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A Pan-African literary arts platform. Magazine | Academy | Bookstore | Publisher. Founder @TroyOnyango.
Joined January 2020
Lolwe is currently OPEN to submissions in the drama, translation, hybrid-genre, orature, and visual art categories. Kindly visit our website for the submission guidelines and send us your best work in the open categories. Repost and share widely.
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Here is a reminder that Lolwe has no funding and relies on donations to support the magazine’s goal of paying contributors and to keep the magazine afloat. Please support our goal by making a donation towards the magazine. Any amount helps. Share widely.
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It is now 3:30am, and I can hear the silence loud and clear. I open my eyes to the darkness, and I recognise the feeling in the pit of my stomach – fear. 'The Girl Who Is Afraid of Everything' by Chisom Nwaezuoke (@prettydiferent).
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We are pleased to share our 2023 @CainePrize nominees. We wish the writers all the very best in the adjudication process.
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Lolwe doesn’t charge submission fees, put stories behind paywalls, charge subscription fees or have ads in stories because ALL our focus is on the writer and the reader. What we ask in return is that you donate to us so we keep paying writers. Please RT.
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We are delighted to launch Lolwe Classes, a series of online workshop-type creative writing classes led by some of the best African writers.
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Issue 6 is LIVE! Guest editors: @TlotloTsamaase, @FrazierMichael & @Lucky_Grace1. Cover: Mukrim Qarim Zam. Illustrations: @cocoette_. Featuring stories, poems, essays & photos from Liberia, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, Kenya, USA & more.
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We are delighted to share the cover of Issue 8, which will be released later this month. The issue is guest-edited by Charmaine Denison-George (Sierra Leone), Logain Ali (Sudan), and Alírio Karina (Mozambique). Cover Image by Naomi Moukadi (Gabon).
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We are thrilled to share the cover of our forthcoming Issue 4, which will be released later this month. The issue is guest-edited by Nsah Mala (@nsahmala1)🇨🇲, Harriet Anena (@ahpetite)🇺🇬 and Loic Ekinga (@1stLoicYouKnow)🇨🇩/🇿🇦 .Cover image by Rachel Seidu (@RachelSeidu)🇳🇬
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Issue 3 is LIVE! Guest editors: @akhimalexis1, @ElfredaTetteh. Cover: @beararts0. Illustrations: @cocoette_. Stories, poems, essays & photos from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Trinidad, Kenya, Angola, St. Kitts & Nevis, Benin, South Africa, Brazil, USA, UK & more.
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Issue 2 is LIVE! Guest editors: @3rdBombadil, @Gbadenaija, @Es_Taa. Illustrations: @cocoette_. Cover: @ErickeTjiueza. Stories, poems, essays & photos from Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Cameroon, Haiti, Kenya, Bahamas, Liberia, Uganda, USA, Togo, UK & more.
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Lolwe is accepting submissions for Issue 9 throughout the month of February (1-29 February 2024). The issue will be guest-edited by Ya Mallen Jagne (The Gambia), Karen Nadu Ologoudou (Benin), and Tamanda Kanjaye (Malawi). Submission guidelines:.
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Issue 1 is LIVE! Guest-edited by @JkAnowe, @isjonespoetry and @Moso_Sematlane. Illustrations: @sefadeola. Cover image: @photoman254. Stories, poems, essays and photography from Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Zambia, Cameroon, Jamaica, Senegal and Rwanda.
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We are currently receiving submissions for fiction, poetry, nonfiction and photography to be published in Issue 8. Please read the guidelines and send us your best work. Tag a friend you think should submit their work. Deadline: 31 August*.
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Delighted to share the cover of the forthcoming issue 2, which will be released later this month. The issue is guest edited by Mapule Mohulatsi, Gbenga Adesina and Esther Karin Mngodo. (Cover image by Ericke Tjiueza)
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We are thrilled to share that starting January 2024, Lolwe will be publishing Drama as one of the categories in the magazine alongside the Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Photography. See details on our website:
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We are pleased to share the cover of Issue 5, which will be released later this month. The issue is guest-edited by Mali Kambandu (@malingose)🇿🇲, Willie Lee Kinard III (@WillieKinardIII)🇺🇸 & Yovanka Paquete Perdigão (@postcolonialchi)🇬🇼.Image by Alex & Frans Odicky 🇸🇳
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We are delighted to share the cover of our upcoming Issue 9. The issue is guest-edited by Ya Mallen Jagne (The Gambia), Karen Nadu Ologoudou (Benin), and Tamanda Kanjaye (Malawi). Cover Image by Nadaud Fall Aïcha (Côte d’Ivoire).
