New editions of literary magazines Obsidian Lit, Weganda Review, and Will This Be A Problem? are now available.
Obsidian Lit
Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Publications Unit, Department of English, Illinois State University, a body corporate and politic of the State of Illinois.
The magazine’s latest edition issue 49 has prose, poetry, nonfiction, and art by among others makalani bandele, Samaa Abdurraqib, Afua Ansong, simóne j banks, Angela Williams Bickham, Schyler Butler, Naila Buckner, Constance Collier-Mercado, Quintin Collins, Triston Dabney, Mitchell L. H. Douglas, Danielle Legros Georges, Marguerite L. Harrold, Latorial Faison, Hakim Hasan, Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi, Sara E. Hughes, Michael Imossan, Chiagoziem Jideofor, and Arlene Keizer.
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The Weganda Review
The Weganda Review is a literary journal produced in Uganda as a project of the cultural nonprofit Weganda Foundation. The platform founded by Rodney Muhumuza in 2023 features writers, researchers, academics, artists, and others publishing short fiction, poetry, art portfolios, photography, diaries, reviews, and essays.
The magazine’s latest edition which is the sixth issue (Sept. – Dec. 2024) has prose, poetry, nonfiction, and art by among others Olivia Nalubwama, Eniola Arowolo, Michelle Ivy Alwedo, Praise Osawaru, Nana Nyarko Boateng. Godfrey Banadda, Manzi Leon, Agnes Lemaru, Akal Mohan, Khaddafina Mbabazi, Zabu Wamara, and Rodney Muhumuza.
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Will This Be A Problem?
Will This Be A Problem? is a literary journal dedicated to publishing speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror, as well as insightful essays and book reviews established in 2014. It focuses on amplifying voices from African writers and those across the African diaspora and showcasing the vast, barely explored realms of African fantastika.
In the past, they focused on anthologies of work but they have now opted to do a magazine edited by Olive Kidula. The contributors include Peace Mundia, Anyango Midamba, Franscine Machinda, Florence Onyango, and Mwenya Chikwa. The cover art was by Peter Marco.
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