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"A common space for showcasing and celebrating African literary and visual art"

"A common space for showcasing and celebrating African literary and visual art"

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

35 days

Acceptance Rate

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  • Payment

    Yes: see Genres section for details

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

7 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

While you are welcome to send flash fiction, we usually publish stories with the 1500 – 5000 word range.

Nonfiction (Essays/Nonfiction)

Max words: 3500

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Review

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

Reviews of recently published books are given a high preference.

Art (Visual Art and Photography)

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

Artworks can be on any number of subjects, just as long as the theme helps portray the culture in a unique yet relatable manner. In other wo...

Photography

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

See "Art".

Play (One act plays)

Max pieces: 1

One act plays with running times between 10 and 30 minutes.

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

While you are welcome to send flash fiction, we usually publish stories with the 1500 – 5000 word range.

Nonfiction (Essays/Nonfiction)

Max words: 3500

Max pieces: 1

Poetry

Max pieces: 3

Review

Max words: 1500

Max pieces: 1

Reviews of recently published books are given a high preference.

Art (Visual Art and Photography)

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

Artworks can be on any number of subjects, just as long as the theme helps portray the culture in a unique yet relatable manner. In other wo...

Photography

Min pieces: 3

Max pieces: 5

See "Art".

Play (One act plays)

Max pieces: 1

One act plays with running times between 10 and 30 minutes.

Statistics

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Track submission

8

Total submissions tracked

58 days

Average response time

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Average acceptance rate

48 days

Fastest response time

64 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

Submit via email. Please remember to indicate in your subject the issue to which you are submitting.

Cover letters

Attach a portrait picture, a short bio of fewer than 100 words, and your social media handles.

Eligibility

Creators from a specific location / ethnic group

Formatting

Microsoft Word or PDF documents (or both when the physical form is intricate). We prefer you use a Times New Roman font with a 1.5 spacing. Poetry. Each poem should be titled and every new poem should begin on a new page.

Rights for published work

Coming soon! First, third, none, all the rights!

Additional info

About the Magazine

Founded in 2017 | ?

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Adedayo Agarau

Editor-in-Chief

Sheyi Owolabi

Visual Arts Editor

Nome Emeka Patrick

Poetry Editor

Hauwa Nuhu Shaffii

Nonfiction Editor

Oladunni Adenuga

Fiction Editor

Uthman Adejumo

Drama Editor

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people