In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in February 2025, be it poetry, prose, or other related arts. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), opportunity hubs, journals, and prizes. Please do us a favour and mention to whoever you applied to that you got the opportunity from this page, as it greatly helps us. If you have any callouts, please share in the comments.
Education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies).
- The London Library Emerging Writers Programme – Deadline: February 28
- Audre Lorde Travel Grant for Summer 2025 – Deadline: March 1
- Applied African Science Fiction (SF) Project – Deadline: March 15
- Shenandoah Emerging Editor Fellowship – Deadline: Opens March 15
- Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) fellowships – Deadline: Opens March 15
- Black Artists Grant (UK only) – Deadline: Not indicated
Opportunity hubs
- Chilli Hub
- Pro Helvetia Johannesburg – Residencies
- The Jakes Gerwel Foundation – Residencies
- The Hive: opportunities for South African Writers
- Studio Styles
- Timi Sanni
- That Book Chikka
Literary magazines/journals/anthologies/manuscripts
- Pfumo Collective Anthology – Deadline: February 14
- Orange Blossom Review – Deadline: February 15
- Journal of African Youth Literature (JAY Lit) – Deadline: February 17
- Omenana – Deadline: February 20
- Heartlines Spec – Deadline: February 28
- Ninth Letter – Deadline: February 28
- Nalubaale Review – Deadline: February 28
- New Contrast – Deadline: February 28
- The Lincoln Review – Deadline: March 1
- Lọúnlọún (Historical Fiction [set in Africa]) – Deadline: March 1
- Persephone Literary Magazine – Deadline: March 1
- Stripes Literary Magazine – Deadline: March 15
- Pepper Coast Lit – Deadline: March 20
- 20.35 Africa Anthology – Deadline: March 26
- Doek Lit Mag – Deadline: March 31
- Cosmic Daffodil Journal – Deadline: April 15
- Prairie Schooner – Deadline: May 1
- Flame Tree Fiction Afrofuturism Short Stories – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Lolwe – Deadline: All year round
- Alkebulan Art – Deadline: All year round
- The Hooghly Review – Deadline: All year round
- Fahmidan Journal – Deadline: All year round
- Split The Lip – Deadline: Not indicated.
- 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:
- 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
- Afapinen – Deadline: Not indicated
- TriQuarterly – Deadline: Not indicated
- Alien Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
Publishers
- Masobe Books – Deadline: March 1
- Love Africa Press – Deadline: Not indicated
- Driftwood Press – Deadline: Not indicated
Prizes and competitions
- IPA Prix Voltaire 2025 – Deadline: February 23
- University of Johannesburg (UJ) Prize for South African Writing – Deadline: February 28
- Tampered Press Manuscript Prize – Deadline: March 1 – April 5
- Àtẹ́lẹwọ́ Prize for Yorùbá Literature 2025 – Deadline: March 7
- Raz-Shumaker Book Prize 2025 – Deadline: March 15
- Khalid Khalifa Novel Award – Deadline: March 15
- DAG Prize for Literature – Deadline: March 15
- The Island Prize 2025 – Deadline: March 31
- Desperate Literature for Short Fiction – Deadline: April 13
- Toyin Falola Prize 2025 – Deadline: April 15
- Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2025 – Deadline: June 30
- Prix Ibn Khaldoun – Léopold Sédar Senghor – Deadline: June 30
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