New editions of Callaloo, The Shallow Tales Review, Fiyah, and JAY Lit are available for your reading pleasure.
Callaloo
Callaloo is a quarterly literary journal that publishes creative work and critical studies by and about writers and visual artists of African descent worldwide. It is a highly acclaimed international showcase of arts and letters from the African Diaspora, featuring a mix of fiction, poetry, critical articles, interviews, drama, and visual art.
The latest issue, called Winter 2025 or 43.4, has contributions from Kyla Kupferstein Torres, Marlon B. Ross, KC Lehman, Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, Lanre Akinsiku, Gerald Majer, Tara Betts, Gbolahan Badmus, Silvia Roca-Martinez, Annastecia Ebisike, Tricia De Souza, Lauren K. Alleyne, Nefertiti Asanti, Angela Redmond-Theodore, Edmund T. Gordon, Celeste S. Henery, Omi Osun Joni L. Jones, João Costa Vargas, Michael Ray Charles, Sharon Bridgforth, Shaka McGlotten, and many more
The Shallow Tales Review
The Shallow Tales Review is a Nigerian-based electronic literary magazine dedicated to curating new and established voices from Africa.
The newest edition, which is issue 2,4 is guest edited by Obiageli Iloakasia and has contributions from vangile gantsho, who is its headliner. Others are Mali Kambandu, Paul Chibuike Emenike, Daniel Echezona, Jeremy Tiboth, Sosy Imafidon, Ridwan Fasasi, Evangel Leo Ken Jnr, and Dona Nyakapira.
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Fiyah
Fiyah Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction is an American-based magazine of Black speculative fiction. Also referred to as FIYAH, the magazine was announced in September 2016, inspired among others by the 1920s experimental periodical FIRE! created by Wallace Thurman.
The latest edition has contributions from Karama Neal, Timothy Ngome, Irene W Collins, Jordan Alexander, Ella N’Diaye, Donnie Moreland, upfromsumdirt, and Aishatu Ado.
JAY Lit
The Journal of African Youth Literature (JAY Lit) publishes literature written by, about, and/or for born-in-Africa youths from 15 to 35 years. They publish literature written by Africans in this age category and by individuals who are writing with African youths in mind.
The latest issue has poetry, fiction, non-fiction, plays, photography, visual arts, and critical essays from writers from Daniel Naawenkangua Abukuri, Star Zahra, Ferdinand Emmanuel Somtochukwu, Reme Abel Nakruah Nawoe, Mungai Njenga M’mbogori, Gloria Ameh, Princewill Ticha, Olusegun Ajayi, Godwin Obaji, Valerie Mainoo, Isaac Kanyinji, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Fiske Nyirongo, Nnamdi Anyadu, Cynthia Nnenna Nnadi, Sivuse Mbingo, Mukandi Siame, Su’eddie Vershima Agema, Onilude Ayomide, Mali Kambadu, Ayo Deforge, Naomi Nduta Waweru, Taslimah Wo Raphael Onyejizu, Elohor Ogaga-Edafe, Anjola Kazeem, KlacictheCreator, C. Anre John, and S. Abdulwasi’h Olaitan.
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