Category: Opportunities
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Opportunities for writers and poets for December 2025.
In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in December 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…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for November 2025.
In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in November 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…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for October 2025.
In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in October 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…
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 judges announced
Fred Khumalo, Maxine Beneba Clarke, and Sharma Taylor are on the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 jury, announced on Friday, August 29, 2025. Enter your short story here; your deadline is November 1. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction in English in the regions of Africa,…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for September 2025.
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…
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African Land Policy Centre seeks short stories on land governance, justice and reparations
The African Land Policy Centre has issued a call for short stories on the theme of land governance, justice, and reparations for Africans and descendants of people of the African diaspora. Submission Deadline: 13 September 2025 Introduction: The organizing team of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) – a joint initiative of the…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for August 2025.
In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in August 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…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for July 2025.
In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in July 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…
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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Emmanuel Iduma want your photos
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and Emmanuel Iduma’s Tender Photos, a platform for photography and visual storytelling, is requesting photographers and writers to submit their work. Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ first came to continental attention when her manuscript Stay With Me was shortlisted for the Kwani Manuscript Prize, won by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi in 2013. Stay With Me, published four…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for June 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in June 2025, be it 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…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for May 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in May 2025, be it 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…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for April 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in April 2025, be it 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…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for March 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in March 2025, be it 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…
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Andrée Blouin Prize seeks nonfiction manuscripts from women
The Andrée Blouin Prize is a new manuscript prize that seeks nonfiction entries from women; the deadline for entry is April 30, 2025. Andrée Blouin (1921–1986) was a political activist and writer from the Central African Republic (CAR) who became integral to the fight for independence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Once described as…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for February 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in February 2025, be it 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…