Opportunities for writers and poets for February 2026.

In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in February 2026, whether it be 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 call-outs, please share them in the comments.

Education (MFAs, Fellowships, Workshops, Residencies).

• Disrupting the Nature Narrative Poetry Retreat– Deadline: February 20
• Africa EU Partnership for Culture Mobility Grants – Deadline: March 15
• Pro Writing Aid’s Novel Beginnings – Deadline: March 31
• OSV Fellowships & Grants 2026 – Deadline: Not indicated
• Africa No Filter Kekere Storytellers Fund – Deadline: Not indicated

Opportunity hubs

• Chilli Hub
• Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
• D Lit Review
• The Jakes Gerwel Foundation – Residencies
• The Hive: Opportunities for South African Writers

Literary magazines/journals/anthologies/manuscripts

• Poetry Sango – Deadline: February 10, 2026
• Efiko Magazine – Deadline: February 26, 2026
• Stripes Literary Magazine – Deadline: February 28, 2026
• Callaloo – Deadline: February 14, 2026
• Toil & Trouble – Deadline: February 14, 2026
• Ninth Letter – Deadline: February 28, 2026
• Poetry Ireland Review – Deadline: February 28, 2026
• Prune Juice – Deadline: February 28, 2026
• 3cents Magazine – Deadline: March 13
• South 85 Journal – Deadline: March 13
• Fahmidan Journal – Deadline: March 14
• Omenana – Deadline: March 15
• The Black Fork Review – Deadline: March 17
• Ekondo Review – Deadline: March 30, 2026
• Doek Literary Journal – Deadline: March 31
• Adroit Journal – Deadline: April 1
• The Dodge Literary Magazine – Deadline: April 2
• Baltimore Review – Deadline: June 1
• Saraba Manuscript Project – Deadline: Not indicated.
• The Berlin Literary Review (pay to submit) – Deadline: All year round
• Lọ́unlọ́un — Witnessing – Deadline: All year round
• Moko Magazine – Deadline: All year round
• Numen of Story – Deadline: All year round
• The Hummingbird Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
• Gone Lawn Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
• Silly Goose Press – Deadline: Not indicated.
• The Hellebore Press – Deadline: Not indicated.
• underscore magazine – Deadline: Not indicated.
• Journal of the Writers Project of Ghana (health/medicine special issue) – Deadline: Not indicated.
• off assignment – Deadline: Not indicated.
• Republic Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
• Lolwe – Deadline: All year round
• Nenta Literary Journal (only Ghanaian writers) – Deadline: All year round
• Alkebulan Art – Deadline: All year round
• The Hooghly Review – Deadline: All year round
• Fahmidan Journal – Deadline: All year round
• Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series – Deadline: Not indicated.
• 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
• Brittle Paper – Deadline: Not indicated
• Gone Lawn – Deadline: Not indicated
• Decolonial Passage – Deadline: Not indicated
• RIC Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
• TriQuarterly – Deadline: Not indicated

Publishers

• Happiness Literary Foundation Creative Writing Program – Deadline: February 6
• Afrihill Press (poetry) – Deadline: February 25
• Terrapin Books – Deadline: February 28
• Noisy Streetss Publishing – Deadline: March 31
• Masobe Books – Deadline:  Not indicated
• Fidessa Literary – Deadline:  Not indicated
• Modjaji Books – Deadline:  Not indicated
• Love Africa Press – Deadline:  Not indicated
• Driftwood Press – Deadline: Not indicated

Prizes and competitions

• Furious Flower 2026 Poetry Prize 2026 – Deadline: February 15, 2026
• IPA Prix Voltaire 2026 – Deadline: February 22, 2026
• Caine Prize for African Writing 2026 – Deadline: February 27, 2026
• Jamaica Poet Laureate Prizes for Poetry Competition 2026 – Deadline: March 2, 2026
• London Magazine Poetry Prize 2026 – Deadline: March 14, 2026
• University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing – Deadline: March 31, 2026
• Prix Ken Bugul du Livre – Deadline: March 31, 2026
• Nigeria Prize for Literature 2026 (Poetry) – Deadline: March 31
• Prêmio Literário Verão de Histórias – Deadline: March 31, 2026
• Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2026 – Deadline: March 31, 2026

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