Deadline: April 15.
Huza Press announces A Song for Burundi, a poetry anthology collaboration with Africa Writes and Jalada Africa. A Song for Burundi will publish poems from Burundians living in exile. Huza Press seeks to explore the experience of migration, loss, belonging and hope. It will launch the anthology in London at the 2017 Africa Writes Festival.
To apply, you must be a Burundian living outside Burundi. You should send in up to five unpublished poems or extracts, about 40 lines long. Format your poems as double space, Times New Roman, size 12. Save your files as the title of the poem and your name.
Submit each poem separately, different Microsoft Word files. Email your submissions as attachments to info@huzapress.com. Include a bio of no more than 100 words in a separate word document. Also, add your contact information to the submission.
Write your poems in either English, French or Kirundi.