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Malachi Lily is a neurofunky, liminal Black person rooted in Lenape-Hoking (Philly.) Lily writes speculative fiction and metaphysical commentary through magick, Black-anarcho politics, and nature wisdom, deconstructing colonial fears around the unconscious, sexuality, and femininity. Their fiction and nonfiction draw heavily on equal parts ecological naturalist study and divination.
In 2023, they were a Tinhouse and Roots.Wounds.Words. fellow, and in 2024, Lily was a writing resident at Stove Works. In 2025, Lily became a Science Fiction and Fantasy Association Fellow and a Trans Journalism Association Fellow. Currently, in 2026, they are a fellow at the Narrative Shifts residency, a columnist at Inglenook Lit, a culture writer for In These Times, and the editor-in-chief of Black and Pink Magazine.
The foundation of Lily’s illustrations is hand-drawn, mixed-media works. Art you can hold in your hands. Human error is at the center of their practice, as they never let themself start over and instead embrace their mistakes. Each image builds on the sketch, keeping all stray lines and visual thought processes within the image.
Their illustrations have appeared in In These Times, Hachette Publishing, The Baffler, Autostraddle, Forward Together, Soujourners for Justice, and more.
malachilily@pm.me
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