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Features December 05, 2024

Submit to Short Story Prize for Nigerian Writers Between Ages 16-26 | Awele Creative Trust Award

by Submissions Editor

Book Excerpts December 05, 2024

Excerpt: Unwashed by Daniel Maluka

by Submissions Editor

Essays• Stories and Poems December 05, 2024

Reflections on Graciano Enwerem’s Theatrethon | Karo Enajemo | Essay

by Karo Enajemo

News• Opportunities December 04, 2024

Deep Vellum Calls for Submissions for the 2026 Best Literary Translations Anthology

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Opportunities December 04, 2024

“Its Never Too Late” Award For Writer Over 60 To Submit Their Works

Stories and Poems December 04, 2024

Returning Home | Mercy Musa | Creative Non-Fiction

Opportunities December 03, 2024

Event for Aspiring African Writers: Masterclass on Submitting to Publishers and What to Expect | December 6

by Submissions Editor

News December 03, 2024

Stella Gaitano, Iman Mersal, and Ahmed Naji Shortlisted for the 2024 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize

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NEWS

News December 03, 2024

Announcing the Winners of the ₤18,000 Morland African Writing Grant

by Ainehi Edoro

News December 02, 2024

The Small Publisher’s Catalogue Making a Big Difference in Africa’s Literary Culture

by Submissions Editor

News December 02, 2024

Kalamu na Wino: The Website Documenting Congo’s Arabic and Ajami Archives

by Hannah Coroneos

News December 02, 2024

Two African Authors (Burundi and Algeria) Win France’s Most Prestigious Literary Prizes, the Prix Renaudot and the Prix Goncourt

by Submissions Editor

News November 25, 2024

Ituĩka Multilingual Anthology of Stories in Kenyan Languages Available Spring 2025

by Hannah Coroneos

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems December 02, 2024

A Palestinian Note | Amadou S Jallow | Poetry

by Amadou S Jallow

Stories and Poems November 29, 2024

Leaving Home | Mohamed Mahou | Fiction

by Mohamed Mahou

Stories and Poems November 27, 2024

The Weight of Survival | Oyinkansola Olayemi | Fiction

by Oyinkansola Olayemi

Stories and Poems November 25, 2024

The Shadow | Siphiwe Nqwala | Fiction

by Siphiwe Nqwala

Stories and Poems November 22, 2024

Remembrance | Precious Chidera Harrison | Poetry

by Precious Chidera Harrison