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Issue 7 is LIVE! Guest editors: Bongani Sibanda, Hibaq Osman and Filemon liyambo. Cover: Ndomété Maliko Dessande. Featuring stories, poems, essays & photos from Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Ghana, Burundi, Cameroon, Nigeria, Bahamas, Kenya, USA & more.
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We are pleased to share the cover of Issue 6, which will be released later this month. Guest-editors: Tlotlo Tsamaase (@TlotloTsamaase)🇧🇼, Michael Frazier (@FrazierMichael)🇯🇵, Lucky Grace Isingizwe (@Lucky_Grace1)🇷🇼. Cover image: ‘Baba na mwana’ by Mukrim Qarim Zam🇹🇿
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Issue 8 is LIVE! Guest editors: Charmaine Denison-George, Logain Ali and Alírio Karina. Cover: Naomi Moukadi. Fiction, poetry, nonfiction & photos from Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, DRC, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, USA & more.
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Lolwe will be open for submissions for Issue 8 in August (1-31 August 2023). The issue will be guest-edited by Charmaine Denison-George (Sierra Leone), Logain Ali (Sudan) and Alírio Karina (Mozambique). Please read the submission guidelines here:
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We are pleased to share the cover of the forthcoming third issue, which will be released later this month. The issue is guest-edited by @akhimalexis1 @StephanieWanga @ElfredaTetteh.Cover image by Teddy Tavan (@beararts0)
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Issue 4 is LIVE! Guest editors: @nsahmala1, @ahpetite and @1stLoicYouKnow. Cover: @RachelSeidu. Illustrations: @cocoette_. Stories, poems, essays & photos from Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Sierra Leone, St. Lucia, Liberia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon & more.
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Here is a reminder that Lolwe has no funding and relies on donations to support the magazine’s goal of paying contributors and to keep the magazine afloat. Please support our goal by making a donation towards the magazine. Any amount helps. Share widely.
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Issue 5 is LIVE! Guest editors: @malingose, @WillieKinardIII & @postcolonialchi. Cover: Alex & Frans Odicky. Illustrations: @cocoette_. Stories, poems, essays & photos from Kenya, Nigeria, Trinidad & Tobago, Ghana, Sudan, St. Lucia, Zimbabwe, & more.
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We are now accepting submissions for Issue 8. The issue will be guest-edited by Charmaine Denison-George🇸🇱, Logain Ali🇸🇩 and Alírio Karina🇲🇿. Send in your fears and joys, your doubts and faiths, your curiosities and silences. Deadline: 31 August.
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We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Lolwe Editorial Scheme is now OPEN! We are accepting applications until Friday, 22 Dec 2023. If you’d like to be part of the Lolwe editorial team as an intern, please check out the details and apply.
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We are pleased to welcome ’Pemi Aguda (@PemiAguda) as a Tutor for Lolwe Academy. ’Pemi’s debut collection, Ghostroots, and debut novel, The Suicide Mothers, will be published by W. W. Norton, Virago and Masobe Books.
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Issue 9 is LIVE! Guest editors: Ya Mallen Jagne, Karen Nadu Ologoudou and Tamanda Kanjaye. Cover: Nadaud Aïcha Fall. Fiction, poetry, nonfiction & photography from Uganda, Guadeloupe, The Gambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya & more.
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Lolwe doesn’t charge submission fees, put stories behind paywalls, charge subscription fees or have ads because our focus is on the writer, the reader and the stories. All we ask in return is that you donate to us so we keep paying artists. Please support.
