In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in September 2025, whether it be poetry, prose, or other related arts. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), opportunity hubs, journals, and prizes. Please do us a favour and mention to whoever you applied to that you got the opportunity from this page, as it greatly helps us. If you have any callouts, please share them in the comments.
Education (MFAs, Fellowships, Workshops, Residencies).
- LOATAD Black Atlantic Residency III – Deadline: September 7
- Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers – Deadline: September 19
- Obsidian Foundation Poetry Retreat – Deadline: October 1
Opportunity hubs
- Chilli Hub
- The Jakes Gerwel Foundation – Residencies
- The Hive: Opportunities for South African Writers
- Timi Sanni
- Wordbox September 2025
Literary magazines/journals/anthologies/manuscripts
- African Land Policy Centre callout – Deadline: October 20
- Baltimore Review – Deadline: September 14
- Asterales Journal – Deadline: September 15
- Yarns Magazine – Deadline: September 15
- Poda Poda Mundanity Issue – Deadline: September 25
- Doek – Deadline: September 30
- The Yale Review – Deadline: September 30
- And Other Poems – Deadline: September 30
- Juste Literary – Deadline: September 30
- Sontag Mag – Deadline: September 30
- Kenyon Review – Deadline: September 30
- Olumo Review – Deadline: September 30
- Love in Detty December Vol 3 (Noisy Streetss) – Deadline: October 10
- Obsidian – Deadline: October 15
- Afreada – Deadline: October 15
- New Coin – Deadline: October 15
- Grist Journal – Deadline: November 1
- Vestal Review – Deadline: November 30
- The Argyle Literary Magazine – Deadline: November 30
- Booth Journal – Deadline: December 1, 2025
- Ninth Letter – Deadline: February 28, 2026
- The Dodge – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Gone Lawn Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Silly Goose Press – Deadline: Not indicated.
- The Hellebore Press – Deadline: Not indicated.
- underscore magazine – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Journal of the Writers Project of Ghana (health/medicine special issue) – Deadline: Not indicated.
- off assignment – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Republic Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Numen of Story – Deadline: All year round
- Lolwe – Deadline: All year round
- Nenta Literary Journal (only Ghanaian writers) – Deadline: All year round
- Alkebulan Art – Deadline: All year round
- The Hooghly Review – Deadline: All year round
- Fahmidan Journal – Deadline: All year round
- Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Split The Lip – Deadline: Not indicated.
- WILDNESS. A Literary Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Wensum – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Afro Literary Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
- Ojuju Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
- Brittle Paper – Deadline: Not indicated
- Gone Lawn – Deadline: Not indicated
- Decolonial Passage – Deadline: Not indicated
- RIC Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
- TriQuarterly – Deadline: Not indicated
Publishers
- Jacaranda Books – Deadline: September 30
- Flame Tree Press (Folklore & Horror Short Stories) – Deadline: September 30
- University of Pittsburgh Pitt Poetry Series – Deadline: September 30
- Narrative Landscape Press – Deadline: September 30
- Modjaji Books – Deadline: Not indicated
- Love Africa Press – Deadline: Not indicated
- Driftwood Press – Deadline: Not indicated
Prizes and competitions
- Love & Light Essay Essay Writing Contest for African university students – Deadline: September 22
- PEN Faulkner Award 2026 – Deadline: September 30
- Changes Book Prize – Deadline: October 1
- The Abebi AfroNonfiction Award 2025 – Deadline: October 15
- Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 – Deadline: November 1
- Lambda Literary Awards – Deadline: November 21
- Tuzo Nyerere – Deadline: November 30
- OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2026 – Deadline: January 2, 2026
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