Catalyst Press’ imprint for African writers and illustrators or for African-based books, offers primarily traditional publishing contracts and publishes approximately 6 to 8 titles a year. You or your agent can submit during their annual reading period in July & August.
In Augustus 2026 sal ’n spesiale someruitgawe van Spectrum gepubliseer word, wat breedweg die tema Kuns, Kultuur en Politiek: Die kruispunt van Kuns, Kultuur en Politiek, sal omvat. Zuid-Afrikahuis nooi skrywers uit om oor hul menings, ervarings of idees oor hierdie onderwerp, met betrekking tot Suid-Afrika, te skryf.
Winchester Poetry Festival is inviting poets to submit their best, unpublished poems to be in with a chance of winning £1000, to read at Winchester Poetry Day and to be published in a printed anthology.
Writing prompt: What if the only way to save yourself from this reality is to write yourself a new one? The story you choose to tell is everything. There is still only one category for this competition: the Story. That means fiction, nonfiction, or poetry—as long as it tells a story, it fits.
EFIKO is an online literary magazine with a focus on Africa as both place and perspective. It is the definitive publication for bookish folks interested in Africa. They are always seeking poems, short stories, and essays of the highest quality from writers of African origin based anywhere in the world or anyone writing about Africa.
Nal’ibali is calling on writers to submit new, original children’s stories in indigenous African languages! Stories in indigenous South African languages give more children access to stories in their mother tongue. Top story for each langauge receives R3000 prize. Runner-up story for each language receives R1800 prize. Submissions close on 31st August 2026.
For this volume they are particularly interested in the biography of objects and artefacts, including but not limited to travelogues, as a methodology: what meaning did these artefacts carry in their place of origin, what meanings were assigned to them as they travelled to European collections, and what meanings become available when they are examined critically today? And what becomes apparent when we become attentive to what is not in the archive, but implied or gestured at by the object?
Het Zuid-Afrikahuis is inviting proposals for essayistic contributions of around 2500 to 3000 words.
Die Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees-zine 2026 soek voorleggings vir HI-FI – ’n viering van hoë-trou waarhede, lo-fi-estetika, analoog-nostalgie, statiese witruis en die deep cuts van jou kreatiewe brein. Hulle nooi digters, skrywers, kunstenaars, fotograwe, zine-makers, playlist-kurators en kreatiewe denkers uit om hul werk in te stuur.
The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry is awarded annually to an African poet who has not yet published a collection of poetry. The winner receives USD $1000 and book publication through the University of Nebraska Press. Submissions are open between 15 September to 1 December.
Mslexia’s competition is open to unpublished fiction novels of at least 50 000 words in any genre for adult and/or young adult readers. The competition is open to all women, of any nationality, from any country, provided you're writing in English (or associated dialects).
The Nova Short Story Competition is an annual competition for budding writers of science fiction and fantasy short stories. The competition is open for entry from April until 30 September annually. While entries can be either SF or F, the story must be intrinsically South African, with the human or physical environment having a direct influence on the plot, characters or outcome of the story. All entries must be in English prose, and must be between 2000 and 8000 words.
Instant Noodles is looking for flash prose (up to 500 words) fiction and nonfiction, as well as poetry, drama, visual art, and multi-media submissions. No theme - For their last issue of the year, you can choose any theme you want. Try writing a story about yourself, something you observed, or something entirely imaginary. Create a video, a picture, even combine two mediums.
Emerging writers are invited to apply in one of three categories: novels, short stories, or poetry. Upon completion of this intensive development programme, the writer is assisted in submitting their manuscript for publication to an appropriate publisher.
Klyntji publiseer soms versamelings van gedigte, maar nie kortverhale nie, aktuele essays wel. Onderhoude, verkenningstukke of features, korter nuusstories en resensies word dikwels gepubliseer. Klyntji poog om by te dra tot die dokumentering van kultuur, ook om argiefmateriaal en akademiese navorsing op te delf vir groter toeganklikheid en breër verwysing.
Batis Books are currently interested in novels written by writers from or living in Southern Africa or Scotland. They are also open to approaches for collections of poetry, short fiction, and narrative non-fiction, and for translations of works into English from other languages.
Die LAPA-Jeugromankompetisie lok elke twee jaar van ons land se bekendste en gewildste skrywers vanuit alle genres en ouderdomsgroepe. Met verhoogde prysgeld vir die volgende kompetisie, hoop LAPA-Uitgewers om sommer ’n hele klomp nuwe storievertellers aan te spoor om die pen op te neem en kreatief te raak.