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Pleased to share the cover of the forthcoming first issue, which will be released later this month. The issue is guest edited by JK Anowe, Itiola Jones and Moso Sematlane. (Cover image by Edwin Maina of UrbanPitchaz)
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We are pleased to share the cover of Issue 7, which will be released later this month. The issue is guest-edited by Bongani Sibanda (Zimbabwe), Hibaq Osman (Somalia/UK) and Filemon Iiyambo (Namibia).Cover Image by Ndomété Maliko Dessande (Central African Republic)
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We are pleased to announce that we’ll be starting a new masterclass series with our first lineup of tutors: Maaza Mengiste, Rémy Ngamije, Nadifa Mohamed and Angela Makholwa. The masterclasses and the dates will be announced soon. #LolweClasses.
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All past issues of Lolwe are available online to read for free. Visit our website today and enjoy short stories, poems, personal essays and photographs by some of your favourite artists:
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Meet our editorial team 😊.We are delighted to have @chepchumba_m and @DCGranville join Lolwe as Editorial Assistants. Also, @ZenasUbere and @marayika_ will be joining the team as Editorial Interns.
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All past issues of Lolwe are available online to read for free. Visit our website today and enjoy short stories, poems, personal essays and photographs by some of your favourite artists: .
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Lolwe needs your support to keep paying writers whose work has been published in the magazine. We are committed to paying artists, and you can help us achieve our goal. Any amount will go a long way in supporting us. Kindly donate and share widely.
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Lolwe is accepting submissions in the drama, orature, translation, hybrid-genre, and visual art categories on a rolling basis (that is, no deadline). Please read the submission guidelines and send us your best work in these categories only.
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We are delighted to announce that Motswana writer Kearoma Mosata (@mido_mosata) is the new Coordinator for #LolweClasses. She is a wonderful addition to the Lolwe team and we’re sure she’ll do an amazing job. We can’t wait to announce our classes lineup for this year.
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Our September edition is here!. Featuring: fiction by Amanda Ilozumba; nonfiction by C.S. Hadebe; and poetry by Samuel Adeyemi.
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We are now accepting submissions for Issue 6. The issue will be guest-edited by Tlotlo Tsamaase🇧🇼, Michael Frazier🇯🇵, and Lucky Grace Isingizwe🇷🇼. Send in your fears and joys, your doubts and faiths, your curiosities and silences. Deadline: 31 August.
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Today, Lolwe is officially open for submissions. Send in your fiction, poetry, essays and photography. Deadline is 29th Feb. Retweet and share widely.
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Lolwe will be open for submissions for Issue 3 from 1-28 February 2021. The guest editors for the issue will be Elfreda Tetteh (@ElfredaTetteh), Akhim Alexis (@akhimalexis1) and Stephanie Wanga (@StephanieWanga).
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For the second issue, Lolwe is pleased to announce its call for submissions for fiction, poetry, essays and photography. Deadline: 31 July 2020. Guest editors for Issue 2: @3rdBombadil, @Gbadenaija and @Es_Taa. Please read the guidelines and submit.
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We are excited that Chuma Nwokolo and Elnathan John will be joining #LolweClasses as tutors. @chumanwokolo will teach a masterclass on storytelling while @elnathan_john will teach satire writing.
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We are pleased to share that Romeo Oriogun (@SonOfOlokun) and T.L. Huchu (@TendaiHuchu) will be joining #LolweClasses as tutors this year. You can see the full list of tutors here:
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Our February edition is out now!. Featuring: fiction by Ema Babikwa, nonfiction by Esther Omoye, poetry by Amara Amaryah, drama by Elizabeth Nafula, and photography by Victor Akhere.
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Our November edition is here!. Featuring: fiction by Chimezie Chika; and poetry by Pamilerin Jacob.
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We are so pleased to share that Leila Aboulela, Emmanuel Iduma, JJ Bola and Olubunmi Familoni will be joining #LolweClasses as tutors. These are writers we love and admire and we are excited to have them as part of our team of tutors.
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Lolwe will be open for submissions for Issue 2 from 1-31 July 2020. The guest editors for the issue will be Mapule Mohulatsi (@3rdBombadil), Gbenga Adesina (@Gbadenaija) and Esther Karin Mngodo (@Es_Taa).
