Open: Nov. 20-24, 2017. As a general rule, Pan Macmillan South Africa does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. However, it will open a submission window from Nov. 20 to Nov. 24, 2017. Submit manuscripts that focus on general fiction, literary fiction, general non-fiction and memoir (bio or autobiography). Pan Macmillan South Africa does not accept short story collections, poetry, plays and children’s books. It believes [ … ]
Manuscript Call: Graywolf Press Africa Prize
Deadline: Oct. 31, (12 midnight, CST). The Graywolf Press Africa Prize will award an African author primarily residing in Africa with $12,000 advance and publication by Graywolf Press. A. Igoni Barrett and other Graywolf editors will judge the prize. Graywolf Press will ensure that the winning book becomes available in major markets in African countries. The Graywolf Press Africa Prize is for writers with no [ … ]
The Random Thoughts Creative Writing Prize
Opens October 14 and closes after 40 submissions. The Random Thoughts starts its new Prize in Creative Fiction, with this year’s theme being “Sisterhood.” It bases this theme on the underlying sisterhood that is prevalent in the Ghanaian community and culture. Women often come together to collaborate on projects. They also work for and with each other to reach the highest limit. It [ … ]
Submit to Kabaka Magazine
Deadline: Dec.12. Kabaka Magazine is a quarterly queer literary magazine. It publishes original, unpublished poetry, fiction, visual arts, photography, videos, non-fiction: interviews, reviews, memoir pieces, and essays. It wants works that interrogate what it means to be queer and African. Kabaka Magazine believes that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex lives are part of the African experience and culture. As [ … ]
Submit to the RIC Journal Blue Themed Issue
Deadline: Oct. 12. It’s the Ric Journal’s anniversary month. And to celebrates, it calls for submissions around the theme: Blue, lapis-Vermeer-beyond-sea. Send in words, images, sounds, dreams, landscapes, love letters, and more in the color Blue. Normally, the RIC Journal seeks experimental works including (but not limited to) essays, fiction, poetry, visual arts, impressions, sounds, etc. It also offers no word limit [ … ]
Ebedi Review Calls For Submissions
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2017. The editors of The Ebedi Review call for submissions for the third edition of the review. The Review publishes articles from the residents of Ebedi International Writers Residency, Iseyin Nigeria. Also, it publishes short stories, photos, and poems from non-resident writers. Submit short fiction no more than 1,000 words long or non-fiction no more than 1500 words. [ … ]
Submission Call: isiZulu’s Kwasukela Books
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2017. New isiZulu fiction publishing company Kwasukela Books calls for submissions for its first anthology of short stories (between 1,500 – 3,000 words). The anthology titled Izinkanyezi Ezintsha (‘New Stars’) will feature speculative fiction from emerging writers. Kwasukela Books wants stories wholly from the South African perspective, written in isiZulu. According to its Founder and CEO Wade Smit, “We [ … ]
Invisible Borders: The TransAfrican Project
Deadline: Oct. 9, 2017. Invisible Borders recently launched a project to publish a series of books for children ages 7 to 12. It seeks African writers and illustrators to work on the first book in its new project. The series will present fictionalized accounts of the lives and exploits of selected Africans, as well as stories of societies, civilizations, and cultures [ … ]
Submit to the Salomé October Strength issue
Deadline: Sept. 9, 2017. Salomé seeks fiction, non-fiction and flash fiction submissions for its October issue, themed strength. Please note that while the deadline is Sept. 9, the team will stop accepting submissions once they reach 250 submissions. Salomé only accepts submission from anyone who identifies as female, regardless of age. Also, the team only accepts original, unpublished submissions. Send in 100-500-word flash fiction, [ … ]
Submit to Q-zine 15th issue
Deadline: Sept. 10, 2017. Q-zine invites visual artists from Africa and the African diaspora to share work that speaks to or about the queer experience in the broadest sense. For its next issue, it focuses on new developments in African visual arts from a queer perspective. The team welcomes photography, painting, drawing, video, digital art, or any other visual medium submission. [ … ]
Apply for the 2018 Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers
