victoria Derr Valencia
  • Poetry by: Arnav Ghai, Aspen Greenwood, Ayiyi Joel, Christian Hanz Lozada, James Roach, MARIE ANNE ARREOLA, Naa Asheley Ashitey, Nicolò Potestà, Rayne Alarcio, Rumi Sidhu Petersen, S.J.C. Schreiber, and Tendai Nombulelo
Cover art for the summer 2025 issue. This piece features double green self portraits, where one is whispering into the other’s ear. There is a bright sunset and a stormy ocean behind them.

The B'K Archive

The B’K has been in print since July 1, 2010! Check out all the issues here.

Submissions, Copies, and Subscriptions

If you would like to submit to the next issue, please follow our guidelines, which can be found on the Submissions page.

You can buy back issues of The B’K, All My Relations, The Story of Them, and more in our Ko-fi shop page. All proceeds go toward paying our BIPOC, gender variant, and disabled creatives; our website; and software.

Photo of Chris with a yellow background