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Call for Submissions: The Gerald Kraak Anthology and Prize Opens Its Sixth Edition With a Focus on Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women | Submit by 18 August 2026

by SUBMISSIONS EDITOR

News May 21, 2024

Sign Up for Jacana’s Publishing Courses and Free Digital Masterclasses!

by Kuhelika Ghosh

News February 14, 2024

Announcing the Shortlist for the 2023 Dinaane Debut Fiction Award

by Kuhelika Ghosh

Features• Fiction - Anthology• News• Nonfiction June 26, 2019

Foreword to The Heart of the Matter: The Gerald Kraak Prize Anthology Vol. III | Otosirieze Obi-Young

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News June 04, 2019

The Gerald Kraak Prize Anthology Vol. II, As You Like It, Wins the 2019 Lambda Award for Best Fiction Anthology

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News May 23, 2019

The 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize Goes to Nigeria’s OluTimehin Adegbeye

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features• News November 28, 2018

Submissions for the Gerald Kraak Prize and Anthology Will Now Be Open Year-Round

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features July 03, 2017

Opportunity for African Writers | Enter for the 2018 Gerald Kraak Award

by Otosirieze Obi-Young