Bakwa likes to close the year with in-depth reflections on culture. For this feature on music in 2015, Bakwa invites critics, journalists, cultural observers as well as readers to review the year’s most captivating musical experiences. Submissions may take the form of an album review, concert review, festival review, or a curated selection of music videos. Submissions should be sent [ … ]
Flash Fiction Ghana
Flash Fiction Ghana is a blog dedicated to lovers and admirers of flash fiction genre. It caters mainly to Ghanaian flash fiction writers. To submit a story, send it to flashfictiongh@gmail.com. Acceptable length is between 500 and 1,000 words. Submitted stories should be attached to the e-mail, in pdf or MS word format. Submitted stories must not: contain intense explicit language and imagery bordering on extraneous profanity and [ … ]
Jacaranda Books
Jacaranda Books publishes adult fiction and non-fiction, including illustrated books, which cross linguistic, racial, gender and cultural boundaries – books in many ways as cosmopolitan as our city. Interest in works related to Africa, the Caribbean, and the experiences of those peoples in the Diaspora, Jacaranda Books seeks provocative, inspirational writing that shines a light on issues affecting ethnic minorities, women, and [ … ]
Binyavanga Wainaina Signs a Two-Book Deal with Hamish Hamilton
Three years after his last book, One Day I Will Write About This Place, Binyavanga Wainaina recently signed a two-book deal with Hamish Hamilton, a Penguin Books imprint, for UK/Commonwealth distribution and Random House for the distribution. The two books will be How to Write About Africa, an expanded version of the eponymous short satirical piece, and It is only a Matter of Acceleration Now, based on travels [ … ]
Africa in Motion Film Competition
Africa in Motion is an audience-based festival, founded in 2006 by African film researcher Lizelle Bisschoff. The main aims of the festival have been, since its inception, to introduce Scottish audiences to the brilliance of African cinema and to overcome the under-representation and marginalisation of African film in British film-going culture. Africa in Motion believes that the best way to learn [ … ]
Ake Governor’s Grant Closes Soon
The grant which Lagos State Governor gives to 100 undergraduates in order for them to attend the Ake Arts and Book Festival will be closing in two days, Nov. 6. Students will receive N20,000 worth of book tokens which can only be spent at the festival bookstore. To qualify for this grant, you must meet the following requirements: Be from [ … ]
National Art Competition
The National Art Competition is an annual arts competition organised by African Artists’ Foundation, with each edition driven by pertinent themes in line with current social issues. Now in its seventh year, the National Art Competition has showcased emerging talent in such diverse mediums as painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, installation, and video art. With a focus on the processes [ … ]
Lagos Theatre Festival 2016 selects 4 writers
Lagos Theatre Festival 2016 will take place at several venues on Lagos Island and the mainland with a curated programme running alongside a fringe strand of affiliated performances allowing a greater than ever number of artists and audiences to take part. Bode Asiyanbi, Atinuke Aweda, Paul Ugbede and Olubunmi Familoni, the four writers selected, will have their manuscripts transformed into [ … ]
I Know a Nigerian Star Season 2 Long-List
Konnect Africa Monday released the top 30 entries for its 2nd edition of the I Know a Nigerian Star Writing Competition. They include: Samuel Osho Olaofe Oluwadamilola John Adeyemo Uche Anders Badmos Yusuf Dina Yerima Ayuk Kure Philippa Orji Hannatu Ijioma Kuby Uyanga Chibuzo Ujam Isabella Akinseye Samuel Ehikhuemen Aremo Tobi Ijeoma Ogbozor Divine Destiny Maverick Excel Olujuyigbe Ifeoluwa Somtoo Metu Emenike Ogwo David [ … ]
Lunar Review’s Issue 2
Lunaris Review, a journal that concerns itself with arts and the incalculable benefits of literature is open for submissions for its second issue. It seeks creative, original and previously unpublished works of literary fictions (flash fictions and short stories), creative non-fictions, essays, poetry, artworks and photography. This second issue is due out in January. There is no submission fee charged. [ … ]
Lunaris Review
Lunaris Review published literary fiction (flash fiction, short story and creative nonfiction). Lunaris Review accepts submission of flash fiction up to 1,000 words; short story, creative non-fiction up to 4,000 words and essay not longer than 7,500 words. Does not accept sci-fi and erotic compositions. Submission should be sent as attachment in .doc or .pdf format using double line spacing. [ … ]
Novelist and essayist Lauretta Ngcobo Dies
Confirmed by her publisher, UKZN Press, Lauretta Ngcobo has passed away in Johannesburg. Ngcobo was the author of And They Didn’t Die among other titles like Cross of Gold, Prodigal Daughters: Stories of South African Women in Exile, Fiki Learns to Like Other People and Let it be Told: Essays by Black Women Writers in Britain. In 2006, she received [ … ]
Cassava Republic Announces Elnathan’s John’s Novel
Delighted to reveal the cover of @elnathan‘s forthcoming debut novel, “Born on a Tuesday” pub. 12th Nov 2015 pic.twitter.com/fl4VFnP3pp — Cassava Republic (@CassavaRepublic) October 28, 2015 Born on a Tuesday tells the tale of Dantala, a young boy who lives in Bayan Layi and studies in a Sufi school, far away from home. In the bloody aftermath of the elections [ … ]
Taiye Selasi’s TED Talk
“When someone asks you where you’re from, do you sometimes not know how to answer? Titled “Don’t ask where I’m from, ask where I’m a local,” Taiye Selasi tackles our relationship to our multiple identities. Selesai speaks on behalf of “multi-local” people, who feel at home in the town where they grew up, the city they live now and maybe another. *********** Image [ … ]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named ‘Best of the Best’
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun has been named the ‘Best of the Best’ by Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. In consideration of the award were Zadie Smith’s On Beauty, Eimear McBride’s A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, Rose Trembain’s the Road Home, Marilynne Robinson’s Home, Ali Smith’s How to Be Both, Tea Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife, Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles, Barbara Kingsolver’s The Lacuna, and AM Homes’s May [ … ]
Saraba’s Manuscript Call
Saraba’s Manuscript Project is open to Nigerian writers, who are at least 18 years of age, resident in Nigeria or elsewhere in the world. Submit completed fiction or non-fiction manuscripts. Each writer is expected to submit only one manuscript for either the fiction or non-fiction category. The contest will produce a shortlist of ten writers, five in each category. All shortlisted manuscripts will [ … ]
Jalada Africa
Jalada Africa is pan-African writers’ collective. Does not pay. Aims to publish literature by African authors regularly by making it as easy as possible for any member to publish anything or execute any literary project as quickly and effectively as possible. Comments, enquiries, and letters to the editors should be sent to: letters@jalada.org. Fiction: Each writer may submit up to a maximum of [ … ]
SciBraai
Round-the-fire stories about South African science and scientists. SciBraai is a proudly South African NPO dedicated to science journalism, communication and outreach. And if you want to share your story, get in touch with SciBraai. If you like what you see here, please also share SciBraai.co.za with everyone you know! Submit: non-fiction
African Hadithi
African Hadithi is passionate and committed to providing a platform for Africans to tell their stories and share their lived experiences with a global audience.
Ehanom Review
An arts, literature and politics journal based in Kumasi, Ghana, Ehanom Review publishes the finest of works it receives. We seek poetry, fiction, non-fiction, book reviews, essays and any other writings with literary interest. We are a monthly journal starting from July, 2014. We accept only electronic submissions (via email). One submission at a time, no multiple submissions. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Publishes previously unpublished works for [ … ]