Deadline: Aug. 31. Bitch Media runs the Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers. And, Bitch co-founder Andi Zeisler directs it. The fellowship, a series of three-month intensive writing, develops, supports, and amplifies emerging, diverse voices in feminist, activist, and pop-culture media. The program, in its third year, seeks passionate and engaged fellows. The fellows will develop their unique voices during the four fellowships, [ … ]
Submission Call: COALNG Literary Magazine
Deadline: August 31. COALNG seeks exceptional literary poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and nonfiction submissions. So, submit poems, short stories, essays, reviews, interviews, spoken word videos/ audios or literary commentaries. And word count includes 2000 words maximum for fiction, 300-600 words for book reviews, and 400 words max for literary commentaries. And according to its site, COALNG is broad and inclusive in perspective spanning the spectrum of various [ … ]
Submit to Nthanda Review, a Malawian online magazine
Deadline: No deadline. Nthanda Review publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, folk tales, essays and reviews of any length. It accepts both unpublished and previously published works. If you have a previously published work, contact the team with details of the submission. And if you’re submitting an unpublished work, the team reserves first publishing rights and the rights revert back to you. You [ … ]
Submit to the XPRIZE and ANA Flight #008 Anthology, Seat 14C
Deadline: August 25 (11:59 pm Pacific Time). XPRIZE and ANA want you to submit your story for a chance to win a seat on Flight #008 and a $10,000 prize package, including a trip to Japan. Basically, write a 2,000-4,000 word first-person account of the passenger in Seat 14C, on ANA Flight #008. Your protagonist discovers that he or she mysteriously [ … ]
Submit to the 2017 Bloody Parchment Short Story Competition
Deadline: October 31, 2017. South African HorrorFest Bloody Parchment announces that its 2017 Bloody Parchment Short Story Competition is now open. It seeks fresh, disturbing and disconcerting new voices in SFF, most especially stories that fall under the horror and dark fantasy/SF genres. That being said, please don’t submit stories that rely purely on gratuitous violence and rape for its punch. That [ … ]
Submission Call: Submit to Ake Review
Ake Review Deadline: August 31, 2017. Ake Review welcomes entries in fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, reviews, photography, film, music, sound art, performance art, and visual art. It is an annual multi-lingual literary journal that serves as a vehicle for the promotion and celebration of African culture. You can submit entries in written form, as podcasts, or as videos. It encourages submission of pieces [ … ]
2017 Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers
Deadline: Oct. 31, 2017 Annually, the Miles Morland Foundation (MMF) awards a small number of Morland Writing Scholarships to African writers. The Foundation desires to help selected Scholars produce the first draft of their completed book. It opens the scholarship to anyone born or whose parents were born in Africa. Also, Scholars must write in English. Do note that only published writers can apply. Scholars writing [ … ]
The Afro Vibe: Call for Submission
Deadline: none. Founded by EXPOUND‘s editor, Wale Owoade, The Afro Vibe is a digital pop-culture magazine that will launch in August in 12 African cities. The culture magazine will pay staff writers and commissioned contributors to cover travel, fashion, music, arts, film, tv, and other topics. The team consists of five staff contributors so far. It looks forward to opinion essays, articles, travelogues, interviews, and [ … ]
Enter the 2017 Foyle Young Poets Award
Deadline: July 31 (Midnight BST). The Foyle Foundation invites young poets aged 11-17 to apply to its 2017 Foyle Young Poets Award. Since its founding in 1998, the Award has kick-started the career of some exciting new voices, such as Helen Mort. Send in 4-6 of your very best poems. The poems can be of any length and on any theme. Only submit original, previously [ … ]
Submit: Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award and Anthology
Deadline: July 16, 2017 (5 pm). Jacana Literary Foundation currently accepts submission for its Sol Plaatje EU Poetry Award and Anthology. Writers should submit previously unpublished poems in any of the 11 South African languages. It encourages entrants to submit poems written in their mother tongue. Providing no set theme, the Foundation hopes the Award “reflects the complex, nuanced and uncomfortable [ … ]