In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in March 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).
- 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
- Sprinng Writing Fellowship 2025 – Deadline: April 15
- The Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship 2025 – Deadline: April 17
- 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
- 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
- LGBT Rights Ghana (Pride Anthology IV) – Deadline: April 31
- Cosmic Daffodil Journal – Deadline: April 15
- Libretto Magazine (Theme: Hush Tales) – Deadline: April 17
- Prairie Schooner – Deadline: May 1
- Planet Black Joy – Deadline: June 15 – July 31
- 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
- Ouida Books – Deadline: March 31
- Narrative Landscape Press – Deadline: March 31
- Love Africa Press – Deadline: Not indicated
- Driftwood Press – Deadline: Not indicated
Prizes and competitions
- Raz-Shumaker Book Prize 2025 – Deadline: March 15
- Khalid Khalifa Novel Award – Deadline: March 15
- DAG Prize for Literature – Deadline: March 15
- Azhar Writing Prize – Deadline: March 27
- The Island Prize 2025 – Deadline: March 31
- NLNG Nigerian Prize for Literature – Deadline: April 2
- Desperate Literature for Short Fiction – Deadline: April 13
- Toyin Falola Prize 2025 – Deadline: April 15
- Iskanchi Book Prize 2025 – Deadline: April 21
- The Andrée Blouin Prize – Deadline: April 30
- Wilbur Smith New Voices Award – Deadline: April 30
- Narratives Against Poverty in Africa Writing Literary Prize 2025 – Deadline:
June 30 - Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2025 – Deadline: June 30
- Prix Ibn Khaldoun – Léopold Sédar Senghor – Deadline: June 30
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