In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in July 2025, 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 callouts, please share in the comments.
Education (MFAs, Fellowships, Workshops, Residencies).
- CANEX Creative Writing Workshop – Deadline: July 10
- Kokonut Head Media Writers in Residence Program 2025 – Deadline: July 15
- African Writers Trust Writers-in-Residency Programme – Deadline: July 21
- The Caine Prize Online Editing Programme – Deadline: July 28
- JIAS Creative Writing Workshop for Emerging Writers – Deadline: July 31
- Simon & Schuster UK New Chapter Prize for Authors of Colour – Deadline: July 31
- The Black Atlantic Editorial Fellowship – Deadline: August 3
- Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers – Deadline: September 19
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
- Wordbox July 2025
Literary magazines/journals/anthologies/manuscripts
- Herlore Magazine (theme inheritance) – Deadline: July 8
- New Contrast – Deadline: July 11
- Tender Photos – Deadline: July 15
- Ubwali – Deadline: July 31
- Lọ́unlọ́un – Deadline: August 31
- Doek – Deadline: September 30
- Obsidian – Deadline: October 15
- 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
- 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
- Love Africa Press – Deadline: Not indicated
- Driftwood Press – Deadline: Not indicated
Prizes and competitions
- The Novelry’s The Next Big Story – Deadline: July 31
- TS Eliot Prize for Poetry – Deadline: July 31
- Carol Shields Prize for Fiction 2026 (Canada) – Deadline: August 7
- Kofi Awoonor Poetry Prize 2025 – Deadline: August 8
- PEN America Literary Awards 2026 – Deadline: August 20
- Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2026 – Deadline: September 1
- PEN Faulkner Award 2026 – Deadline: September 30
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