This is the last newsletter for 2023. Publication will resume Wednesday, 3rd of January 2024.
1. The Lolwe Editorial Scheme: Editorial Internship
Lolwe is offering four people a chance to be part of their editorial team as Editorial Interns. If you are someone that is interested in the editing process and wants to understand the submission to publication pipeline of a literary magazine, then this is for you.
Deadline: 22nd of December 2023 | Prize: 6 month internship.
Things to note:
Lolwe will offer training, guidance and mentorship by the editor-in-chief, assistant editors and the guest editors of Lolwe.
Interns will gain an understanding of the magazine publishing backend process. You will be a part of the daily activities of Lolwe and will learn how to read through submissions, edit, proofread and communicate with the writers. You will also gain insight into the admin part of the running a magazine.
Time demands are 3-5hours per week. This role offers no financial compensation but interns will be credited in the issue they work on as an acknowledgment of their efforts.
To apply to the Lolwe Editorial Scheme, kindly send an email to join@lolwe.org with the subject ‘2024 Editorial Scheme’. In the email kindly tell us a bit about yourself and state why you should be considered for the scheme. Please be as clear and concise as possible (less than 300 words). Successful applicants will be notified by Monday, 8th January 2024.
Click here to find out more.
2. Nwokike Free Creative Writing Workshop
A 3-day creative writing workshop designed to help you develop your writing skills and explore your creativity. You'll learn from seasoned mentors who will guide you through the writing process and provide you with valuable feedback.
Deadline: 31st December 2023 | Prize: Free training
Note:
You must be available to attend a virtual workshop in January 2024.
You will be required to attach a motivation statement (in pdf only, up to 500 words) explaining what you hope to gain from the workshop, and what specific areas of writing you would like to focus on during the workshop.
You will be required to attach a writing sample (in pdf only, up to 1000 words for prose, and 3 poems for poetry, in a single document). This could be newly written or an excerpt from a previous work.
3. Call for Submissions: Women and Gender in Africa Series by UW Press
University of Wisconsin Press has launched a new series titled Women and Gender in Africa. African-born authors are welcome to submit their manuscripts to the series. Women and Gender in Africa seeks to publish innovative book-length works, based in original research, primarily in the areas of history, politics, and cultural studies
Deadline: Unstated | Prize: Publication and negotiable compensation
Things to Note:
Topics may include women and religion, sexuality, LGBTQI+ concerns, human rights, migration, health, the family, the environment, law, conflict resolution, race and ethnicity, women’s movements and feminism, and globalization. Projects addressing agency are particularly welcome, including authority, political and spiritual leadership, economic activity, and forms of knowledge and healing.
Submissions can address questions and debates of broad theoretical, empirical, and methodological significance of interest to a wide readership.
Submissions can demonstrate the comparative implications of women’s experiences across and beyond the African continent.
Submissions can incorporate discussions of literature and popular culture, representation and identity construction, and testimony and life writing are encouraged.
Manuscripts will be selected based on the significance of the topic, quality of scholarship, clarity and style of presentation, list balance, and marketability.
For info about submission, please contact Nathan MacBrien, Editor-in-Chief of UW Press, here. For other queries, please contact the series editors, Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué and Aili Mari Tripp.
Prose of the Week
Photo by Octavian Dan on Unsplash
Uzoamaka: The Beautiful Way | by Osione Abokhai
“I knew you were coming, my dear, so I told Okechi to bring out the big pot from the store so we can boil the corn, I ga-ata oka n’ube, you will love it.’ She did not need to ask for my permission to feed me, it was her response to my being there and I did. Her smile stood bright and watery in her eyes and as she pressed my five-year-old frame against her body, I knew I would love this woman forever…
Poetry of the Week
Photo by Peinge Nakale on Unsplash
Bofrot | by Alixa Brobbey
December holds her breath.
I fold a cloth across the bowl,
sticky now with sandy dough:
sugar, flour, salt, yeast.
Time for rest—
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bahati njema (good luck!—Swahili, Tanzania)