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Miami less fancy and more fanzine

Letters From Miami is an independent monthly magazine and living archive of a city in constant transformation.

 

Each issue explores a different corner of Miami life through illustration, essay, poetry, and comics, brought together by a rotating community of artists, writers, and contributors.

 

Printed in limited editions and distributed by subscription and in select locations across the city.

Current Issue: Lost In Translation
Issue 6 | September, 2026

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My goal was to talk about how the different languages present in Miami create a unique environment (rich in culture but also in misunderstandings). I see it all the time. Being bilingual, I can tell when someone comes across as rude in English to a Spanish speaker, or the other way around, without any intention of doing so. But language goes beyond words. It involves body language and facial expressions that are impossible to learn on Duolingo.

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We share this city with people from all over the world and have the opportunity to learn about their cultures, their food, their customs. Such a wonderful and rare thing.

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As has been happening with these collaborative issues, I let the magazine take its course and trusted the contributors to give it the life and direction it was meant to have. I am so incredibly pleased with the result.​​

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I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

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-Milena Brown

Founding Editor

Letters From Miami
Delivered to Your Home

Letters From Miami arrives once a month in your mailbox. Not your inbox, your mailbox. 

A physical object, printed in limited edition, made to be held, read slowly, and left somewhere you will pick it up again.

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$10 per month
Ships to anywhere in the United States.

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Subscriptions directly support the printing, and the ability to keep this project growing, including partnerships with organizations that bring reading material to people who need it most.

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Where to Find Us

Locations

Dale Zine

50 NE 40th Street

Miami, FL | 33137

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Sweat Records
5505 NE 2nd Ave.

Miami, FL | 33137

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Claug Creative Studio

9703 NE 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL | 33138

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Magie Wine Bar

8281 NE 2nd Ave.

Miami, FL | 33138

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Three Of Liminality - Farmhouse Art Collective

1301 3rd Street SE
Cedar Rapids, IA | 52401

 

Open Books

1040 N Guillemard Street

Pensacola, FL | 32501
Donation-based bookstore providing reading material to incarcerated readers across the United States.

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If you run a bookstore, gallery, café, record store, or any space where curious people spend time, we would love to talk about making Letters From Miami available there. Reach out at milenabrownart@gmail.com.

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Fairs & Events

​Books & Books Launch Event
Miami, FL

September 4th, 2026​

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​Phoenix Zine Fair
Phoenix, AZ

September 26th & 27th, 2026

​Miami Book Fair
Miami, FL

November 21st & 22nd, 2026

Previous Fairs & Events:

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Happy Zine

Dale Zine, Miami, FL

August 29th, 2026

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Miami Zine Fair

Miami, FL

April 4th, 2026

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Green Day

Miami Shores, FL

April 28th, 2026​

Submissions

We are currently accepting submissions for the following issues:​​​

Issue #6 - Lost in Translation (Closed)

Issue #7 - An Underwater City (Deadline: September 5th)
Issue #8 - Invasive Species
Issue #9 - Money Above All
Issue #10 - Fueled by Coffee

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We welcome essays, personal narratives, poetry, illustration, photography, and comics. Work does not need to address the issue topic directly; it needs to feel resonant with it. 

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Respect for all opinions and differences is a core value of this publication. Letters From Miami is not a political magazine; the focus is always on the art around the topic, not political views. Content that violates this premise will not be considered.

​Format & Specifications:

Written submissions should be sent as a Word document or PDF. Visual work should be submitted at a minimum of 300dpi in PNG, Flat PDF, or high-resolution JPG format. Each contributor receives a two-page spread, with the possibility of four pages with prior approval.

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This is currently a non-paid opportunity. ​

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All contributors receive full credit in the published issue, including name, website, and social handle and a few printed copies to share.

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How to submit:

Send your submission or a brief introduction of yourself and your work to milenabrownart@gmail.com. ​

We read everything and respond to everyone.

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