Announcing the Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition

Deadline: September 30, 2022The Creative Writing Ink Short Story Competition is open internationally to all writers aged 16 and over. There is no set theme or genre, but entries must be no longer than 3000 words. First prize is £1000, a free online creative writing course of the winner’s choice,...

Read More

Durban primary school teacher launches tell-all book about her abusive husband

A Durban primary school teacher who survived abuse and attempted murder by her husband has penned a book about her ordeal.Nkosingiphile Happiness Nxumalo, a mother of three from KwaNongoma, in her book titled Ngiyokhohlwa ngifile (I will never forget) details how she suffered at the hands of her husband,...

Read More

Gather round for some passionate word play in Namibia

A compilation of amazing singers, poets and spoken word artists will be gracing the stage at the Namibian Arts Association on Wednesday. Poet lovers can expect to be swept off their feet by the lineup of renowned and underground artists at the PoetryNam organised event taking place under the theme...

Read More

Zimbabwean poet set to publish anthology. Bemoans lack of digital support as locals are used to download free stuff

Zimbabwean poet, Mandhla Mavolwane, is set to publish a second offering titled “The Politics of Life”. The new project comes after his debut anthology named “Ghetto Symphony” published in 2019. He said the latest offering will also come in audiobook technology, in an effort to interact with audiences,...

Read More

Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund​ for Nigeria, West and Central Africa 2022

Deadline: September 4, 2022Applications are open for the Netflix Creative Equity Scholarships Fund for Nigeria, West & Central Africa 2022. Currently, many young Africans in the creative space struggle with access to adequate resources to support their journey, though strong academic institutions...

Read More

The St. Lawrence Book Award for Debut Poetry

Deadline: August 31, 2022Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The St. Lawrence Book Award for an unpublished first collection of poetry or prose. The St. Lawrence Book Award is open to any writer who has not yet published a full-length manuscript in any genre.  The winner of...

Read More

All set for Nairobi International Book Fair

The Nairobi International Book Fair 2022 runs in Nairobi, Kenya from September 28 – October 2, 2022. The fair’s theme is “‘Publishing in the new era.”The Nairobi International Book Fair is the regional marketplace for books and it brings together publishing professionals, authors, booksellers, print...

Read More

Young authors celebrated at Folklore Festival. MC is poet Napo Masheane

Award-winning storyteller Napo Masheane will host the inaugural Folklore Festival on October 1 at the National School of the Arts in Johannesburg as a celebration of African culture, customs and community. The festival marks the end of SA Heritage Month with a diverse panAfrican creative offering...

Read More

Author gives hope to survivors through new book

From once begging on the streets, to packing groceries at a supermarket and later moving on to become a receptionist and then legal secretary, Gelvandale author Schamelle Rulf has done it all. Rulf even started a tough journey of entrepreneurship in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and started her...

Read More

US$1 500 plus publication in this poetry and short story competition

Extended Deadline: August 31, 2022Kallisto Gaia Press sponsors two annual prizes of $1,500 each and publication in Ocotillo Review. Zoë Fay-Stindt will judge the Julia Darling Memorial Poetry Prize; Jen Knox will judge the Chester B. Himes Memorial Short Fiction Prize.  Submit up to...

Read More

It's all systems go for the Open Book Festival 2022 in Cape Town

The Open Book Festival 2022, after a mini-edition in March, returns to Cape Town, South Africa from September 2-4, 2022.The Open Book Festival is a literary festival held annually in Cape Town, South Africa since 2011. It has in the past included over 150 literary events, featuring over 100 authors...

Read More

Button Poetry Seeks Video Submissions

Deadline: August 31, 2022Button Poetry is now accepting entries for the 2022 Video Contest. We are looking for brave poetry that crosses borders or effaces them completely, work that enters into larger social conversations, work that lives in the world, work with a strong, unique voice and palpable...

Read More

Opportunities for writers and poets August 2022

In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in August 2022. These callouts are divided into journals, publishers, prizes, and education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies). Literary magazines/journals/AnthologiesMarokoMárọkọ́,...

Read More

Afro Poetry Times August 2022 edition has the knack for great #poetry

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's writing redefined - it's the beauty of poetry unboxed.Inspiration from poetry knows now boundaries. Get the digital copy #August copy of the Afro Poetry Times magazine from #PressReader. Be inspired through poetry!As usual the August edition is packed and it features...

Read More

Date set for Lagos International Poetry Festival

The Lagos International Poetry Festival 2022, with the theme “Babel… A New Language,” runs from October 27 – 31, 2022.The Lagos International Poetry Festival brings together poets, writers, artists, and thinkers from across the world to Lagos for a week of conversations, readings, performances, workshops,...

Read More