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August 18, 2021

Submissions Open for 2021 SprinNG Women Authors Prize

The award for female Nigerian authors “invests N200,000 in purchasing, distributing, and marketing print copies of their books.”
SprinNG
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia. Credit: SprinNG.

August 9, 2021

Dgëku, a Literary Magazine for Queer Africans, Calls for Submissions

The new publication pays $150 for prose pieces of 3,000 words or more, $30 for an individual poem, and $100 maximum for a suite of poems.
Dgëku Magazine

August 5, 2021

7 Literary Magazines Accepting Submissions in August

Ernest Ogunyemi

July 2, 2021

Submit Your Unagented Manuscript to Soft Skull Press

“We want our books to offer a refuge from, an alternative to, and an argument against mainstream culture and mainstream thinking,” says the independent publisher.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Alain Mabanckou's novel Broken Glass was published by Soft Skull Press. Credit: Soft Skull Press.

July 2, 2021

Submit Your Collection to the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry

Submitted books must be in English.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Chapbooks from African Poetry Book Fund's box set Nne. Credit: Kimberly Ann Southwick. From blog.pshares.org.

July 2, 2021

The Africa Publishing Innovation Fund 2022 Calls for Proposals

Winning projects for the $200,000 Fund will be expected to “develop reading culture beyond the classroom in Africa.”
Ernest Ogunyemi

June 24, 2021

A Long House Calls for Submissions to First Issue, Origins

In an age where the African/Black sense of being and history are seemingly bracketed by discourse surrounding slavery and post-colonialism, we offer the possibility to create new readings of ourselves.
A Long House
A Long House calls for submissions to first issue, Origins

June 22, 2021

Submit to the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Awards 2021

Win £10,000 for your un-agented, unpublished work-in-progress.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Pemi Aguda. From pemiaguda.com.

June 5, 2021

Submit to Black Warrior Review’s 2021 Contests

The categories are fiction, poetry, essays, and flash fiction.
Ernest Ogunyemi

June 5, 2021

Enter for Epiphany’s Fresh Voices Fellowship

The $2,000 offer is for writers without an MFA.
Ernest Ogunyemi

June 5, 2021

Apply to Shenandoah’s Fellowship for Editors

It is open to only Black, Indigenous, and writers of colour.
Ernest Ogunyemi
From Nappy.co.

April 14, 2021

Pluto Press Launches Walter Rodney Prize for African & Caribbean Non-Fiction

The £4,000 initiative, for women and non-binary debut authors influenced by Walter Rodney, comes with publication.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Walter Rodney. From Walter Rodney Papers, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Archives.

April 11, 2021

Submit to Africa Risen, a Speculative Fiction Anthology, Co-edited by Sheree Renée Thomas

“A celebration of African storytelling,” the anthology’s other co-editors are Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Zelda Knight, who previously co-edited Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.
Africa Risen
The cover art for Africa Risen: Planet Prevail by ArtbyAncient.

March 12, 2021

Bada Murya, a Fellowship for Northern Nigerian Writers, Opens for Applications

The 6-month fellowship, which “invokes the power of narrative to shift perceptions,” is open to writers of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama.
Creative Africa
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is one of the recent literary successes from Northern Nigeria. Credit: Creative Africa.

March 8, 2021

Masobe Books Calls for Fiction Manuscript Submissions

“There is a lot of literary talent out there,” said founder Othuke Ominiabohs. “It is our strong desire to find these gems, to give them a home, so together we can build something noble and beautiful.”
Masobe Books
TJ Benson's The Madhouse is the latest book from Masobe Books.

February 28, 2021

Atlantic Books Is Accepting Manuscripts from Unagented Writers

The London-based press published Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer.
Otosirieze
Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Killer; from Ukiyo Bookstore on Facebook.

February 22, 2021

Enrol for SBMEN’s Workshop for Editors and Writers

It will be facilitated by accomplished experts including Otosirieze Obi-Young, Omolola Opatayo, and Anwuli Ojogwu, co-founder of SBMEN.
Society for Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN)
An SBMEN workshop in progress in Lagos. Credit: Anwuli Ojogwu.

February 18, 2021

#ENDSARS: Documenting Words and Actions for Posterity

Praxis Magazine invites all creatives partaking in this fight to submit non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and visual art on the momentous protests.
Praxis Magazine
One of the several viral images from the EndSARS protests; from @theayochase.

February 18, 2021

Apply to Africa in Dialogue’s Internship Program

Available positions include contributing interviewers for fiction, for poetry, and for creative nonfiction; contributing editor; and social media manager.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Photo by Jeff Sheldon on Unsplash.

February 16, 2021

5 Magazines Currently Accepting Submissions

You can submit to AGNI, Gutter, The Malahat Review, The Journal, and Wildness.
Ernest Ogunyemi
AGNI 79; 2014.

August 18, 2021

Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia. Credit: SprinNG.

