Mukoma wa Ngugi and Laura Murphy will be guest editing The African Literary Hustle, a New Orleans Review special print issue. You can submit to The African Literary Hustle your romance, science fiction, fantasy, epic, and experimental fiction pieces, your satire, political allegory, and critical non-fiction, translations, or revised narratives, and your poetry. The African Literary Hustle specifications Prose submissions should be 7,500 words or fewer. Poetry [ … ]
Category: Non Fiction
Saraba Magazine Nonfiction Manuscripts Call
Based on the limited number of nonfiction manuscripts submitted to its recent manuscript call, Saraba Magazine announces its Saraba Magazine nonfiction manuscripts call Saraba Magazine nonfiction manuscripts call requests proposals for nonfiction manuscripts such as memoirs, biographies, and reportage which would be completed by August 2016. Four writers will be commissioned for the nonfiction project. Writers should aim to work on manuscripts of 10,000 to 25,000 words. Each [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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. [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Akwantuo Writing
Akwantuo is a platform for writing and writers focusing on Africa. Based in Accra, Akwantuo seeks to promote the Ghanaian and African literary community. Publishes writing and organizes workshops. Accepts submissions from writers who have any connection to Ghana or elsewhere in Africa: either through heritage and/or subject matter. Publishes fiction, non-fiction (memoirs, travel writing, non-academic essays, etc), poetry and [ … ]
Aerodrome
AERODROME publishes interviews, reviews, extracts and original creative writing. It aims to both champion and critique the art of writing, and showcase the subjects conveyed through books and writing. AERODROME has a strong emphasis on literary fiction, memoir and current affairs from South Africa, the UK and the Commonwealth. But prepare to encounter everything from cookbooks to comics, from as far afield as Azerbaijan. Poetry: publishes original poetry [ … ]
Q-zine
A pan-African, bilingual (English/French), quarterly electronic magazine by, for and about sexual minority groups in Africa. Q-zine aims to provide a legitimate outlet for queer Africans to celebrate the creativity and cultural richness of queer life in Africa. Q-zine’s main goal is to encourage sexual minority groups to decide how they should be represented in popular culture. Email: contact@qayn.org | Telephone: [ … ]
Transition Magazine
Born in Africa and bred in the diaspora, Transition is a unique forum for the freshest, most compelling, most curious ideas about race. It bills itself as “an anchor of deep reflection on black life and a map charting new routes through the globalized world.” Transition is published three times annually by Indiana University Press. Transition does accept simultaneous submissions. Please notify to [ … ]
The African Street Writer
Promotes, enthuses and celebrates contemporary African writings. The African Street Writer (TASW) publishes literary works of writers from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and others countries and off-course, from African writers abroad. Dedicated to bringing to light, the creative works in African literature, send information on any literary happenings around you to theafricanstreetwriter@yahoo.com. Submit: poetry, fiction and non-fiction
Saraba
Saraba is a quarterly literary magazine that aims to create unending voices by publishing the finest emerging writers, with a bias for Nigeria, and Africa. Publishes wonderful poetry in the form of chapbooks. Magazine: send unpublished fiction, poetry and non-fiction work. Do not send in any material that has been published elsewhere in print or on the web. Send no more than one work at a [ … ]
Kachifo
To have your work considered for publication by Kachifo Limited, please send an email to submissions@kachifo.com, including a strong excerpt of about three chapters or 10,000 words saved in Microsoft Word, a one-page synopsis of the work, and a short author bio. Your submission will be acknowledged and assessed by the editors. Kachifo Limited will respond within eight weeks if it is provisionally [ … ]
Kwani?
Kwani? is a journal founded by some of Kenya’s most exciting new writers and has 6 print editions to date. Receives significant funding from the Ford Foundation and has become a major platform for writing from across the African continent. Kwani?’s editorial panel usually has two reading periods each year. Submit works via email, attaching your work in a (*doc) or (*rtf) file. [ … ]
joINT
joINT seeks to create a space in which to re-interpret what it means to be of African descent when one does not “fit” into the illusory monolith of Black political identity. joINT seeks work from writers and visual artists across the African diaspora, who exist within the margins of gender, sex, religious, cis, able-bodied, and class privilege, to name a [ … ]
Callaloo
Published five times a year (Winter, Spring, Summer, Art, and Fall), Callaloo accepts original submissions of scholarly articles, book reviews, interviews, nonfiction essays, short fiction, poetry, and visual art. All manuscripts must be double spaced and submitted only as a Word document (.doc or .docx). Identifying information, including names of authors, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses, should not be included in [ … ]
Bakwa Magazine
Bakwa magazine is an online and occasional print magazine which engages in the politics of art and culture, with an emphasis on Africa and its diaspora. Bakwa magazine accepts unpublished fiction, non-fiction, poetry, reviews, photography and cartoons. Submissions must be sent as an attachment including a short biography and picture if available. Fiction: should be 3,000 words minimum. Non-fiction: we accept [ … ]