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 [ … ]
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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 Publishes previously unpublished works for [ … ]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 [ … ]
The Write Mag
Published quarterly, The Write Mag puts a special emphasis on reviving interest in African literature. Submit: book reviews, author profiles and interviews, publishing information, study guides and information, features, literary works.
Wasafiri
A Britain’s premier magazine for international contemporary writing. Published quarterly, Wasafiri provides serious literary and critical coverage of writers who often struggled, because of their cultural or ethnic backgrounds, to get adequate notice in the mainstream press. Fiction: submissions should be no longer than 6000 words in length and previously unpublished. Work should be submitted as a Word document or equivalent (no [ … ]
Commonwealth Writers
Commonwealth Writers inspires, develops and connects writers in a range of disciplines. Activities take place in Commonwealth countries, but community is global. The competition brings stories from new and emerging voices, often from countries with little or no publishing infrastructure, to the attention of an international audience. The Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000-5,000 [ … ]
Stanzas
Stanzas is a quarterly of new poetry by established and aspirant poets. It offers a dynamic range of voices and styles within a vast landscape of expressions. Stanzas is a quarterly which self-funds through subscription. It accepts new, previously unpublished poems in English and Afrikaans. Each subscription covers four issues of Stanzas. Anyone may subscribe, but only those who subscribe may submit poems for publication. [ … ]
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 [ … ]
uHlanga Magazine
uHlanga Magazine is a new annual magazine of poetry and photography from and inspired by the province of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. uHlanga was founded in 2014 as an annual magazine of poetry from and about KwaZulu-Natal, but has since re-focused their attentions on helping launch the careers of young poets. uHlanga does not accept unsolicited poems or manuscripts for publication. Prospective uHlanga New Poets [ … ]
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 Single Story Foundation
TSSF seeks well-crafted, realistic stories about Africa, Africans and African issues written by writers of African descents or those associated with Africa. Send your poetry, fiction, review and photograph to publication@singlestory.org. Be sure to include contact information such as your name, address, phone and email on the page of each submission. If you do not receive a response within six months, [ … ]
The Caine Prize
The Caine Prize is awarded to a work (a short story) by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. (Please refer to the rules for further details about criteria for entry). The Prize is named in celebration of the late Sir Michael Caine, former Chairman of Booker plc, who was Chairman of the ‘Africa 95’ arts festival in [ … ]
New Contrast
Established in 1960, New Contrast is devoted mainly to publishing original work by South African writers, and other activities incidental to that. Submissions need to be made through Submittable. Prefers not to receive material via email as there are too many occasions for material to be lost. Contributions must be unpublished. Preferred file types are .doc or .docx. Also acceptable are .odt, .rtf, or .txt files. [ … ]
Safundi
Safundi, The Journal of South African and American Studies, is a peer-reviewed quarterly academic journal that analyses the United States and South Africa from an international, transnational, and/or comparative perspective and seeks to understand each country in relation to the other. Although new comparative and transnational research forms the core of the journal, Safundi also publishes articles specifically addressing one [ … ]
The South African Literary Journal
The South African Literary Journal is the oldest surviving literary magazine in South Africa. It is the journal to find new writing and be read if you are a writer. Submit: poetry, short stories, flash fiction, essays and reviews
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
Sweet Magazine
Sweet Magazine, now known as Substance Books, is an online platform for the expression of almost unheard of desires. Submit original, unpublished work only. No dual submissions. Do not submit work to us and other publishers/publications simultaneously. Electronic (text): send submissions in word documents. Do not use fancy formatting, script fonts, page borders, colors etc. Send no more than 6,000 words. [ … ]