Opportunities for writers and poets for November 2024.

In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in November 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).

• Idembeka Creative Writing Workshop 2025 – Deadline: October 15 – November 15
• 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

• Memezine Lit – Deadline:  November 15, 2024
• Brittle Paper Festive Anthology Vol. III – Deadline:  November 15, 2024
• Haunted Words Press – Deadline: November 21, 2024
• Fourth Genre – Deadline: November 30, 2024
• Ojuju Magazine – Deadline: November 31, 2024
• Timber Journal – Deadline: December 1, 2024
• Revolute – Deadline: December 8, 2024
• Fish Barrel – Deadline: December 10, 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
• Plough Shares – Deadline: January 15, 2025.
• Chicago Review of Books The Great Lakes Anthology – Deadline: January 31
• Ninth Letter – Deadline: February 28, 2025
• The Lincoln Review – Deadline: March 1, 2025
• Prairie Schooner – Deadline: May 1, 2025
• 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

• Graywolf Press – Deadline: November 11 – 15
• Abode Press (poetry) – Deadline: December 1, 2024
• 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

• Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2025 – Deadline: November 2, 2024.
• Moniack Mhor Emerging Writer Award – Deadline: November 30
• Tuzo Nyerere (Kiswahili Prize) – Deadline: November 30, 2024
• Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature – Deadline: November 30, 2024
• Jhalak Prize 2025 – Deadline: December 13, 2024.
• Afritondo Short Story Prize 2025 – Deadline: December 23, 2024.
• OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2025 – Deadline: January 3, 2025
• Bristol Short Story Prize 2025 – Deadline: January 31, 2025
• Khalid Khalifa Novel Award – Deadline: January 1 – March 15, 2025.

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