30 June 2024

Deadline Extension: The Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize and The Adaeze Prize for Novella

We wish to announce that the deadline for the Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize & the Adaeze Prize for Novella have been postponed from 30th June to 14th July, 2024.
5 June 2024

Exciting Opportunities for Filmmakers, Writers and Storytellers

Are you a creative storyteller looking for funding and platforms to showcase your work? We've got some amazing opportunities lined up for filmmakers, journalists, writers and artists from around the world.
3 June 2024

Call for Submissions: The Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize and The Adaeze Prize for Novella

Are you a writer aspiring towards publishing your first work? We invite you to submit your best work for The Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize and The Adaeze Prize for Novella.
3 March 2024

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BOOK O’CLOCK ANNIVERSARY PRIZE 2.0

Secondary Schools in Sokoto state are invited to present their students for the second edition of the Book O’Clock Anniversary Prize and stand a chance of winning cash prizes, books, and trophies.
22 September 2023

THE OVERLAND 2023 NEILMA SIDNEY SHORT STORY PRIZE

The Australian literary magazine Overland Literary Journal is looking for short fiction stories up to 3000 words on the theme of ‘travel', with imaginative, creative, and literary interpretations encouraged.
15 September 2023

2 OPPORTUNITIES OPEN FOR AFRICAN POETS

Calling all African poets! There are two exciting opportunities to submit your work right now. The Commonwealth Foundation Poetry and Spoken Word Prize and the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry are both open for submissions from poets living and working in Africa.
4 July 2023

LAGOS INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR Márọkọ ISSUE II

Márọkọ, the annual print and digital journal proudly published by the Lagos International Poetry Festival, is excited to announce its call for submissions for its second issue.
13 April 2023

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE FLUTE: AFRICAN URBAN ECHOES

We define African Urban Echoes as the flute of the city, the noise of the people at the park, the bus conductor shouting on top of his voice, the rhythm of the night taxi cab and the car honking games.
3 April 2023

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BANSI V—BOYS AND THE REALITY OF THE 21ST CENTURY ERA

BANSI is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, and visual art that explore the experiences and challenges of boys in the current 21st century era.