Calling African Writers

We accept submissions in the following categories:

Creative Non-Fiction – 1,200 Words maximum

Children’s Literature – 700 words maximum (illustrations may be attached and poems not longer than 24 lines)

Flash Fiction – 300 words maximum

Poetry – 1 poem, a maximum of 24 lines

Short Stories – 1,500 words maximum

Please note:

• Please edit your work and submit it to one category only.
• Do include the title and category in your submission.
• The submission window is open from 20th December until 15th January 2024.
• Our editors will reply to selected writers and those whose works have not been selected.
• Our editors will reach out to all authors by February 2025.
• All selected and published entries will be uploaded to our website in the days after the magazine is released.
• The author retains the copyright.

Please note that this edition will be released on the 1st of March, 2025 on our website.

To submit, upload your work through our submission portal below.