Deadline: Jan. 15, 2021 Flash Fiction Ghana announces the opening of submissions to its writing prize, “A 1000 for 1000 Writing Prize”. For its inaugural year, the prize will accept Young Adult Literature in 1000 words or less. Individual submissions can be on any theme in either Fiction or Creative Nonfiction. The prize will award the top three winners from [ … ]
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African Writing Online
Has a preference for new, unpublished work. Natural constituency of writers and material are African or Diasporan (please interpret boldly) but will publish any writer who writes into the African Condition (please interpret boldly). We are adventurous in our definition of Africana, but we will also publish good literature generally. Please read African Writing Online before submitting. If you are [ … ]
Kalahari Review
Kalahari Review is an African-eccentric magazine interested in material exploring Africa and Africans in unique and avant-garde ways. Telling new stories from everyday African life as told by the people that are living it. It seeks stories that have not often been told but should be – through voices that have not yet been heard – but should. The Kalahari [ … ]
Submit to the Akuko Magazine Inaugural Literary Contest
Deadline: Nov. 30, 2020. Akuko is a new online magazine that aims to champion writing by Black writers from the African continent and its vast diaspora. Akuko means story in Igbo and rooster in Yoruba. It defines Africa not by the physical continent but by its descendants spread all over the Diaspora. Akuko is currently open for submissions to our inaugural [ … ]
Submit to the Afritondo $1,000 Short Story Prize
Deadline: Friday, Dec. 23, 2019. Afritondo is a media and publishing platform that aims to tell the stories of Africans and black minority populations across the globe. Our main aim is to improve diversity in publishing by offering aspiring African and black minority writers a viable platform for telling their stories. Afritondo is calling for submissions for its inaugural short [ … ]
Granta is now accepting Unsolicited Submissions
Deadline: Nov 13. Granta publishes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Currently, it is accepting fiction and nonfiction submissions until Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. However, it accepts photography and art submissions all year-round. The publication imposes no strict word limits. Ideally, submit submissions that are between 3,000 and 6,000 words. Do note that the editors will not read any submission that is [ … ]
Submission Call: TSSF Journal
Deadline: December 31. You can now submit to the TSSF Journal. TSSF Journal seeks well-crafted stories about Africa, Africans, and African issues in all genres from writers of African descents or those associated with Africa. Send your poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction to journal@singlestory[dot]org. Email title should be: TSSF Journal: [Work Name], [category]. It accepts all kinds of stories, whether genre or literary. [ … ]
Submit: Journal of African Youth Literature (JAYL)
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2019. The Journal of African Youth Literature (JAYL) publishes literature written in English by, about, and/or for born-in-Africa youths. For the purposes of the Journal, the youth age category is defined as beginning in the mid-teenage years (from 15) up to 35 years. JAYL is interested in the types of literature listed below. Please note the lengths [ … ]
Gerald Kraak Award
Deadline: Now kept open all year round The Jacana Literary Foundation and the Other Foundation seek submissions to their fourth annual Gerald Kraak Award. The award focuses on stories and photographies on gender, human rights and sexuality. To be eligible, you should be an African who lives and works in the continent. The first place prize winner receives R25,000. Submit the following: fiction, [ … ]
Agbowó Call for Submissions | Limits
Deadline: April 31, 2019. Agbowó lit and art magazine is now accepting submissions. The team calls for visual art pieces, photographs, short stories, essays and poetry that explore the theme “Limits”. It is after stories that dance gracefully on the limits between dream and reality. It wants poems that chant at the errant that without consent the body is off-limits [ … ]
Submit: Through the Eyes of African Women
Deadline: no deadline. Through the Eyes of African Women supports young women writers between the ages of 13-35. Submit your poetry, prose or any other form of fiction writing. The team accepts one-off submissions as well as applications to become a continuous contributor to its Medium publication: Unbound. If selected for a contributor position, the team will work with you [ … ]
Submit to the Annual Kalanithi Award
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2018. Now in its third year, the Kalanithi Award is accepting submissions of unpublished short stories, essays, and poems that address patients and providers facing chronic or life limiting illness. The contest, hosted by Stanford’s Palliative Care Section, awards three writers an honorarium and, subject to editorial review, publication in Pegasus Review. Submit less than 4,000 words [ … ]
Submit: Cfwriterz Biannual Literary Award
Deadline: Nov. 20, 2018. Cfwriterz calls for fiction, poetry and nonfiction entries for its award, sponsored by SOBCA Academy. The theme for this edition is “Wings to fly” and the winner will receive ₦100,000. African writers of any background or residence are invited to send their work, written in English. The team prefers unpublished original work but is open to work that has been published [ … ]
Tor.com calls for Fantasy Contributors
Deadline: not available. The Tor.com blog seeks fantasy experts to contribute in-depth essays, commentary, and analysis of your favorite books, authors, and series. Send us your pitches to the team. Tor.com primarily seeks standalone articles and essays about fantasy fiction. The team will also consider articles about current, upcoming, and potential film and television adaptations of fantasy books and stories. This [ … ]
Tin House is Accepting Unsolicited Submissions
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2018. Based in Portland, Oregon, Tin House publishes fiction, essays, and poetry. Tin House contributors have won major American literary awards, such as the O. Henry Prize. The magazine currently accepts submissions for its first three issues of 2019: Summer 2019 and Winter 2019: No theme, just quality fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to cool off with, in [ … ]
Submit to Type/Cast Journal
Deadline: Oct. 8, 2018. The Type/Cast editorial collective announces a new call for submissions. It seeks fiction, poetry, and short nonfiction works. Xabiso Vili will guest edit this issue. Your work can touch on literally having to deal with physical spaces that are contested. Or, you can write about emotional or intellectual spaces, or any other space you may conceive. Email your previously [ … ]
Submit to the 2018 African Writers Award
Deadline: Oct. 13, 2018. Every year, the African Writers Development Trust (AWDT) hosts the African Writers Award as the highpoint of the African Writers Conference (AWC). The conference brings together writers of African descent to facilitate networking, provide opportunities and sustain a conversation on advancing the collective interests of African writers. The theme of the 2018 AWC is “Re-imagining African Literature: New Voices, [ … ]
Submit to Big Pond Rumours
Summer Deadline: June 30 Winter Deadline: December 30. Big Pond Rumours is an international literary E-Zine that publishes poetry, story, literary essays and biographies. The publication supports emerging and established authors by exposing them to an international online audience. It releases two issues each year, Summer and Winter. It seeks quality poems and short stories. Poems could be up to 6 pages [ … ]
Empty Mirror seeks nonfiction and art
Deadline: none. Empty Mirror, an online literary magazine, publishes non-fiction, poetry, and art every Friday. It accepts submissions year-round. And, it is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. Submit 3-6 previously unpublished poems together in one document. Don’t double-space your poems unless they must be presented that way when published. For visual art, send 3-12 images of at least 750 pixels, united by [ … ]
Submit your Manuscript to The Normal School Nonfiction Series
Deadline: May 1, 2018 Outpost19 publishes The Normal School Nonfiction Series, a series compelling and thought-provoking creative nonfiction, essay, and literary journalism books. Outpost19 wants immersive and reportage based writing, socio-cultural and political criticism, pop culture analysis, and essayistic prose that artfully blends the personal and public. It is also interested in lyric essays, hybrid nonfiction, research-driven memoir, and the sort of engaging and eclectic nonfiction [ … ]