In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in September 2023. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), journals, and prizes. If you have any callouts, please share.
Education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies).
- The Rock Retreat
Deadline: November 25
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- Kweli Fellowship Program
Deadline: October 13
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- Tin House Workshop: Winter Workshop
Deadline: September 20
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- Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study
Deadline: September 26
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- Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust
Deadline: October 2.
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- Marchmont Writers Autumn Retreat
Deadline: October 27.
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- The Authors’ Foundation: Grants for work in progress
Deadline: Not indicated.
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- Morland African Writing Scholarships 2023
Deadline: September 18.
Details: Click here.
- The Poda-Poda Stories Fellowship (Sierra Leone)
Deadline: Not Indicated
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Literary magazines/journals/Anthologies
- Adda: Call for poetry and spoken word
Deadline: October 22
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- The Hive: opportunities for South African Writers
Deadline: Ongoing
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- Fatal Flaw
Deadline: October 22
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- A Long House
Deadline: December 31
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- Pepper Coast Lit
Deadline: September 30
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- Calabash a Literary Journal
Deadline: September 13
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- African Ghost Short Stories
Deadline: September 17
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- The Southern Review
Deadline: January 1, 2024
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- Kenyon Review
Deadline: September 30
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- Oxford Poetry
Deadline: November 30
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- African Ghost Short Stories | Call for Submissions
Deadline: September 27
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- Agbowo: Women’s Issue
Deadline: October 1
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- Writers Space Africa: The Gathering
Deadline: September 15
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- Isele Magazine
Deadline: Not indicated
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- Michigan Quarterly
Deadline: October 1
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- The White Review
Deadline: Not indicated
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- Nalubaale Review Magazine
Deadline: November 30
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- Akewi Magazine
Deadline: Not indicated.
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- The Lilac Journal
Deadline: None
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- Shō Poetry Journal
Deadline: October 1
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- Chilli Hub
Deadline: None (Many opportunities)
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- Reed Magazine
Deadline: October 1
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Write Jobs
Deadline: None (Many opportunities)
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- Alien Magazine
Deadline: Not indicated
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- Chestnut Review
Deadline: September 30
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- Fictive Dream
Deadline: Not indicated
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- African Literature Today
Deadline: October 31
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- Taco Bell Quarterly
Deadline: Not indicated
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- Black Lawrence Press
Deadline: Various
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- Decolonial Passage
Decolonial Passage presents each distinct piece of writing as a passage worthy of readers’ attention in which writers create texts to articulate a variety of themata affecting the human condition including, but not limited to authenticity, liberty, alienation, dignity, community, and boundless love. Decolonial Passage publishes writing from emerging and established writers who use language and form in innovative ways.
Deadline: Not indicated
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Publishers
- Jacana Media
Deadline: November 30
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- Narrative Landscape
Deadline: September 30
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- Dsac Publishing Hub (South Africa)
Deadline: Not indicated
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- Phoenix Books
Deadline: Not indicated
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- Jacana Imprint: Mother
Deadline: Not indicated
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Prizes
- Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry
Deadline: December 1
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- Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2024
Deadline: November 1
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- Toyin Falola Prize
Deadline: October 15
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- The Happy Noisemaker Prize for Storytelling
Deadline: September 15
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- Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize 2023
Deadline: September 28
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- Dinesh Allirajah Prize for short fiction 2024
Deadline: September 22
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- The Sarah Maguire Prize
Deadline: January 1, 2024
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- Sheikh Zayed Book Award
Deadline: October 1
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- Luschei Prize for African Poetry
Deadline: October 1
Details: Click here.
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