Submission Calls
Admin - February 24, 2021
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2021. The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is issuing a call for The Decade of Action Short Stories an initiative targeted at young African creatives in an effort to broaden the conversation, awareness and re-imagination of the Sustainable Development Goals through fiction. Young Africans born in Africa or with either of the two parents as African are [ … ]
Admin - January 24, 2021
Deadline: rolling basis African Writer is open to all genres of literature from Africa and the African Diaspora. The team publishes prose fiction, creative non-fiction, folktales, poetry, dramatic pieces, essays/creative features, interviews/profiles, book excerpts/reviews, etc. Ensure all entries are single line spaced, and in standard Times New Roman 12pt. font. Also, ensure that the submission is properly edited for errors. [ … ]
Admin - January 3, 2021
Deadline: 20th of each publishing month The Shallow Tales Review accepts fiction, articles, reviews, poems, one-act plays, essays, art photographs, and thoughts that touch on the sensibilities of the African. Literary criticisms must concern texts that are of modern and African temperament. For essays, you should tackle themes logically and as clearly as possible. Feel free to break genre restrictions as [ … ]
Admin - November 2, 2020
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 [ … ]
Film
Admin - September 3, 2019
Deadline: Sept. 31, 2019. The Benin City Film Festival (BCFF) was launched in 2018 to encourage and promote the works of local film community. It also provides emerging filmmakers a platform to showcase their work in an environment where they have access to experienced industry professionals. The team provides workshops, training programmes and independent films screening. The primary objective of [ … ]
Admin - March 8, 2017
Deadline: March 31, 12 midnight (Harare time). ICAPA and Writivism seek applications for its bilingual scriptwriting residency. The residency will occur in Senegal. Applicants will spend four weeks in Dakar in May 2017. Also, residents will have the opportunity to take French or English lessons during the residency. To apply, submit a 250-words maximum CV and a 200-words maximum motivational letter. [ … ]
International Submission
Admin - August 7, 2020
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2020 QueryLetter has a writing contest about book blurbs. The twist? They want blurbs about completely made-up, nonexistent books. Write and submit a back cover blurb of 100 words or fewer that sets the stage for a novel, establishes the characters, and raises the stakes in a way that makes readers want to find out more. Get creative! [ … ]
Admin - September 3, 2019
Deadline: Sept. 20, 2019. Eyelands, an online literary magazine, and Strange Days Books, a publishing firm, are collaborating to run their first comic strip contest. The contest runs from June 20 till Sept. 20, 2019. The theme of the contest this year is free. The judge is Gregory Papadoyiannis and entrance fee is 5€. There will be three prize winners. The winners will [ … ]
Photography
Admin - July 17, 2019
Afritondo is a new online magazine for African stories and content. The team publishes opinion pieces, stories, poems, and pictures that address African issues, or tell stories about Africa and its people. It aims to offer a platform for African writers, including young writers who may not have access to platform with a wider international audience. To be published, you [ … ]
Admin - April 23, 2018
Deadline: May 4, 2018. The Programme for Innovation in Artform Development (PIAD) presents OPENLab 2018, a national laboratory for early and mid-career artists and creative practitioners. Applicants must be South African citizens or have permanent resident status in South Africa. Proof of citizenship or residency may be required. It is an open and intensive residency platform aimed to generate new [ … ]