Richard Ali and Marziya Mohammedali have been appointed the new Managing Editor and Deputy Editor; respectively, of pan-African writers’ collective, Jalada Africa. Jalada is a pan-African writers’ collective that was born when writers from across the continent converged in Nairobi for a literary event in 2013. That collective went on to publish the critically acclaimed anthologies Sketch […]
The ninth edition of the Jahazi Journal launched at the Alliance Française, Nairobi on February 24, 2021. You can check out the new edition of Jahazi by clicking here. Jahazi is an arts & culture journal that builds bridges between theory & practice founded by late performing artist, director, playwright, storyteller, poet, and university lecturer […]
With the holiday upon us, here is information on the latest issues of 7 literary journals that offer some of the best writing coming out of the continent you can dig in. They are listed in alphabetical order. Arablit Quarterly Recent Issue: December 2020 ArabLit Quarterly is a literary magazine that brings together Arabic literature, […]
Olongo Africa, published by Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, is now available for your reading and submitting pleasure. It’s been a good month for literary publications from the African literary ecosystem. On the 12th, we were introduced to the Imbiza Journal for African Writing from our friends in South Africa. Today we have discovered a new publication from […]
The Imbiza Journal for African Writing launched to the public with a call for submissions on December 12, 2020. December 12 saw a new addition to the journals that are produced by and featuring African and Black writers. The new publication is called Imbiza Journal which comes from the isiXhosa word which means a pot […]
Today, Sahifa, a new platform for research, journalism, art, and literature, with a strong focus on Eastern African stories has been launched. Sahifa is a Kiswahili word for blank page. The founders believe in the spirit and the possibilities of the blank page for new thought. Named after a 1930s-newsletter published and distributed in Mombasa, […]
The Decolonial Passage, a new journal founded by Los Angeles, USA-based Audrey Shipp, seeks your entries. Decolonial Passage is a new journal for writers of all backgrounds engaged in the decolonial project, regardless of the writer’s race, origin, gender, or geographical location. It centres African, African-American, and Black Diaspora writing from the African continent, the […]
Brittlepaper, a pioneering platform that has been archiving African literary trends for the last decade, is celebrating its milestone with The Decade Project. Brittlepaper was started by US-based Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro-Glines as a new voice in an African literary space that was starting to show itself on the world stage in 2010. As platforms […]
Peripheries Journal, a publication located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is looking for work that addresses the themes of Race, Racism, Territory, and Institutions. Peripheries Journal is a publication of the Eduniperifeiras Publisher, located in the set of Favelas that make up Maré, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Published biannually and available for free via […]
In our continuing series, we introduce you to literary magazines from African and Black writing. This month we present Agbowó, BKO Magazine, and DRR (Down River Road). A literary magazine publishes short stories, poetry, essays, literary criticism, book reviews, as well as biographical profiles of authors, interviews, and letters. One reads wonderful voices, many new, […]
Isele Magazine, a new magazine founded by Ukamaka Olisakwe, makes its debut today July 30, 2020. Ukamaka Olisakwe first came to the attention of the continental writing community when she was listed among the thirty nine writers under the age of 40 likely to make their mark in the future, the Africa39, in 2014. She […]
In our continuing series to introduce, and reintroduce, you to literary magazines from African and Black writing, we present The ArabLit Quarterly, Doek!, and Pree. A literary magazine publishes short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, as well as biographical profiles of authors, interviews, and letters. In a magazine, one reads […]
Lowle, the newest journal on the African literary scene, has unveiled the cover for its inaugural edition. Here’s how you can help them. In January, we spoke about a new literary journal set to dazzle the African literary community called Lolwe. The new project, whose name comes from “Nam Lolwe” a local name for Lake […]
Down River Road, the newest literary journal in Kenya, launched at the Kenya Cultural Centre, Nairobi on Friday, February 7, 2020. In June 2019, Kenyan poet and writer Clifton Gachagua and journalist and writer Franklin Sunday set up Down River Road, a new journal that would publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry and ideas at https://downriverroad.org/. Later […]
Down River Road, the newest literary journal in Kenya, is set to launch at the Kenya Cultural Centre, Nairobi on Friday, February 7, 2020. Going Down River Road is a fantastic gritty urban tale written by legendary Kenyan novelist Meja Mwangi in 1976. We weren’t surprised that a part of this title was used by […]