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We are now accepting submissions for Issue 7. The issue will be guest-edited by Bongani Sibanda, Hibaq Osman and Filemon Iiyambo. Send in your fears and joys, your doubts and faiths, your curiosities and silences. Deadline: 28 February.
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All past and current issues of Lolwe are available to read online for free. You can visit our website and enjoy some of the stories, poems, personal essays and photographs from Black (African, Caribbean and Diaspora) artists. Link:
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We are thrilled to announce our first ever @PushcartPrize nominees. Congratulations to the writers and we wish them all the best in the adjudication process.
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Lolwe is accepting submissions for Issue 9 throughout February. The issue will be guest-edited by Ya Mallen Jagne (The Gambia), Karen Nadu Ologoudou (Benin), and Tamanda Kanjaye (Malawi). Deadline: February 29.via @writingafrica_.
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Today, Lolwe is officially open for submissions for Issue 3, guest edited by @ElfredaTetteh, @akhimalexis1 & @StephanieWanga. Send in your fiction, poetry, essays and photography. Deadline is 28th Feb. Retweet and share widely.
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PSA: We are already halfway through our submission capacity. Kindly note that categories will automatically close once they hit the submission limit. Kindly send in your fiction, nonfiction, poetry and photography as soon as possible.
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We are now accepting submissions for Issue 4. The issue will be guest-edited by Nsah Mala, Harriet Anena and Loic Ekinga. Send in your fears and joys, your doubts and faiths, your curiosities and silences. Deadline: 31 August.
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We are accepting submissions for Issue 4 from 1st August. The issue will be guest-edited by Nsah Mala, Harriet Anena and Loic Ekinga. Please read the submission guidelines and send us your work via Submittable.
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Lolwe needs your support to reach its target and continue paying artists for the work published in the magazine. You can support the fundraiser by making a donation towards this goal. Kindly share widely. #SupportLolwe.
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Our April edition is out now!. Featuring: fiction by Adaora Raji, poetry by Linda Masilela, nonfiction by Rigwell Addison Asiedu, drama by Avery Katumba-Nakabaale, and photography by John Atta.
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We are currently accepting submissions for Issue 2, guest-edited by Mapule Mohulatsi, Gbenga Adesina and Esther Karin Mngodo. Submit your work (fiction, poetry, essays and photography). Deadline: 31 July.
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Applications are now open for the 2022 Lolwe Editorial Scheme. This is an opportunity for you to be part of our team for 6 months and learn about the editing process of a literary magazine. We'll be choosing FOUR Editorial Interns for the scheme. Details:.
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As we work gradually towards Issue 2, we are happy to announce that Moso Sematlane (@Moso_Sematlane) will be joining Lolwe as Editorial Assistant. He was one of the guest editors for Issue 1. Welcome, Moso. ❤️
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Our October edition is here!. Featuring: fiction by Ìjàpá O; nonfiction by Blessing Evaleni Lawson; and poetry by Britney Gabbidon.
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Featuring Leila Aboulela, Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Zukiswa Wanner, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Emmanuel Iduma, Dami Ajayi and many more, our classes and masterclasses for 2023 are now OPEN. Visit and sign up for your favourite master/class.
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Here’s a reminder that Lolwe is accepting submissions for Issue 9 throughout the month of February (1-29 February 2024). The issue will be guest-edited by Ya Mallen Jagne (The Gambia), Karen Nadu Ologoudou (Benin), and Tamanda Kanjaye (Malawi).
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We are now accepting submissions for Issue 5. The issue will be guest-edited by Mali Kambandu, Willie Lee Kinard III and Yovanka Paquete Perdigão. Send in your fears and joys, your doubts and faiths, your curiosities and silences. Deadline: 28 February.
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Here is our monthly reminder that Lolwe needs your support to keep doing the work we do. We want to continue publishing the best work by Black (African, Caribbean and Diaspora) writers and you can help us with that by donating to the magazine.
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We are looking for creative people to join our small but growing team. If you have a keen interest in the arts, are proactive and love reading Lolwe, here is a chance for you to be part of our promising journey. Come, join us!.
