Opportunities for writers and poets for December 2024.

In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in December 2024, be it poetry, prose, or other related arts. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), opportunity hubs, journals, and prizes. If you have any callouts, please share in the comments.

Education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies).

• Africalia Call for Cultural Proposals (Nairobi county) – Deadline: December 8, 2024
• British Council Festival Connect Fund – Deadline: Not indicated
• Shenandoah Emerging Editor Fellowship – Deadline: Not indicated

Opportunity hubs

• Chilli Hub
• The Jakes Gerwel Foundation – Residencies
• The Hive: opportunities for South African Writers
• Studio Styles
• Timi Sanni
• That Book Chikka
• Write Jobs

Literary magazines/journals/anthologies/manuscripts

• Revolute – Deadline: December 8, 2024
• Fish Barrel – Deadline: December 10, 2024.
• Calabash a Literary Journal – Deadline: December 15, 2024.
• DoubleSpeak Magazine – Deadline: December 15, 2024.
• Poetry Journal – Deadline: December 30, 2024
• The Caribbean Writer – Deadline: December 31, 2024
• Fiyah Litmag– Deadline: December 31, 2024
• The Southern Review – Deadline: January 1, 2025
• Awele Creative Trust Award 2025 – Deadline: January 10, 2025.
• Plough Shares – Deadline: January 15, 2025.
• Mania Magazine – Deadline: January 15, 2025.
• Culture Africa – Deadline: January 31
• Chicago Review of Books The Great Lakes Anthology – Deadline: January 31
• Nalubaale Review – Deadline: February 28, 2025
• Ninth Letter – Deadline: February 28, 2025
• The Lincoln Review – Deadline: March 1, 2025
• Prairie Schooner – Deadline: May 1, 2025
• Alkebulan Art – Deadline: All year round
• The Hooghly Review – Deadline: All year round
• Fahmidan Journal – Deadline: All year round
• WILDNESS. a literary journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
• Wensum – Deadline: Not indicated.
• Afro Literary Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
• Ojuju Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
• The Weganda Review – Deadline: Not indicated
• Apex Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
• Brittle Paper – Deadline: Not indicated
• Gone Lawn – Deadline:
• Pepper Coast Lit – Deadline: Not indicated
• The Dodge – Deadline: Not indicated
• Decolonial Passage – Deadline: Not indicated
• Efiko Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated.
• RIC Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
• The Lagos Review Essay Series – Deadline: Not indicated
• New Contrast – Deadline: Not indicated
• Afapinen – Deadline: Not indicated
• TriQuarterly – Deadline: Not indicated
• Alien Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated

Publishers

• Love Africa Press – Deadline:  Not indicated
• Blue Press – Deadline:  Not indicated
• Driftwood Press – Deadline: Not indicated
• Dsac Publishing Hub (South Africa) – Deadline: Not indicated
• Jacana Imprint: Mother – Deadline: Not indicated

Prizes and competitions

• Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets – Deadline: December 11, 2024.
• Jhalak Prize 2025 – Deadline: December 13, 2024.
• Afritondo Short Story Prize 2025 – Deadline: December 23, 2024.
• Mississippi Review Prize – Deadline: January 2, 2025
• OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2025 – Deadline: January 3, 2025
• The Encore Award – Deadline: January 31, 2025
• Bristol Short Story Prize 2025 – Deadline: January 31, 2025
• Khalid Khalifa Novel Award – Deadline: January 1 – March 15, 2025.
• University of Johannesburg (UJ) Prize for South African Writing – Deadline: January 31, 2025
• The Island Prize 2025 – Deadline: March 31, 2025

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