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. [ … ]
Category: Poetry
Klorofyl
Online literary and graphic lifestyle magazine with urban and African roots, Klorofyl was founded in 2009 to create a magazine about the search for truth and a better life, and our devotion to REPLANTing with wholesome values. Klorofyl Magazine has had four issues since then, is distributed free as a pdf ebook, in an online graphic slider, and on the blog. Contact info@klorofyl.com [ … ]
EXPOUND Magazine
EXPOUND is an online magazine that aims to celebrate new literature. Accepts submissions from around the world. Publishes original, quality works in form of poetry, fiction, photography, artworks, videos, non-fiction: interviews, reviews, memoir pieces and essays. Want pieces that provoke, investigate, surprise, entertain and startle any reader. Looking for new styles and mind-bending pieces. Loves avant-garde and experimental pieces. EXPOUND accepts only electronic submissions [ … ]
Enskyment
A prizewinning anthology of print and online poetry. Enskyment now welcomes up to three poems by each invited poet, thanks to an increased archival capacity. Poems by invitation only.
Chimurenga Magazine
A pan African publication of culture, art and politics based in Cape Town. Founded by Editor Ntone Edjabe in 2002, Chimurenga provides an innovative platform for free ideas and political reflection by Africans about Africa. The journal is published irregularly in print, online and through themed performances called “Chimurenga Sessions.” Read a couple back issues to get a sense of [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Brittle Paper
Brittle Paper accepts fiction, book reviews, poetry, essays, literary commentaries, and fun listicles. Simultaneous submissions are fine. We do not accept submissions that have been published elsewhere. All we ask is that you notify us when your work is accepted elsewhere. Be conscious of the fact that you are writing for an online audience, so keep things short, sharp, and exciting. [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Banipal Magazine
Banipal welcomes inquiries from both authors or translators about submitting work. Banipal magazine is a magazine of translation, exclusively featuring authors from the Arab world. Most of the works translated are commissioned, from works that have already appeared in the original languages in a published form, in books, magazines, newspapers or in on-line media. A minority of works published are written [ … ]
African Voices
DOWNLOAD FULL SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES All submissions must be in English. Translations are acceptable and should be accompanied by a copy of the original text. Simultaneous submissions and excerpts from larger works are also acceptable. Please read recent issues of African Voices to acquaint yourself with materials the magazine has published before submitting. African Voices does not accept e-mailed submissions. Fiction manuscripts and essays should [ … ]
African Poetry Magazine
African Poetry Magazine aims to honour the work of organizations, publishers, book traders, agencies, institutions, donors, bloggers and others, with a notable commitment to African poetry African Poetry Magazine welcomes extended reports and reviews, critical commentaries on African Poetry and poets, life writing, whimsical essays and poetry-related travelogues. Submissions may focus on the work of one or more poets, poetry nations [ … ]