For fellow African writers
Dike Okoro, who has taught creative writing at the Roosevelt University in Chicago and is currently doing his doctorate in English at the University of Wisconsin, asked me to put this call for submissions at this blog. Fellow African writers may find it as step to widen their horizons: Emerging Voices of African Short Fiction & Poetry 2008 We invite all unpublished and well-established authors to submit their original work. Original work in English and any of the indigenous African languages (Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana, Swati, Vend, Tsonga, Ndebele, Yoruba, Hausa, Ibo, Kiswahili, Gikuyu, Amharic,Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, etc) will be considered. Please include translations in English). Fiction: Submit one short story (Entry may have any theme or subject but should not exceed 800 words. Stories must be original and should not have been previously published anywhere. Handwritten entries will not be accepted. Submit short story entry with a bio and contact details.Poetry: subm