The Qafiyah Review

How to submit

• Processs

  Google / other forms

• Cover letter

  A brief third-person bio with past publications or a little bit about yourself is great! We also have a checklist on our Submission Form for M.E.N.A writers and artists to identify which countries they identify with, whether that be through place of birth, culture, heritage, identity or diaspora. (Under 150 words)

• Eligibility

  Creators from a specific location / ethnic groupLGBTQ+ creators18+Young creators
  Open to Middle Eastern North African Writers from, or part of a diaspora from, the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Palestine, and Yemen. This includes multiracial writers and artists.

• Formatting

  PDF or Word Doc

• Author's rights

  Qafiyah Review accepts previously published work, as long as you credit the first publication. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed, but please notify us via email if your piece is accepted elsewhere as soon as possible. The Qafiyah Review asks for first serial rights and non-exclusive archival rights to previously non-published, accepted work, and upon publication, all rights will be reverted back to the author. If you submit your piece somewhere else in the future Qafiyah asks for credit as the first publication. The Qafiyah Review upon acceptance also asks for rights to nominate your work for literary anthologies and contests (such as Best of Net).

• Additional info

  With every literary rejection, we try to provide personalized feedback to help the MENA/SWANA literary community grow and improve. If Qafiyah rejects you once, we hope you submit to us again <3