New editions of Lolwe, Lọúnlọún, Nenta, and Kweli Journal are now available for your reading pleasure.
Lolwe
Lolwe is a Pan-African literary arts platform that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid writing, orature, drama, translation, and visual art. Founded in January 2020 by Troy Onyango, the magazine has a focus on amplifying the work by writers, poets and visual artists from Africa, Caribbean and the Black diaspora. Lolwe aims to publish more work by Black creatives as this is a way to ensure greater visibility for stories by Black people and to give a platform and space for the “Black imagination.”
Their latest issue, the eleventh, is guest-edited by Eswatini writer and journalist Zanta Nkumane, Gabon teaching artist and translator Nadia Bongo, and Haiti/USA writer and photographer Joshua Thermidor. The Issue features fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography, and art by contributors from Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jamaica, Nigeria, Dominican Republic, USA, Uganda, UK, Guinea, Austria, Ghana, and Ethiopia. They include Benjamin Cyril Arthur, Rabi’atu Yakubu, Josiah Ikpe, Rebecca Emiru, and Suad Kamardeen. Poetry by Loic Ekinga, Arao Ameny, Frank Njugi, Susan Goffe, David Emeka, Amanda Nechesa, Haruna Solomon Binkam, Ibrahim Ben Saïd Camara, Mòje Ikpeme, Melba Morel, Chimezie Umeoka, Ezioma Kalu, and Wambui Waldhauser, Mike Wheelerm and Taslimah Woli.
Lọúnlọún
Lọúnlọún is a Pan-African literary journal focused on fiction to uplift the voices of African writers, both at home and abroad. The stories are rooted in the profound tapestry of historical events that have shaped our continent. Lọúnlọún is a Yoruba word referring to something long passed, similar to the English word ‘since’.
Editor-in-Chief Victor Ola-Matthew edits the pilot issue alongside other editors Angel Lawson and Fortune Akande. It has contributions from Rigwell Addison Asiedu, Maria Onne Idenyi, Henrietta Lehi, Anisha Namutowe, Ornguze Nashima Nathaniel, Michael Ogah, Mary Inibhojie Okaka, Jehu E. Sylas, and Emmanuel Uchendu.
Read the issue by clicking here.
Nenta
Nenta Literary Journal is a publication dedicated to Ghanaian writers everywhere. Their name comes from two ADINKRA symbols— Nkonsonkonson and Ese Ne Tekrema (NENT), which speaks to the idea of community and interdependence. The A represents “Aba,” which is the Akan word for seed.
The June edition features contributions by Seyram Klu De-Souza, Baaba Royale & Papa Mireku Ohene-Agyekum.
Check the issue by clicking here.
Kweli Journal
Kweli Journal is a US-based online literary magazine founded to provide writers of color a platform to share their stories and truths, fostering a community and celebrating cultural kinships.
The latest issue, published in May 2025 and titled “Mothering,” includes fiction, poetry, and interviews. It features fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art by Brit Bennett, Gail Upchurch, Nadia Alexis, Dimitri Reyes, Arpita Chakrabarty, Kiian Dawn, Rahma Rodaah, and Chase Williamson.
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