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We are pleased to welcome Eloghosa Osunde (@eloosunde) as a tutor for #LolweClasses. Eloghosa’s masterclass ‘Writing in the Language of Your Mind’ will be held on 29 April 2023. Limited spaces available.
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Writers, poets, and photographers, you have ONE WEEK to send in your submission to Lolwe for the inaugural issue. Don’t miss the deadline.
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Our January edition is out now!. Featuring: fiction by Chiké Frankie Edozien, hybrid by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, visual art by Ellen June Wright, and drama by Dafe Great.
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"The response to unrequited love is silence. A mother’s call of an errant child demands silence. The gaps between prayers is silence. The hallmark of a graveyard is silence.".Four new poems by Dami Ajayi (@JollyPaps1).
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For the inaugural issue, Lolwe is pleased to announce its call for submissions between 1st Feb-29th Feb 2020. Guest editors for Issue I: @JkAnowe, @isjonespoetry, and @Moso_Sematlane. Please read the guidelines and submit.
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Our August edition is out now!. Featuring: fiction by Daniella Malinda, poetry by Prosper C. Ìféányí, nonfiction by Mariam Sule, and drama by Daude Teel.
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"In 2017, Bimpe Adedeji created another Facebook account. The reasons for this are numerous, but to sum it up in one point, she had become mature.". 'Our Girl, Bimpe', a new short story by Olakunle Ologunro (@KunleOlogunro).
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We are accepting submissions for Issue 2 throughout the month of July (1-31 July 2020). The issue will be guest-edited by Mapule Mohulatsi, Gbenga Adesina and Esther Karin Mngodo. Please read the submission guidelines and send us your work via Submittable.
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If you’re a writer looking to learn more about craft and be part of a community of fellow writers with shared interests, sign up for #LolweClasses and join a diverse group of talented writers who benefit from the brilliant tutors we have. Sign up today:
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We are looking for two Editorial Assistants and one Editorial Intern to join us. If you have a keen interest in the arts, are proactive and love reading Lolwe, here is a chance for you to be part of our small team. Deadline is 15th April. Details here:.
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We are delighted that Zambian-Ghanaian writer and editor Efemia Chela (@efemiachela) will be joining #LolweClasses to teach a class on editing. She has worked as an editor for 7 years editing, fiction, non-fiction and academic titles for the book trade.
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We are still accepting Nonfiction and Photography submissions. Please read the submission guidelines and send in your best work. Our editors are looking forward to reviewing all the submission.
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The Novel Generation class led by Mubanga Kalimamukwento is now open. The class will run from 7 August to 23 November 2021(12 Weeks). This class will take place online via Zoom and is open to students from anywhere. The class is limited to 6 writers. Apply.
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Our March edition is out now!. Featuring: fiction by Aba Amissah Asibon, nonfiction by Elisha Oluyemi, poetry by Maelynn Ford, and photography by Abubakar Mustapha.
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Our submission window for issue 4 opens tomorrow. Get your stories, poems, essays and photographs ready. Our guest editors are excited to receive and read through your submissions.
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Due to the high volume of submissions we have received, our Fiction and Poetry categories are now CLOSED as we have hit the cap. You can still send us your Nonfiction and Photography. Please note that submissions to the wrong category will not be read.
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Happy new year to everyone. 🎉🎉. We are grateful to all our brilliant writers and our amazing community of readers and we cannot wait to go on this journey with you again this year. We look forward to publishing more stories, poems and essays.
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Lolwe will be open for submissions for Issue 4 throughout the month of August (1-31 August 2021). The issue will be guest-edited by Nsah Mala (@nsahmala1), Harriet Anena (@ahpetite) and Loic Ekinga(@1stLoicYouKnow). Read the submission guidelines here: .
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Our January edition is here!. Featuring: fiction by Shayera Dark, nonfiction by Derick Matsengarwodzi, poetry by Adamu Yahuza Abdullahi, drama by Olubunmi Familoni, and visual art by Moses Mathenge.
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"This darkness obliterates even the memory of tenderness. There are no caresses here. No embraces to ward off the pain.". 'This Is What the Darkness Taught Me', an essay by Mofiyinfoluwa Okupe (@fiyinskosko).
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