Jahazi, Ipikai, Omenana, Doek, Johannesburg Review of Books, Arablit, and Isele are currently available for your reading pleasure. Jahazi The latest edition focused on “Land Governance, Culture & Heritage” has contributions by among others Angela Nyanchama & Eileen Wakesho, Patrick Kabanda, Sr. Elizabeth W. Wanyoike, Fredrick B. Magina & Agnes N. Mwasumbi, and Valence Valerian […]
The Journal of West Indian Literature, Doek, Umbu Africa, and Omenana are currently available for your reading pleasure. Journal of West Indian Literature The Journal of West Indian Literature has been published twice-yearly by Literatures in English, University of the West Indies since 1986. It is a University of the West Indies-led Caribbeanist project invested […]
The Johannesburg Review of Books, with first came about in 2017, celebrated its 5th year with its 50th edition. On May 1, 2017, a new publication called The Johannesburg Review of Books was introduced to the African literary ecosystem. The initiative was a collaboration between former editors of South Africa’s Books LIVE (www.bookslive.co.za) with the […]
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in March 2022. These callouts are divided into journals, publishers, prizes, and education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies). Education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies) Illino Seeks stories we’re looking for submissions that push the bounds of language […]
New online poetry journal Ipikai, an initiative of the new Zimbabwe Poets Society, has launched today March 2, 2022. Ipikai is the Shona word for ‘be open to receiving.’ Zimbabwe Poets Society is the brainchild of two poets, Batsirai Chigama and Fungai Tichawangana, who have both contributed to the Zimbabwean arts and culture scene in […]
The tenth edition of the Jahazi Journal launched at the Alliance Française, Nairobi on Friday, February 11, 2022. Jahazi is an arts & culture journal that builds bridges between theory & practice founded by late performing artist, director, playwright, storyteller, poet, and academic Bantu Mwaura in 2006. The tenth edition of the journal was introduced […]
The Imbiza Journal for African Writing launched its inaugural edition in a virtual event on World Book Day, Friday, April 23, 2021. In December 2020, a new publication called the Imbiza Journal for African Writing was introduced to the African literary community. Founded by South African Siphiwo Mahala, it promised an inclusive publishing platform for […]
Fiyah, Libretto, and Lolwe are three literary magazines by African/Black publishers currently available for your reading pleasure. A literary magazine is a periodical that publishes short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, as well as biographical profiles of authors, interviews, and letters. The beauty of this format is that one gets […]
The New African Commentary journal is set to make its debut under Nigerian author Okey Ndibe. The publication will be available on November 16, 2018. In 1989, Chinua Achebe teamed up with a number of Africana writers, intellectuals, and political leaders to found an international magazine, African Commentary. Invoking the lyrics of the great Jamaican […]
