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2023-05-08 20:22:14 OMENANA Magazine is Open, Pays $20 Per Entrant

*Submission deadline * May 25th 2023.

For this edition, we are rooting for science fiction stories set in the depths of space or other planets, far away from Earth.

Please send us your speculative fiction!

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

*We want art, fiction, and non-fiction from artists and writers from Africa and the African Diaspora.*
If you are unsure whether that includes you, please read this definition by the African Speculative Fiction Society about who is African for clarity.

Fiction and art must be speculative (Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror or Magical Realism) and must involve characters, settings or themes directly related to the African continent. All stories and art must be in English (translations welcome), must be original works (no fan fiction, sorry), and previously unpublished.

We are very much interested in works that explore alternative futures for Africa and people of African descent. We would also like to see explorations of the past as well as new interpretations of myths, folklore and magic.

Above all, we are looking for original ideas and excellent writing.

Non-fiction can be essays or reviews, but must deal with our interest in African speculative fiction.

We do not accept poetry, drama or film scripts.

We no longer accept simultaneous submissions.

OUR REQUIREMENTS:

All work must be submitted by e-mail to sevenhills.media@yahoo.com as a single attachment in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .odt.

Include a cover letter in the body of your e-mail providing your contact details (name – not the pseudonym you write under – address, email and phone number), a brief publication history, a bio of no more than 100 words and a profile photo.

Both fiction and non-fiction should please follow this Standard Manuscript Format.

Short fiction should be no more than 5,000 words.
Creative non-fiction and essays should be no more than 3,000 words.
Flash fiction pieces should not exceed 1,000 words each.
Reviews should be between 800 and 2,000 words.
Graphic fiction and visual art should be sent in as a .jpg file.
Please don’t send revised drafts of works that you have previously submitted, unless we specifically ask for them.
Do not send us art if it has been published anywhere other than on your portfolio unless we specifically request it.
Omenana will pay $20 for every story published. We pay for commissioned art, depending on our budget.

Only submissions that follow the criteria above will be accepted and we can only communicate with writers whose work we’ve accepted at the moment.

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2023-05-02 22:03:04 To The Girl In English Class Ouvert / Commentaire

2023-04-19 20:37:08 7. All entries in this category should be accompanied by a letter affirming the originality of the essay and authorial authenticity.
8. In addition, all other rules covering ANA competitions are applicable.

Copyright: The copyright to every winning entry is to be held by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Maria Ajima Trust, and the author of the work. The winning entry will be published in subsequent ANA Reviews.
Entries must be accompanied by photocopies of Birth Certificate/Declaration of Age and any other evidence of the entrant as a school-going person.


DEADLINE

Deadline for the receipt of ALL entries is 28th June, 2023 (there will be no extension of this deadline). A shortlist will be announced in September, 2023. Winners of the prizes will be announced by the judges at the Awards Dinner during the International Annual Convention of the Association of Nigerian Authors in November, 2023.

Maik Ortserga
General Secretary

About Us

The Association of Nigerian Authors was founded on the 27th June, 1981, during a conference convened by the late Professor Chinua Achebe. That maiden conference of Nigerian writers which held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka was attended by notable personalities in Nigerian literature and two Kenyan writers...

Address: KILOMETRE 2, Mamman Vatsa Writers' Village, Mpape, Abuja.
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2023-04-19 20:23:03 * Calling all Spoken word artists in Africa!*

Send your video entries on the theme *"The Glory of Africa."*

Here's what to expect!

A chance to perform your original work to be heard on an international platform

Instant APVA Award nomination for the top Five contestants

The opportunity to network with other poets and creatives while building your profile

$2000 cash prize for the winner

$1000 cash prize for the 1st runner up

$500 cash prize for the second runner up

Apply here: https://bit.ly/UTUKUFU

Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to celebrate African culture and share your talent with the world.

_* ArtHut — https://Lnk.ng/arthutwa/*_ Ouvert / Commentaire

2023-04-15 12:22:30





Enjoy with both ears plugged
Song title BLOOD UNDER THE BRIDGE by Abraham Alex Ouvert / Commentaire

2023-04-15 12:21:52 What are you reading? Ouvert / Commentaire

2023-04-15 11:01:30 7. Finally, live a little
So many people want to WRITE but they have not yet even begun to LIVE. I think that the reason so many of us YA writers are in our 30s is because at this age, we finally can see clearly, what being a teenager really meant. When you are too close to the experience, you don’t have the objective distance with which to write about it. I can’t wait to be 50 and write about a young mother in her 30s.

Also, a lot of the fun in my books is inspired by the REAL fun I had going to clubs, covering fashion shows, trying to get into all those crazy parties, dancing on tables with my friends, indulging in a lot of boyfriend/girlfriend drama. I went out there and experienced life. I recently read about a young writer who had published her first novel (a teen romance) and she said she had never even been kissed! How can you write about boys if you don’t know what they are like? If you have never even had a boyfriend? I was quite appalled. I don’t want to read a romance from someone who has never experienced love. Puh-leeze.

So, get out there. Kiss tons of boys. Fight with your girlfriends. Go to a lot of parties. Spend too much money. Have FUN. Fall in love. Fall out of love. Make mistakes. Wear platform shoes and trip on them.

Then, a few years later, write about it. You have all the time in the world to be a writer, but you are only young and can fit into that size 2 Betsey Johnson silver micro-mini skirt once. (Ah, I remember that skirt very fondly. It came up to my upper thigh, barely covering my butt, and it got me in a lot of trouble with many cute boys.)

8. All the Usual Stuff
How to get an agent? How to get published? I found my first agent through the WRITER’S MARKETPLACE. Are they still around? Everything is on the web now. Follow their instructions. Be patient. Try again. Don’t give up. Try to have a day job while you’re doing this, so you can still afford to shop at Barneys and get $150 dollar haircuts at Frederic Fekkai while you’re only making $100 an article (like I did).

A lot of really great writing advice is already out there—see Stephen King’s On Writing and Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird and Lawrence Block’s Telling Lies For Fun and Profit.

A very successful friend of mine in Hollywood says, the world is ALWAYS looking for new voices, new writers. If you have talent and determination, you will succeed in this business.

Good luck!!

Melissa De La Cruz, bestselling author. Ouvert / Commentaire