SPEC BLK exists to center, celebrate, and build infrastructure for Black speculative storytellers.

Our work is rooted in the belief that Black stories belong everywhere: in books, on screens, in libraries, in classrooms, in archives, in cultural institutions, and across emerging media. We honor the storytellers who imagine Black people in the past, present, future, the supernatural, the ancestral, the surreal, the dystopian, the utopian, and the worlds still being born.

SPEC BLK was created to support the growth, visibility, professional development, and industry connection of Black speculative storytelling across publishing, film, television, libraries, and emerging media.

SPEC BLK welcomes all who respect this mission and wish to participate in building a stronger, more intentional ecosystem around Black speculative stories.