Category: Journals
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Obsidian’s “Black Listening” series showcases writers and poets
The new Obsidian Journal O| Sessions “Black Listening” series showcasing some of the best Black writers and poets is available for your listening pleasure. Obsidian publishes the “Obsidian Journal” twice a year at the Publications Unit at Illinois State University since the first edition in 1975. Cultivating Black, African, and African Diaspora creatives imagination, innovation,…
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NYrobi Comic Fest 2024 starts March 12
The NYrobi Comic Fest runs for the first time at the Alliance Française Nairobi from March 12 – 15, 2024. All are welcome. The practice of drawing characters and putting them together with words first came about in Paris where a little-known magazine used it as a filler for a blank page in 1905. The…
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Literary Magazines: Baladi, Debunk, Pepper Coast Lit, Will This Be a Problem
New editions of Baladi, Will This Be a Problem, Debunk Quarterly, and Pepper Coast Lit are available for your reading pleasure. Baladi Magazine Baladi بلدي is an Arabic word that means my home or my country. It connotes folk and indigenous culture for Earthdwellers at home and in the diaspora. Baladi Magazine is a home…
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New Journal, Debunk Quarterly, launches in Nairobi
Debunk Quarterly, a new journal from Kenyan media outfit Debunk, launched at the Alliance Française Nairobi on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Also read: Debunk Barbara Achermann Fellowship recipients announced. On Tuesday evening, Nairobi residents were treated to the launch of the newest literary journal in town, Debunk Quarterly. It was a colourful evening of literary…
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Seven literary magazines/journals to read this October.
Jahazi, Ipikai, Omenana, Doek, Johannesburg Review of Books, Arablit, and Isele are currently available for your reading pleasure. Jahazi The latest edition focused on “Land Governance, Culture & Heritage” has contributions by among others Angela Nyanchama & Eileen Wakesho, Patrick Kabanda, Sr. Elizabeth W. Wanyoike, Fredrick B. Magina & Agnes N. Mwasumbi, and Valence Valerian…
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Literary Magazines: Journal of West Indian Literature, Doek, Umbu Africa, Omenana.
The Journal of West Indian Literature, Doek, Umbu Africa, and Omenana are currently available for your reading pleasure. Journal of West Indian Literature The Journal of West Indian Literature has been published twice-yearly by Literatures in English, University of the West Indies since 1986. It is a University of the West Indies-led Caribbeanist project invested…
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Johannesburg Review of Books celebrates 5 years with 50th edition.
The Johannesburg Review of Books, with first came about in 2017, celebrated its 5th year with its 50th edition. On May 1, 2017, a new publication called The Johannesburg Review of Books was introduced to the African literary ecosystem. The initiative was a collaboration between former editors of South Africa’s Books LIVE (www.bookslive.co.za) with the…
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Opportunities for writers, poets, and publishers for March 2022.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in March 2022. These callouts are divided into journals, publishers, prizes, and education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies). Education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies) Illino Seeks stories we’re looking for submissions that push the bounds of language…
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New Zimbabwean Poetry Journal “Ipikai” launched.
New online poetry journal Ipikai, an initiative of the new Zimbabwe Poets Society, has launched today March 2, 2022. Ipikai is the Shona word for ‘be open to receiving.’ Zimbabwe Poets Society is the brainchild of two poets, Batsirai Chigama and Fungai Tichawangana, who have both contributed to the Zimbabwean arts and culture scene in…
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Jahazi Journal Vol 10 launches in Nairobi.
The tenth edition of the Jahazi Journal launched at the Alliance Française, Nairobi on Friday, February 11, 2022. Jahazi is an arts & culture journal that builds bridges between theory & practice founded by late performing artist, director, playwright, storyteller, poet, and academic Bantu Mwaura in 2006. The tenth edition of the journal was introduced…
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Imbiza Journal for African Writing launches on World Book Day.
The Imbiza Journal for African Writing launched its inaugural edition in a virtual event on World Book Day, Friday, April 23, 2021. In December 2020, a new publication called the Imbiza Journal for African Writing was introduced to the African literary community. Founded by South African Siphiwo Mahala, it promised an inclusive publishing platform for…
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Fiyah, Libretto, and Lolwe: A tale of three literary magazines.
Fiyah, Libretto, and Lolwe are three literary magazines by African/Black publishers currently available for your reading pleasure. A literary magazine is a periodical that publishes short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, as well as biographical profiles of authors, interviews, and letters. The beauty of this format is that one gets…
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Okey Ndibe brings you the “New African Commentary” journal.
The New African Commentary journal is set to make its debut under Nigerian author Okey Ndibe. The publication will be available on November 16, 2018. In 1989, Chinua Achebe teamed up with a number of Africana writers, intellectuals, and political leaders to found an international magazine, African Commentary. Invoking the lyrics of the great Jamaican…