Palimpsest Press, a Canadian publishing house, is committed to removing barriers for BIPOC, Deaf, and Disabled authors. They have updated their submission guidelines to encourage year-round submissions from these communities, while also providing a specific submission window for all other authors. This article will outline Palimpsest Press’s submission guidelines, detailing what they are looking for,...

Are you an aspiring novelist? Then save your spot for this masterclass on novel writing. Jacana Media is hosting a series of writing masterclasses, one of which is the building blocks of a novel. This will be facilitated by the 2024 Drue Literature Prize winner, Mubanga Kalimamukwento.      What will you learn? This masterclass...

On April 24, 2024, five months after the shortlist was revealed, the top three winners of the Happy Noisemakers Prize for Storytelling were announced.    The prize is said to be ‘a launchpad to amplify bright new voices, who find new ways to make sense of uniquely African realities, while contributing to the diversification of...

Writing is not putting your fingers on the keyboard and jotting down what comes to your mind. Rather, it is a strategic practice that requires proper planning and dedication. Writing involves covering different steps logically instead of going randomly. First, you have to research your topic thoroughly to understand it completely. Then, it comes to...