Submission Guidelines
- Eligibility: Anyone can make a submission, but the entry must be themed around an ‘African experience’ We believe anyone can have an African experience.
- This is a one-time submission form, so you cannot return to edit it or re-submit a different form.
- We are ONLY accepting poetry for our second issue, which will be published in 2025.
- The maximum number of poems you can submit is 2, uploaded in a single Microsoft Word document.
- You MUST include your brief biography of no more than 300 words in the document alongside your submission. Please keep your biography simple and factual. Please refrain from using self-aggrandising or puffery language.
- We generally do not discriminate against work that has been published elsewhere. If we love it, we’ll publish it, but let us know where and when it was published while you make your submission.
- If your submission is selected for publishing, you will be notified by email.
Timeline
- Call for Submissions: September 1, 2024 – December 30, 2024
- Review Period: January 1, 2025 – March 30, 2025 (Acceptance and rejections will be sent on an ongoing basis.)
- Editorial Period: April 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025 (All writers whose works are accepted will be notified to make adjustments to their work based on our editors’ feedback.)
- Prize Announcement: July 2025 (All longlisted, shortlisted, and winning pieces will be announced)
- Online Issue Release: August 20, 2025 (All the selected works will be released in an anthology on our website.)
- Print Release: September 2025 (All selected works will be released in print for purchase.)
PJ 2025 Prizes
- Winner: ₦300,000
- Second place: ₦150,00
- Third place: ₦75,000
For questions and inquiries, please email: info@poetryjournal.org