Submissions Open for 2021 SprinNG Women Authors Prize

The award for female Nigerian authors “invests N200,000 in purchasing, distributing, and marketing print copies of their books.”
SprinNG

August 9, 2021

Dgëku, a Literary Magazine for Queer Africans, Calls for Submissions

The new publication pays $150 for prose pieces of 3,000 words or more, $30 for an individual poem, and $100 maximum for a suite of poems.
Dgëku Magazine

August 5, 2021

7 Literary Magazines Accepting Submissions in August

Ernest Ogunyemi

July 2, 2021

Alain Mabanckou's novel Broken Glass was published by Soft Skull Press. Credit: Soft Skull Press.

Submit Your Unagented Manuscript to Soft Skull Press

“We want our books to offer a refuge from, an alternative to, and an argument against mainstream culture and mainstream thinking,” says the independent publisher.
Ernest Ogunyemi

July 2, 2021

Chapbooks from African Poetry Book Fund's box set Nne. Credit: Kimberly Ann Southwick. From blog.pshares.org.

Submit Your Collection to the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry

Submitted books must be in English.
Ernest Ogunyemi

July 2, 2021

The Africa Publishing Innovation Fund 2022 Calls for Proposals

Winning projects for the $200,000 Fund will be expected to “develop reading culture beyond the classroom in Africa.”
Ernest Ogunyemi

June 24, 2021

A Long House calls for submissions to first issue, Origins

A Long House Calls for Submissions to First Issue, Origins

In an age where the African/Black sense of being and history are seemingly bracketed by discourse surrounding slavery and post-colonialism, we offer the possibility to create new readings of ourselves.
A Long House

June 22, 2021

Pemi Aguda. From pemiaguda.com.

Submit to the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Awards 2021

Win £10,000 for your un-agented, unpublished work-in-progress.
Ernest Ogunyemi

June 5, 2021

Submit to Black Warrior Review’s 2021 Contests

The categories are fiction, poetry, essays, and flash fiction.
Ernest Ogunyemi

June 5, 2021

Enter for Epiphany’s Fresh Voices Fellowship

The $2,000 offer is for writers without an MFA.
Ernest Ogunyemi

June 5, 2021

From Nappy.co.

Apply to Shenandoah’s Fellowship for Editors

It is open to only Black, Indigenous, and writers of colour.
Ernest Ogunyemi

April 14, 2021

Walter Rodney. From Walter Rodney Papers, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Archives.

Pluto Press Launches Walter Rodney Prize for African & Caribbean Non-Fiction

The £4,000 initiative, for women and non-binary debut authors influenced by Walter Rodney, comes with publication.
Paula Willie-Okafor

April 11, 2021

The cover art for Africa Risen: Planet Prevail by ArtbyAncient.

Submit to Africa Risen, a Speculative Fiction Anthology, Co-edited by Sheree Renée Thomas

“A celebration of African storytelling,” the anthology’s other co-editors are Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Zelda Knight, who previously co-edited Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.
Africa Risen

March 12, 2021

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is one of the recent literary successes from Northern Nigeria. Credit: Creative Africa.

Bada Murya, a Fellowship for Northern Nigerian Writers, Opens for Applications

The 6-month fellowship, which “invokes the power of narrative to shift perceptions,” is open to writers of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and drama.
Creative Africa

March 8, 2021

TJ Benson's The Madhouse is the latest book from Masobe Books.

Masobe Books Calls for Fiction Manuscript Submissions

“There is a lot of literary talent out there,” said founder Othuke Ominiabohs. “It is our strong desire to find these gems, to give them a home, so together we can build something noble and beautiful.”
Masobe Books

February 28, 2021

Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Killer; from Ukiyo Bookstore on Facebook.

Atlantic Books Is Accepting Manuscripts from Unagented Writers

The London-based press published Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer.
Otosirieze

February 22, 2021

An SBMEN workshop in progress in Lagos. Credit: Anwuli Ojogwu.

Enrol for SBMEN’s Workshop for Editors and Writers

It will be facilitated by accomplished experts including Otosirieze Obi-Young, Omolola Opatayo, and Anwuli Ojogwu, co-founder of SBMEN.
Society for Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN)

February 18, 2021

One of the several viral images from the EndSARS protests; from @theayochase.

#ENDSARS: Documenting Words and Actions for Posterity

Praxis Magazine invites all creatives partaking in this fight to submit non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and visual art on the momentous protests.
Praxis Magazine

February 18, 2021

Photo by Jeff Sheldon on Unsplash.

Apply to Africa in Dialogue’s Internship Program

Available positions include contributing interviewers for fiction, for poetry, and for creative nonfiction; contributing editor; and social media manager.
Ernest Ogunyemi

February 16, 2021

AGNI 79; 2014.

5 Magazines Currently Accepting Submissions

You can submit to AGNI, Gutter, The Malahat Review, The Journal, and Wildness.
Ernest Ogunyemi

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